82 NATURAL ORDERS. 



pinnate leaves. Flowers often polygamous, sometimes apetalous. Examples: 

 Acer, Nes;undo. 



73. MALPi'Gms:. Example: Barbadoes cherry, (Malpighi.) 



74. Hyper''ic.e. St. John's-wort tribe. Herbs or shrubs, with a resinous juice. 

 Leaves opposite, entire, dotted, occasionally alternate and crenate. Flowers 

 generally yellow. Examples: Hypericum, Ascyrum. Some species are said 

 to be healing for wounds. 



75. GuTiFE'RiE. Example: Cambogia. 



76. AuRAN^TiA. Orange tribe. Examples : Orange, Lemon. Properties; re- 

 frigerant, tonic. 



77. Me'li^;. Tea. Astringent, anodyne. 



78. ViTEs. The Vine family. Stem woody, sarmentose, cirri fferous. Leaves 

 alternate, stipuled. Tendrils and peduncles opposite. Flowers in a thyrse. 

 Calyx 5-toothed. Corolla 5-pelalle(l. Stamens 5. Pericarp a berry. Exam- 

 ple: Vitis, the grape. Another order has been substituted by DeCandoUe, call- 

 ed Ampelidea:, which contains Ampelopsis and Vitis. 



79. Gera'ni.s;. Geranium tribe. Stamens 10, monadelphous. Stigmas 5. 

 Fruit a dieresil ; 5 carpels, each 2-seeded. 



80. Malva'ce.e. Holly-hock tribe. Leaves alternate, stipuled. Calyx 5-parted. 

 Corolla 5-petalled. Stamens indefinite, monadelphous. Dieresil with many 

 carpels. Carpels many-seeded. Examples: Holly-hock, Lavatera, Mallows. 



8L Maono'li.s;. Tulip-tree tribe. Trees or shrubs. . Leaves alternate, coria- 

 ceous. Flowers large, solitary, often odoriferous. Examples : Magnolia, Li- 

 riodendron. 



82. Anno'n.5:. Example: Anona, custard-apple. 



83. Menisper^ms:. Example : Menisperm, moon-seed. 



84. Berber'ides. Example: Hamamelis, witch-hazel; Berberis or barberry 

 Flowers panicled. Pericarp a capsule or berry. 



85. Tili'ace.e. Bass-wood plants. Trees. Leaves alternate, stipuled. Flow- 

 ers corymbed. Example : Tilia, bass-wood, or lime-tree. 



86. Cis"ti. Rock-rose plants. Small shrubs. Example : Cistus. 



87. Rcta'ce.s;. Rue plants. Leaves compound. Stamens 6. Fruit a dieresil 

 or regmate. Example: Rue, (Ruta.) 



88. Cartophy'lleje. Pink-like plants. Herbaceous. Leaves opposite. Flow- 

 ers often terminal, sometimes axillary. Fruit a capsule. Example: Dianthus. 



Class XIV. Dicotyledons. 



Corolla poly petalous ; stametis epigynous, (around the germ.) 



89. Sempervi'v.e. House-leek plants. Emollient. 



90. Saxifra'gje. Saxifrage plants. 

 9L Cac"ti. Prickly-pear tribe. 



92. PoRTVh\c'cE.s:. Purslanetribe. Example: Portulacca. Properties: emol- 

 lient. 



93. Ficoi'de.e. Example : Mesembryanthemum, ice-plant. 



94. Ona'cr^;. Willow-herb pla.nts. Example : Epilobium. 



95. Myr"ti. Example : Myrtus. 



96. Melas"tomje. Example: Rhexia, deer-grass. 



97. Sauca'ri.s;. Examples: Lythrum, Cuphea. 



98. Rosa'ce^. Rose and apple tribe. Stamens numerous. Pericarp a pyrid- 

 ion. Examples : Rosa, Pyrus. 



99. Legumino's.e. Pea tribe. Stamens 10, diadelphous. Flower papiliona- 

 ceous. Fruit a legume. Examples: Lupinus, Trifolium. 



100. Terebinta'ce.s;. Example : Rhus, the sumach. 



101. Rham"ni. Examples: Buckthorn, (Rhamnus,) and Ceonothus. 



Class XV. Dicotyledons. 



Stamens and pistils diclinious, or on different flower a. 



102. Euphor"bi.e. Example: Euphorbia, or spurge. 



103. CucDR"BiTACEiE Melon-Uke plants. Stem herbaceous. Stamens 5. Prnit 

 apepo. Examples: Watermelon, Cucumber. 



104. Urtice'.e. Example: Hop, (Humulus.) 



105. Amenta'ce.e. Trees with inflorescence in an ament or catkin. Exaia* 

 pies : Oak, Willow. 



106. Conif"er.e. Cone-bearing trees. Examples : Pine, Cedar. 



