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ACADEMIC BOTANY. 



LESSON XII. 



Sub-Class II. — Dicotyledons Finished. 



SiTision III. — Folypetalse. 3 Subdivisions 



1. Caiyci^orK, Calyx-flowers. 



2. Discijiorse, Disk-flowers. 



3. Thalamiflorse, Bridal- 

 [ chamber-flowers. 



107, 108, Calyx-flowers: Ivy to Mimosa. 109, 110, Disk-flowers: 

 Cashew ; Lotos of the Lotophagi ; Christ's-thorn ; Incense-trees. 111. 

 Characters of Stamens. 112. Bridal-chamber-flowers ; Lime to Baobab ; 

 113. " Good-day, Sweet lady ;" 114,115. Camellia to Sarracenia ; 116. 

 Number Five; 117. Sacred Lotus; 118. Barberry to Calycanthus ; 

 Number Three; 119. Buttercups; 120. Exogenous Growth. 121. 

 Specialization. 122. Motherhood ; the Master-builder. 



107. Subdivision I. Calyx-flowers. — Calyx usually con- 

 spicuous; sepals usually con- 

 nate into a tube, as in the 

 Cherry (Fig. 5, 5) ; their up- 

 per par-ts only separate. The 

 Orders belonging to this 

 Subdivision which are illus- 

 trated in the Lessons are : 

 The Aralia, which includes 

 the Ivy (Fig. 92) and the 

 Rice - paper Shrub (Fig. 

 225); the Parsley (Fig. 

 159); the Cactus (Fig. 102); 

 the Melon, which includes 

 the SquiHing Cucumber (Fig. 

 74) and the Bryony (Fig. 

 184); the Passion-flower 

 (Fig. 155), which includes 

 the Papaya (Fig. 237) ; the Evening Primrose, which 

 includes the WUlow-herb (Fig. 75). In the Melon and 

 Papaya the flowers are raonopetalous at base, but their 

 habits and affinities place them here. 



108. In this Subdivision are the Loosestrifes, which include the 

 Pomegranate (Fig. 208) ; the Myrtles, which include the Monkey-pot 

 (Fig. 156), Brazil-nut (Fig. 201), and Eucalyptus (Fig. 157); the 



Fig. 74, — Squirting Cucumber {Ecbalium 

 agreste) : St., IvB., fls., fi'. 



