222 LETTER XLIX. 



Polypetalous Albuminous Exogens. 



cai-pels consolidated or distinct ; calyx in a per- 

 fect whorl. 

 7. Apocarpous ; a large embryo ; a superior ovary ; 

 carpels distinct^ and not oblique, if five in num- 

 ber ; calyx in a perfect whorl. 



Each group is further subdivided into smaller 

 clusters, called Alliances; but as you are not ac- 

 quainted with a sufficient quantity of plants to appre- 

 ciate such refinements,- 1 shall in this and the suc- 

 ceeding classes simply place the orders you have 

 studied, and a very few others, in little clusters under 

 each of the foregoing groups : adding to their Eng- 

 lish names their more exact scientific denominations. 



Group I. Albuminous. 



a. The Crowfoot Tribe (Ranunculacese), Plate 1. 1. 

 The Poppy Tribe (Papaveracese), Plate I. 2. 

 The Fumitory Tribe (Fumariacese). 

 The Water Lily Tribe (Nymphseacese), Plate 

 XLIX. 2. 



h. The Nutmeg Tribe (Myristicaceae). 



The Magnolia Tribe (Magnoliacea?), Plate 



XXVL L 

 The Anona Tribe (Anonacea?). 

 The Dillenia Tribe (Dilleniacese). 



c. The Umbelliferous Tribe ( Apiacea? or Umbelliferae), 

 Plate 11. 1. 

 The Aralia Tribe (Araliacese). 



