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>f'"- Aruidir. '2. 'I'l/tJiCC. S. ('yptToidca: I-. (intiniiira: 



The second Class (Moiiii'T/j/fff/iini'x. X!<r>-ina pe- 



~~~^ ;;//) consists of eight orders. 1. I'II/IIKL: '2. 



<nras;i. 3. Jiinci. -1. Lilia. 5. Broinclia.: 6. 



Asphod'rli. 7. .YI//V/.V.V/. 8. Iridcx. 



The third Class (Monocotyledones. Stamina epi- 

 f'/'irt) is divided into four orders. 1. Mutce. '2. 

 ( '(mine. 3. Orchidea. 4. Hydrocharides. 



The last great division, that of DICOTYLEDONS, 

 is divided into eleven classes. 



Class I. PI.AXT.K DICOTYLEDONES APETAL.E. Sta- 

 mina rpitrtjua, * which contains only one order, 

 ARISTOLOCIU / . 



Class II. PLANT.E DICOTYLEDONES APETAL. 

 * Stamina pcrigyna. In this class there are six orders. 



1. Efeas'ii. Char. The stamens are at the sum- 

 mit of the^tube of the calyx. The germen exterior. 

 Ex. Theshim. Elcagnns. 



2. Thumeleo!. Char. Stamens at the superior 

 part of the tube. Germen superior. Ex. Daphne. 



3. Protece. Char. Stamens inserted in the laciniae 

 of the calyx. Germen superior. No albumen. Ex. 

 Protfn. Bank.tifi. 



1. Ltturi. Char. Stamens at the base of the 

 calyx. Germen superior. Ex. Laurus. Myristica. 



5. Polygonca: Char. Stamens at the base of the 

 calyx. Germen superior. Farinaceous albumen sur- 

 rounding the embryo. Ex. Polygonum. Rumex. 



6. Alrip/ices. Char. Stamens at the base of the 

 calyx. Albumen surrounded by the embryo. Ex.. 

 liitinia. Galenia. Salsola. Axyris. 



Class III. PLANTJE DICOTYLEDONES APETALJE. 

 Stamina hypogyna. In this class there are four 



orders. 



1. Amaranth}. Char. Calyx divided and sur- 

 rounded with scales at the base. The circle enclo- 

 sing farinaceous albumen. Ex. Blitum. Plate Ixxii. 



'J. I'lanlaainrx. Char. Tube petal-like, mono- 

 phyllous, and elongated. The corcle enveloped by 

 a horny albumen. Ex. Plantago. Liltorclla. 



;!. .\//fffigines. Calyx tubular, petal-shaped, some- 

 times surrounded by a second calyx. Albumen sur- 

 rounded by the corcle. Ex. Nyctago. Boerhaaviu. 



i. Plumbaginet. Char. A calyx and a corolla. 

 Farinaceous albumen surrounding the corcle. Ex. 

 Plumbago. Statice. 



- IV. PLANT.E DICOTYLEDONES MONOPE- 

 TU-.E. Corolla hypogyna. This class contains 

 fifteen orders. 



1 . Li/simachue. Char. Corolla regular. Stamens 

 commonly five, equal in number, and opposite to the 

 lobes of the corolla. Fruit unilocular, polyspermous. 

 Ex. Cciittn culiiK. Androsacc. Primula. 



2. Pedicidaris. Char. Corolla irregular. Stamens 

 didynamous. Fruit bilocular. Ex. Polyg(da. 



3. Acanthi. Char. Corolla irregular. Capsule bi- 

 locular, n. any seeded, and bivalved. Ex. Acanthus. 



4: Jasminca: Char. Corolla regular. Two sta- 



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mens. Capsule bilocular. Ex. l'i-<i.rintix. I.'gn.itntm. <''' 



5. 1'iliiT.t. Char. Stamens didynamous. Fruit com- t 

 monly a fleshy pericarp. K:<. I'ili.r. I'cr/i' 1111. 



6. La/iiala: Char. Corolla irregular. Serd- 

 four-clcft, four naked seed* fixed on the receptacle at 

 the base of the calyx. Ex. Sah'iit. Aju^ii. M'lithn. 



7. Si-rophiilaria: Char. Corolla irregular. Stamen* 

 didynamous. Capsule bilocular. Albumen fleshy. 

 Ex. Scrophularia. Digitalis. Beea. Besleria. 



8. Solanece. Char. Five stamens. Albumen fleshy. 

 Ex. Datura. Atropa. Boutin. 



9. Borraginea;. Char. Corolla regular. Five sta- 

 mens. Germen four-lobed. Ex. Pu/monaria. 



10. Convolvuli. Char. Corolla regular. Five sta- 

 mens. Fruit capsular. Ex. Convolvulus. Cressa. 



11. Polemonia. Char. Corolla regular. Capsule 

 trilocular. Ex. Polemoncitvi. P/dox. Cobcea. 



12. Bigtioniee. 'Char. Corolla irregular. Capsule 

 bilocular. No albumen. Ex. Bignonia. Sesammn. 



13. Gcntianee. Char. Corolla regular, capsular, 

 unilocular, or bilocular. Ex. Gentiana. Exacum. 



14. Apocinece. Char. Corolla regular. Five sta- 

 mens. Two seed vessels. Ex. Vinca. Ncrium. 



15. SapotcE. Char. Corolla regular. Drupa mul- 

 tilocular. Seeds large, hard, and having a lateral 

 scar. Ex. Sapota. Jacquinia. Mimusops. 



CLASS V. PLANTS DICOTYLEDONES MONOFETALJ!. 

 Corolla perigyna. This class is divided into four 

 orders. 



1. Guaiacatxe. Char. Fruit multilocular. Ex. 

 Styrax. Diospyros. Royrnn. 



2. Rhododendra. Char. Fruit multilocular. Cells 

 containing one seed. Ex. Rhododcndrum. Lcdiim. 



3. Ericce. Char. Fruit multilocular, and many- 

 seeded. Ex. Erica. Epacris. Vaccinium. 



4. CampanitlacccB. Char. Fruit multilocular, open- 

 ing by holes situated at the apex of the leaf, or on the 

 sides. Cells containing many seeds. Ex. Campa- 

 nula. Roclla. Sccevola. Lobelia. 



CLASS VI. PIANT^E DICOTYLEDONES MONOPETAL/E. 

 Corolla cp/gi/nn. Anlherae connatw. This class 

 contains three orders. 



1. Chichoraccw. Char. Florets ligulate and her- 

 maphrodite. Ex. Leoiitndon. Lampsana. Picris. 



1. Cinaroccplialce. Char. Flowers composed of 

 florets, which are occasionally hermaphrodite, occa- 

 sionally intermixed with neuter or female florets. 

 Ex. Carliua. Cardans. Calcitrapa. 



3. Corymbiferai. Char. Flowers ligulate or ra- 

 diate. Ex. Calendula, shier. Aittliemis. Bidens. 



CLASS VII. PLANT.E DICOTYLEDONES MONOHE- 

 TAL/E. Corolla epigyna. Anthera distincta. This 

 class contains three orders. 



1. Dipsaceae. Char. A single seed surrounded by 

 the inner calyx. Albumen fleshy. Ex. Di/isacuf. 



2. Rubiacete. Char. Two naked seeds, or a pe- 

 ricarp containing one or more cells. Ex. Axpcru/it. 



3. Caprijolia. Char. Pericarp, having one or more 



* The terms perigyna, epigyna, and hypogyna, are derived from the Greek. The derivations will be sufficiently explanatory 

 'f their import. Ptri^ynu, from tr-.f., around, and yvtr, female, or, as it here means, the pistil ; so that |itrii;\ i:<<\>^ ,-t; iiifrm 

 mean nothing more than that the stamens are placed around the pistil. Epigyna, from *<, upon, and y. r.ftmalt, which im- 

 pli the insertion of the stamens on the pistil. Hypngyna, from an, wnrftr, and yim, femalt, thereby meaning the insettion 

 of the ettujieiu under the gcruien, or the receptacle of the pistil. 



