4f< CLASS X. ORDER II. 



Ru'ta. Calyx 5-parted ; petals concave; receptacle surroiuidedby 10 nectarif- 

 erouiidots; capsule lobed ; petals sometimes 4, and stamens 8. (rue) Ex. 



Le'dum. Calyx minute, 5-toothed; corolla 5-petalled, spreading; stamens 

 exserted ; anthers opening by 2 terminal pores ; capsule sub-ovate, 5-celled, 5- 

 valved, opening at the base. (Labrador lea.) 



Myloca'ruum. Calyx 5-toothed ; petals 5 ; stigma sessile ; capsule superior, 

 winged, 3-celled, 1-seeded, seed subulate, (buckwheat-tree.) /S. 



Me'lia. Calyx minute, 5-parted; petals 5; nectary 10-toothed, cylindric; 

 drupe 5-celled, 5-seeded. (pride of China.) S. 



Jus"si.EA. Calyx 4 or 5-parted, superior, persistent ; petals 4 or 5, ovate; cap- 

 sule many-seeded, seeds minute. .S. 



Swiete'nia. Calyx 5-cleft ; petals 5 ; capsule 5-celled, opening at the base, 

 woody ; seeds winged, (mahogany-tree.) )S. 



Dion.e'a. Calyx 5-parted or 5-ieaved ; petals 5 ; stigma fringed ; capsule 

 roundish, gibbous, 1-celled, many-seeded; petals sometimes G. (Venus' fly- 

 trap.) S. 



C Floioers monopetalous. 



Arbu'tus. Calyx inferior, 5-parted, minute; corolla ovate, pellucid at the 

 base ; bor4er sHiall, 5-cleft, revolute ; filaments hairy ; berry 5-celled. (bear- 

 berry.) 



Epigje'a. Calyx double, outer 3-leaved, inner 5-parted ; (or calyx 5-parled, with 

 3 bracts ;) corolla salver-form; border 5-parted, spreading; tube villose with- 

 in ; capsule 5-celled, many-seeded ; receptacle 5-parted. (trailing arbutus.) 



Gaulthe'ria. Calyx inferior, double ; outer 2-leaved, inner 5-cleft; (or calyx 

 5-cleft, with 2 bracts ;) corolla ovate ; border small, 5-cleft, revolute; filaments 

 hairy; receptacle 10-toothed, (or with a 10-pointed nectary ;) capsule 5-celled, 

 invested with the berry-like calyx, (spicy wintergreen.) 



Vaccin"ium. Calyx superior. 5-toothed or 5-parted ; corolla bell or pitcher- 

 form, 5-cleft, the divisions reflexed; filaments inserted on the germ with the 

 corolla; berry 4 or 5-celled, many-seeded. The foreign species are sometimes 

 octandrous. (whortleberry.) 



Androi^"eda. [Lyonia.] Calyx 5-parted or 5-toothed, inferior ; corolla ovate, 

 roundish or sub-cylindric, with a 5-cleft, reflexed mouth ; capsule 5-celled, 5- 

 valved, with partitions contrary; stamens sometimes 8. (white-bush, leather- 

 leaf.) 



Kal"mia. Calyx 5-parted ; corolla wheel-salver-form, with 10 horns beneath 

 and 10 cavities \yithin, containing the anthers until the pollen is mature; cap- 

 sule 5-celled, many-seeded, (laurel.) 



Rhododen'^dron. Calyx 5-parted ; corolla 5-cleft, somewhat funnel-form and 

 oblique; stamens declining, varying from 5 to 10; anthers opening by 2 ter- 

 minal pores ; capsules 5-ceiled, 5-valved, opening at the top. (rose-bay.) 



D. Flowers luithaut a, calyx ; {or loith a coloured petal-like one •) whole plant des- 

 titute of green herbage. 



Monot"ropa. Corolla confusedly polypetalous, permanent; petals about 5, 

 with nectariferous hollows at their bases; anthers reniform, sub-peltate, 1-celled, 

 giving out pollen by 2 holes near the middle; stigma orbicular, not bearded- 

 capsule 5-celled, 5-valved. (bird's-nest.) 



Pterospo"ra. Corolla 5-parted; nectary ovate, with a 5-toothed, reflexeJ 

 margin, enclosing the stamens; anthers 2-ce!led,2-bristled, sub-peltate; filamercs 

 flat; style short ; stigma capitate ; capsule sub-globose, 5-celled. The nectary 

 is considered as a corolla and the corolla as a calyx, by some. " But the three 

 genera in this section," says Eaton, " should be united in one, by altering two 

 or three words in the definition." (Albany beech-drops.) 



MoNOTROP"sis. Corolla 5-petalled, withering; ovate, acuminate, close pressed 

 to the nectary ; nectary bell-form, fleshy ; anthers clavate. 



ORDER II. DIGYNIA. 



Hvdran"gea. Calyx 5-to.othed, superior; corolla 5-petalled; capsule 2-celled, 

 2-bei ked, dehiscent between the beaks, (hydrangea.) See Hortensia. 



Sakifra'ga. Calyx 5-parted, half superior; corolla 5-petalled; capsule % 

 celled, 2-beaked, opening between the beaks ; many-seeded, (saxifrage.) 



M;'-t;L"LA. Calyx 5-cleft, permanent ; petals 5, pinnatifid, inserted into the 

 ^.VA ; capsule 2-celled, 2-valved, valves equal 



