CLASS XIII. ORDER II TO V. 61 



base in 3 or 5 sets : styles 2 to 5 : capsules 

 roundish with a number of cells equal to the num- 

 ber of styles. 20. 68 — fierforatum^ (St. John's wort) 

 stem 2-edged, leaves obtuse having pellucid dots. 

 %. y. — fiarvijlorumy corymbs terminal, forked, 

 leaves sessile. 2/. y. — virginicumy flowers 9-sta- 

 mened, terminal, leaves clasping. % . p. — canaden- 

 se, flowers peduncled axillary solitary, leaves ses- 

 sile, stem square, y. 



Delphinium. Calyx : corol 5-petalled, une- 

 qual : nectary 2-cleft, horned behind : capsules I 

 or 3, pod-like. 26. 61 — staphisagriay (larkspur) 

 leaves palmate obtuse-lobed, nectary 4-leaved. b. 

 e. — azureuiriy leaves linear-many-cleft, spiked, spur 

 curved, 2/. p. e. 



AcoNiTUM. Calyx : petals 5, upper one 

 vaulted : nectaries 2, hooded, peduncled, recurved : 

 capsules 3 or 5, pod-like. 26. 61 — nafiellus^ (monk's 

 hood) leaves 5-parted with 3-parted divisions. %» 

 p. e. 



AquiLEGiA. Calyx : petals 5 : nectaries 5 al- 

 ternating with the petals and ending in horns be- 

 neath : capsules 5, distinct. 26. 61 — canadensis^ 

 (columbine) nectary horns nearly strait. %. r-y.— • 

 vulgaris^ nectary horns incurved. 2/ . b-p. 



CiMiciFUGA. Calyx 4-leaved : petals (or nec- 

 taries) 4, pitcher-form, cartilaginous : capsules 4: 

 seeds scaly. (Petals, pistils and calyx-leaves, varia- 

 ble.) 26. 62 — americanuy (bug-bane) flowers spikedi 

 leaves decompound, pistils 5 or 6. 2/. vv. 



NiGELLA. Calyx none : petals 5 : nectaries 5, 

 three-cleft, within the corol ; capsules 5, convex, 

 26. 61 — (/amascena,(fennel flower) involucre 5-leav- 

 ed, longer than the flower. ^. b. 



* Reseda, Ascyrum, Caltha, Helleborus, An- 

 emone, Hepatica. 



