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seldom a Berry) 2-celled, 2 — 4-valved, or opening by pores ; 

 the valves entire or bifid, with a dissepiment either double from 

 the inflexed margins of the valves, or simple, parallel and entire, 

 or opposite and bipartite. Receptacle of the seeds central, united 

 to the dissepiment, or eventually sepai-ating. Seeds few or 

 numerous. Embryo straight, inclosed in the axis of a fleshy 

 albumen. — Hei-bs, sometimes Shrubs, usually with opposite leaves. 



Br In this Order are many powerfully medicinal plants, as 



the Hedge-Hyssop, Gratiola ; the Foxglove, &c. — With 2 sta- 

 mens; I.Veronica, />. 2. — With A didyrmmous stamens ; 2. Bart- 

 SIA, jo. 224. S.Euphrasia,/?. 224. 4. Rhinanthus, p. 2'2A. 5. 

 Melampyrum, p. 224. 6. Pedicularis, &c. (including Genera 

 27 — 33), p. 225. — With 5 sta7nens ; 1. Verbascum, p. 75. , 



Ord. LXI. labiate. Ca/7/x tubular. Coro?/a monope- 

 talous, hypogynous, irregular. Stamens A, mostly didynamous, 2 

 sometimes sterile or wanting. Germen 1, deeply 4-lobed, the 

 style arising from the middle of the lobes. Stigma 2-lobed. 

 Achenia 4, enclosed in the calyx. Seed solitary, erect. Embryo 

 erect. Albumen 0. — Leaves opposite. Stems square. Br. — An 

 extensive and eminently Natural Order, abounding in essential 

 oil, camphor and bitter extractive ; many of the individuals are 

 therefore employed medicinally. — With 2 stamens ; 1. Lvco- 

 Pus, p. 3, and Salvia, j). 3. — With 4 didynamous stame7is ; 

 Mentha, &c., p. 221, et seq. 



Ord. LXII. VERBENACE^. Calyx tubular, persistent. 

 Corolla monopetalous ; tube elongated ; limb irregular, 4 — 5- 

 lobed. <S'ta?we/i5 4, didynamous or 2. Ovary 2 — 4-celled, 2 — 4- 

 seeded. Style I. Stigma h'l^d ov entire. Capsule (mdehhcent?) 

 or berry with 2 — 4 nucules. Albumen 0. — Trees or Shrubs or 

 herbaceous plants. Leaves generally opposite. — The Teah of the 

 East Indies, the timber of which is so extensively employed in 

 ship-building, is of this Natural Family. — Verbena, j9. 225. 



Ord. LXIII. LENTIBULARLE. Calyx divided. Corolla 

 irregular, 2-lipped, with a spur. Stamens 2, from the base of 

 the corolla. Anthers single. Ovary 1-celled. Style short. Stig- 

 ma of 2 plaits. Capsule with a large central receptacle, bearing 

 many seeds, which are very minute, without albumen. — Small, 

 herbaceous, marsh plants, with undivided and all radical leaves, 

 or aquatic plants xvith compound root-like leaves bearing bladders. 

 — 1. Pinguicula, p. 3. 2. Utricularia, /j. 3. 



Ord. LXIV. PRIMULACE^. Calyx b-deh (wanting in 

 Glaux). Corolla regular, 5-lobed. Stamens 5, (in Trientalis 

 about 7), opposite to the lobes of the corolla. Ovary l-cel!ed. 

 Style \. Stigma capitate. Capsule with peltate seeds upon a 

 free, central receptacle. Embryo transverse, in a fleshy albumen. 

 — Herbaceous plants, chiejly of the colder and temperate regions. 



