14 DISSERTATION ON THE 



Propria monopetala, infundibuliformis : Urn,' 

 ho quinquefido, patulo. 



Stam. Filamenta quinque, capillaria, bre- 

 vissima. Anthera cylindracea, tubulosa. 



Pist. Germen minimum. Stylus filiformis, 

 longissimus, ad stamina usque bifidus, rec- 

 tus. Stigmata tenuia. 



Per. nullum. Calyx immutatus. 



Sem. solitaria, oblonga. Pappus capillaris 

 s. plumosus, longus. 



Rec. nudum.* 



In his natural orders, Linnaeus has placed 

 the eupatorium among the composite^ discoi- 

 d(B. In the Ordines Naturales of Mons. Jus- 

 siEU, the eupatorium is arranged in his tenth 

 class, the character of which is dicotyledones 

 monopetalse, coroUse epigynse, antherae con- 

 natse. Order the third corymbiferae. 



This genus of plants appears to have been 

 known at a very early date. In the writings 



^ Genera Plaotarum, No. 1272. 



