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didymus dispermus ; in fructiferis arboreis aut frutescentibus fructus 
sæpè bilocularis di aut polyspermus, rariùs multilocularis ; in omni- 
bus perispermum corneum aut carnosum solidum.Ordo plurima (cir- 
citer 120) complectens genera, dividendus facilè, non ratione nu- 
meri staminum, sed ratione fructüs didymi in Rubiä , in Coffeä 2-locu- 
laris dispermi, bilocularis polyspermi in Cinchonâ, multilocularis in 
Guettardâ monospermi, in Nonateliâ polyspermi, intrà involucrum ca- 
pitato-glomerati in Cephalantho. Non tamen strictè nimis obsequen- 
dum signis sectiones distinguentibus, ità ut nequeant loculi dispermi 
sociari interdüm monospermis, fructus triloculares bilocularibus, 
pentandri flores tetrandris, mod tamen rarior sit exceptio et cœteri 
generum sic sociatorum concordes habeantur caracteres. Ordo hinc 
seminibus quasi nudis Dipsaceas et Valerianeas, indè facilius toto 
babitu Caprifoliaceas contingit ab eis minüs discrepans. 
Triginta circiter Rubiacearum genera in fructu et seminibus obser- 
vavit Gærtuerus pater, quadraginta filius. Uterque embryonem vidit 
perispermo inclusum solido, carnoso aut corneo, radiculam hilo ob- 
versain, semina in loculis monospermis verticalia imo dissepimento 
affixa, in polyspermis eadem altiüs inserta, ut omnia vershs commune 
punctum faciliüs confluant. Supradicti a Gærtneris confirmantur carac- 
teres : 1°. in Sherardià , Asperulâ , Gallio, Crucianellä , Rubiâ, 
Phyllide, Anthospermo, t. 24, 25, 195, 196, quibus fructus gymno- 
dispermus ; 2°. in Knoxiâ, Plocamä, Richardiâ, Spermacoce, Dio- 
diâ, Sarisso et Scyphiphorâ Hydrophylacis congeneribus, Ernodeä , 
Nerterâ, Mitchellâ, Siderodendro , Ixorâ , Pavettâ , Tetramerio, 
t. 25, 99, 192, 196, 197, angio-dispermis tetrandris ; 3°. in Steno- 
stemo, Chiococcâ, Psychotriâ , Coffeä , Canthio et ejus congeueribité 
Weberâ et Damnacantho, Pœderiâ, Coprosmä, t. 25, 26, 182, 
192, 199, angio-dispermis pentandris ; 4°. in Hedyoti, Odenlandiâ, 
Nacibeâ, Rondcletiä, Danai, Virectâ, Mussaendä et congenere Pin- 
chneyä, Cinchonâ, Portlandiâ, Coutareâ, Hilliâ, Stevensiä, t. 28, 
29, 90, 51, 99, 184, 194, 197, angio-polyspermis bilocularibus 
