210 POLYANDKIA — POLYGYNIA. {Thalictrum. 



PH^ACE^, De Cand. — Name, — the ^■oiJ.:paia of the Greeks, so 

 called from its inhabiting the -waters, as the Nijmphs or Naiads 

 were wont to do. 



9. NuPHAR. Cal. of 5 — 6 leaves. Pet. numerous, inserted, 

 as well as the stamens, upon the receptacle. Berry superior, 

 many-celled, many-seeded. — i\«^0/(/.NYMPHJEACEiE, Z>e C«??f/. 



— Name, the Noi^f «<> of Dioscorides, applied to this plant. The 



Arabic name is Naiifar, according to Forskal. 



ORD. II. PENTAGYNIA. Stijles variable, 2—6. 



10. Helleborus. Cal. of 5 persistent leaves. Pet. 8 — 10, 

 small, tubular, and nectariferous. Follicles nearly erect, many- 

 seeded. — Nat. Ord. Ranunculace^, Juss. — Name, — iknv, to 

 injure, and j3o^a,food, from the poisonous nature of the plant. 



11. P^oNiA. Cfl/. of 5 leaves. Pet. 5 — 10, concave. Follicles 

 2 — 5, with many seeds, and crowned with the bilamellated stig- 

 mas. — JVat. Ord. Ranunculace;e, Jtiss. — Named in honour of 

 the Physician Pceon, who is said to have cured Pluto Avith it 

 of a wound received from Hercules. 



12. Delphiniiim. Cal. coloured, deciduous, irregular, upper 

 leaflet produced at the base into a spur. Pet. 4 ; 2 upper ones 

 with appendages included within the spur. — Nat. Ord. Ranun- 

 CULACE/E, Juss. — Named from Delpldnus, or o-7.(ptv, 2i Dolphin; 

 on account of the shape of the upper calycine leaf. 



13. AcoNfxUM. C«/.petaloid, irregular, upper leaflet helmet- 

 shaped ; 2 upper petals or nectaries on long stalks, and conceal- 

 ed within the helmet-shaped leaflet — Nat. Ord. RANUNCULACEiE, 

 Jtiss — Name derived, it is said, from Acone in Bithynia; or from 

 ay.ovri) a Tock or stone ; 



" Quie quia nascuntur dura vivacia caute 

 Agrestes A.coidta vocant. — Ovidii Metam. 



14. Aquilegia. Cal. of 5 leaves, deciduous, coloured. Pet. 

 5, terminating below in a horn-shaped spur, or nectary. — Nat. 

 Ord. Ranunculace^, Juss. — Named from Aqtdla, an Eagle, 

 whose claws the nectaries resemble. 



15. Stratiotes. Spat/ia 0? 2 leaves. Col. 3-deft. Cor. of 

 3 petals. Berry infei'ior, angular, with 6 cells, many-seeded. — 

 Nat. Ord. Hydrocharideje, Bich.^ — Named from grgarog, army; 

 on account of the numerous sword-like leaves. 



(See Reseda in Cl. XI. and Trollius and Caltha in Ord. Polygynia.) 



ORD. III. POLYGYNIA. 3Iany Styles. 

 * Germens small, roundish, l-seeded. 



16. THALfcTRUM. Cal. of 4 — 5 leaves. Cor, 0, Pericarps 



