168 DECANDRIA — TRIGYNIA. [StcUaria. 



Berry superior, S-celled, many-seeded. — Nat. Ord. Eiiice^r, 



Juss Named, according to Theis, from ar, rough, or austere, 



and boise, a bush, in Celtic. 



(See Menziesia and Vaccinium in Cl. VIII.) 



ORD. II. DIGYNIA. 2 Styks. 



5. ScLERANTHUs. CoA of 1 piece, 5-cleft. Cor. 0. Stam. 

 inserted upon the caL, 5 frequently abortive or wanting. Cap- 

 sule 1 -seeded, covered by the calyx — Nat. Ord. PARONVCHiEiE, 

 St Hil. — Named from tf/./.^ieo;, hard, and as/tloj, a Jiower ; from 

 the indurated nature of the floral covering. 



6. Chrysosplenium. Cal. superior, 4 — 5-cleft, somewhat 

 coloured. Cor. 0. Capsule with 2 beaks, many-seeded. — 

 Nat. Ord. Saxifrages, Juss — Named from yjoGoz, gold, and 

 o-tXjji/, the spleeji ; a disease, for which this plant was supposed 

 to be a cure. 



7. Saxifraga. Cal. superior, or inferior, or i inferior, in 

 5 segments. Cor. of 5 petals. Caps, with 2 beaks, 2-celled, 

 many-seeded, opening between the beaks. Seeds upon a recep- 

 tacle attached to the dissepiment. — Nat. Ord. Saxifrage^e, 

 Juss — Named from saxum, a stone, and frango, to break ; in 

 allusion to the supposed medicinal virtues of this plant : or, 

 perhaps, to its roots penetrating the crevices of rocks and stones, 

 among which the different species generally grow. 



8. Saponaria. Cal. monophyllous, tubular, 5-toothed, 

 without bracteas at the base. Pet. 6, clawed. Capsule oblong, 

 1-celled. — Nat. Ord. Caryophylles, Juss. — Named from sapo, 

 soap : the plant yielding a mucilaginous juice, which has been 

 employed in lieu of that useful article. 



9. Dianthus. Cal. monophyllous, tubular, 5-toothed, with 

 about 4, imbricated, opposite scales or bracteas at the base. Pet. 

 5, clawed. Caps, cylindrical, 1-celled. — Nat. Ord. Caryophyl- 



LEiE, Juss Name derived from Zsi;?, Aiog, Jupiter, and avdog, 



a. /loivcr : dedicated as it were to Deity itself; to express the 

 high value that was set upon this charming genus of plants. 



ORD. III. TRIGYNIA. 3 Styles. 



10. SiLENE. Cal. monophyllous, tubulai-, often ventrlcose, 

 5-toothed. Pet. 5, clawed, mostly crowned at the mouth, and 

 the limb generally notched or bifid. Caps. 3-celled, 6-toothed, 

 many-seeded. — Nat. Ord. CARYOPHYLLEiE, Juss. — Name sup- 

 posed to arise from <sia7,ov, saliva, in allusion to the viscid mois- 

 ture on the stalks of many species ; hence, too, the English 

 name Catchjly. 



11. Stellaria. Cal. of 5 leaves. Pet. 5, deeply cloven. 



