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ruPrLAU KLOKA. 



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I. AMEUirAJf liTNl .iAHSWOon. Loavos ^roen, smooth, or in some Viirietios downy undcrncfvtli ; 



a iietal-like bot.^ ..i tlio niidtUe of each of tlie 5 chisters of Htiinu'iis. T. Aiiuriniiin, 



3. Kl'Uoi'KAN LiNDKN. Lcdve.s Hniootli or noarly so ; stinneiis hardly in clusters, no jietal-liko 



bodies with tiieni. Cultivated in citieH, kc, kr r shiuie-tree, T. £uriiiiivii, 



10. CAMELLIA FAMILY. Order CAMKLLIACE.E. 



Slinilw or small trees, with alternate and sinijtle leaves, not dottoil ; lar;^'e and showy 

 flowers, witli a persistent calyx of 5 overlai»jtin,L,' sepals, and very many stamens, their lila- 

 nieiitH united at the bottom with each other and with the base of the petals. Anthers 

 2-cell(Ml. Fruit a woody pod of 3 to 6 cells, containing few large seeda. To tliis belong-* 

 tlie grateful Tka-plant of China, and the 



Camkm.ia, of our Krt'on-liouscB, Cttmi'llid Japi'inim. 



Loulolly-Uav, of swamps in the Southern States, O'onlauia Lusidnthns. 



20. ORANGE FAMILY. Order AURANTTACE.E. 



Like the last, this family liardly claims a ]dace here, being only hou-e-plants, except far 

 South. Known byhaving 20 or more stamens in one row around a single pistil, and thelea\es 

 having a joint between the blade and the winged or marginetl footstalk : they (and tli<' fra- 

 grant jietals) are ])unctate with transparent dots, looking like lioles when held between tiio 

 eye and the light, which are little reservoiijj of fragrant oil. Fruit a beriy with a thick rin 1. 



Orangk, • Citrus A iirdntiitiiu 



Lkmox, Citrus Limdiiiuin. 



21. FLAX FAMILY. Order LINACE.E. 



Herbs with tough tibies in the inner bark, simide leaves, and oily seeds with a mucilagi- 

 nous coat ; consisting only of the Flax genus, which is known by the following marks : — 



30s. Common Kliix. 



3'JO. Hiilfof n flower, enlarged. 

 Flax. lAnum. 



"'M. I'lpil, rut ar'n^is. 



Sepals 5, overlappinfT, persistent. Petals 5, on tlie receptacle. Stamens 5, united with each 

 other at the bottom. Styles 5. Pod lo-celled and splitting when ripe into 10 pieces with one seed 

 in each. Flowers opeiiiny only for one day. 



