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CLASS XXII. 

 DKECIA. 



" To name the uses of the Willow tribes 

 Were endless task. The basket's various forms 

 For various purposes of household thrift ; 

 The wicker-chair of size and shape antique ; 

 The rocking couch of sleeping infancy ; 

 These, with unnumbered other forms and kinds, 

 Give bread to hands unfit for other work." 



GRAHAME. 



I. DIANDRIA. 



278. SALIX. BARREN FLOWER catkin imbricated ; calyx a 



scale ; petals none ; nectary 1 or more glands at the base ; 

 stamens 1-5. FERTILE FLOWER catkin imbricated; ca- 

 lyx a scale ; petals none ; nectary as in the barren flower ; 

 stigmas 2 ; capsule superior, of 1 cell and 2 valves ; seeds 

 tufted. 



II. TRIANDRIA. 



279. EMPETRUM. BARREN FLOWER calyx in 3 deep seg- 



ments ; petals 3 ; stamens capillary, 3-9. FERTILE FLOWER 

 calyx in 3 deep segments; petals 3; stigmas 9; berry 

 superior, with 9 seeds. 



