36 CLASS VI. ORDER I. 



Statice. Calyx 1 -based, entire, plaited, scari- 

 ous, inferior: corol 5-petalled : seed I. 48.33— 

 limonium^ (marsh-rosemary) leaves obovatCj irtu- 

 cronate. % . b. 



* Spergula, Cerastium. 



Order XIII. Polygynia. 



Xanthorhiza. Calyx o : petals 5 : nectaries 5, 

 pedicelled : capsules 1 -seeded, about 5 in number- 

 26. 61 — afiri/alia) (yellow root) leaves pinnate. ^' 



CLASS VL HEXANDRIA. 



Order L Monogynia. 



A' Flower with a fierianth and corol^ without a 



sfiathf^' 



Tradescantia. Calyx inferior, 3-leaved : co- 

 rol 3-petalled : filaments with jointed heads : cap- 

 sules 3-celled. 6. 13 — virginica, ( spiderwort ) 

 leaves lanceolate, umbels terminal. %' b. e. 



Berberris- Calyx inferior, 6-leaved: petals 

 6, with 2 glands at the claw of each : style o : ber- 

 ry 1-celled, 2-seeded. (Stigma navelled: stamens 

 spring up on being irritated.) — canadensis'^ (barber- 

 ry) branches dotted, thorns in threes, flowers ra- 

 cemed. h . y. 



Caulophyllum. Calyx inferior, 6-leaved : pe- 

 tals 6, opposite to the leaves of the calyx : drupe 

 1 -seeded : anther 2-celled, gaping at the margin. 

 24. 78 — thralictroides, (poppoose-root) leaves more 

 than decompound. !y.y-g. 



Prinos. Calyx inferior, 6-cleft : corol wheel- 

 form, 6-cleft ; berry 6-seeded. 43. 95 — verticillatus, 

 (winter-berry) leaves obovate-lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate. (Berries red, permanent.) ^2 . w,'-—glaber ? 

 leaves wedge-lanceolate, obtusish, glabrous. \i , 



Cleome. Calyx 4-leaved : petals 4, ascending : 

 glands 3, one at each sinuate division of the calyx 



