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 Order III. TETRANDRIA. Stam. 4. 



429. LITTORELLA. Barr. Jl. Cal. 4-leaved. Cor. 



4-cleft. Stam. capillary, very long. 

 Fert.Jl. Cal. none. Cor. unequally 3- or 4-cleft. 

 Style very long. Ntit of 1 cell. 



432. URTICA. J5arr./. Cal. i-\e&ye.(!i. Petals x\ox\e. Nect. 



central, cup-sbaped. Stam. the length of the calyx. 

 Fert.Jl. Cal. 2-leaved. Cor. none. Seed 1, superior 



polished. 

 431. BUXUS. Barr.Jl. Cal. 3-leaved. Pet. 2. Rudiment 



of a germen. 

 Fert.Jl. Cal. 4-leaved. Pet. 3. Styles 3. Caps, vi'ith 3 



beaks, and 3 cells. Seeds 2. 



430. ALNUS. Barr.Jl. Ca/. scale of a coifHn, permanent. 



3-flowered. Cor. deeply 4-cleft. 

 Fert.Jl: Cal. scaleof a catkin, permanent, 2-flowered. 

 Cor. none. Styles 2. A^2<^ compressed, without wings. 



Eriocaulon. Mt/rica. 



Order IV. PENTANDRIJ. Stam. 5. 



433. XANTHIUM. Barr.Jl. Common Cal. imbricated, 



many-flowered, with intermediate scales. Cor. of 

 1 petal, funnel-shaped, 5-cleft. 

 Fert.Jl. Cal. of 2 leaves, with 2 flowers. Cor. none. 

 Drupa spurious, coated with the prickly calyx, 

 cloven. 'Nut of 2 cells. 



434. AMARANTHUS. Barr.Jl. Cal. of 3 or 5 leaves. 



Cor. none. Stam. 3 or 5. 

 Fert.Jl. Cal. of 3 or 5 leaves. Cor. none. Styles 3 

 or 2. Caps, of 1 cell, bursting all round. Seed 1. 



435. BRYONIA. Barr.Jl. Cal. with 5 teeth. Cor. 5-cleft. 



Filam. 3. Antli. 5. 

 Fert.Jl. Cal. with 5 teeth, deciduous. Cor. 5-cleft. 

 Style 3-cleft. Berry inferior. Seeds few. 



Fagus. Quercus. Atriplex. 



Order V. HEXANDRIA. Stam. 6. 



436". ERIOCAULON. Co»?oto?z Ca(y^ imbricated, many- 

 flowered. 

 Barr. Jl. in the middle. Cor. in 6 or 4 deep seg- 

 ments. Stain. 6, 4, or 3, 



