352 DIOECIA — MONADELPHIA. [Taxus. 



^Fertile Jl. Perianth single, superior, in 6 deep segments, con- 

 tracted at the neck, superior. Stigmas 3. Berri/ of 3 cells. — 

 Nat. Old. Smii-ace^, Jmss.— Name, supposed to be the Uva 

 Taminia of Pliny, or Black Bryonij. 



(See Humex in Cl. VI.) 



ORD. VI. OCTANDRIA. 8 Stamens. 



9. PoPULUS. Barren Jl. Scales of the catkins pggeA. A7i- 

 thers 8 — 30, arising from a turbinate, oblique, entire, single 

 jjeriantk.— Fertile fi. Scales of the catkin jagged. Perianth 

 turbinate. Stigmas 4 or 8. Caps, superior, 2-celled, 2-valved, 

 many-seeded. Seeds comose. — Nat. Ord. Amentace^, Juss. 



Name populus, or the tree of the people, as it was esteemed to 



be in the time of the Romans and of the French revolution. 



10. RHODfoLA. Barren fl. Cal. 4-partite. Pet. 4, Glands 4, 

 emarginate. — Fertile /I. C«/. 4-partite. Pet. 4. Glands 4, emar- 

 ginate. Germens4. CV/p^. many-seeded — Nat. Ord. Crassula- 

 CEiE, DC. — Name — ^obov, a rose; from the scent of the roots. 



ORD. VII. ENNEANDRIA, 9 Stamens. 



11. Mercurialfs. Barren fl. Perianth single, tripartite. 

 Sta^n. 9—12. Anthers of 2, globose lobes. — Fertile fl. Peri- 

 anth single, tripartite. Styles 2. Caps. 2-celled; cells I -seeded. 



Nat. Ord. EuPHORBiACE^, Juss. — So named, because the 



God Mercury is said to have discovered the virtues, of what 

 kind soever they may be, of this plant. 



12. Hydrocharis. Flowers spathaceous. — Barren fl. Cal. 

 in 3 deep segments. Cor. of 3 petals. Stam. 9, in 3 rows, 

 within which are 3 imperfect styles.— Fertile fl. Cal. in 3 deep 

 segments. Pet. 3. Styles 6, each with 2 stigmas. Caps, infe- 

 rior, coriaceous, roundish, 6-celled, many-seeded. — Nat. Ord. 

 Hvdrocharide.^, Juss. — Named from u3w», water, and %aew, 

 to rejoice ; being aquatic plants. 



(OiiD. Decandria. See Silene and Lychnis in Cl. X. — Ord. Icos- 

 andria. See RubiisAnd Fragaria in Cl. XII. —Ord. Polyandria. See 

 Stratiotes in Cl. XXI. See Popidus in Ord. VI.) 



ORD. VIII. MONADELPHIA. Stamens comhijied. 



13. JuNi'pERUS. Barren fl. Scales o{ the catkin subpeltate. 

 Perianth 0. Stam. 4 — 8, 1 -celled. — Fertile Jl. Scales of the 

 catkin few, united, at length fleshy and surrounding tlie 3-seeded 

 Ijerry. — Nat. Ord. Conifers, J«55 — Name—Jeneprus, in Celtic, 

 rude, rough, as is the plant itself. 



14. TAxus. Barren fl. Catkins oval, scaly at the base. 

 Stam. numerous. Anthers peltate, 6 — 8 celled ; cells opening 

 beneath Fertile fl. solitary, scaly at the base. Style 0. Drupe 



