CLASS VIII 

 OCTANDRIA. 



" Vet happier, in my judgment, 

 The wandering Herbalist, who, clear alike 

 From vain, and, that worse evil, vexing thoughts, 

 Casts on these uncouth forms a slight regard 

 Of transitory interest, and peeps round 

 For some rare floweret of the hills, or plant 

 Of craggy fountain ; what he hopes for wins, 

 Or learns, at least, that 'tis not to be won : 

 Then, keen and eager, as a fine nos'd hound 

 By soul-engrossing instinct driven along 

 Through wood or open field, the harmless man 

 Departs, intent upon his onward quest ! 

 No floweret blooms 



Throughout the lofty range of these rough hills, 

 Or in the woods, that could from him conceal 

 Its birth-place." WORDSWORTH. 



I. MONOGYNIA. 



* Flowers complete. 



123. EPILOBIUM. Petals 4; calyx 4-cleft ? superior ; capsule of 4 



cells ; seeds bearded. 



124. VACCINIUM. Corolla of 1 petal; calyx 4-cleft: lerry infe- 



rior. 



126. ERICA. Corolla of 1 petal; calyx of 4 leaves; capsule supe- 

 rior, partitions simple, from the centre of each valve. 



