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A)iomalous Geniis. Order AilBEOSIACE^ Link. 

 4S. XAs'THiuii Linn. 



[X. strtmidriiim (L.) ; st. without spines, lower 1. heartshaped 

 3-lobed at the base coarsely dentate, beaks of the fr. 2 straight. 

 — Involucre of the fr. oval, downy. — Rich waste land, not natu- 

 ralized. A. Vin. IX.] E. 



Order XLVI. CAMPANULACEiE. 



Cal. superior, 5-fid or entire. Gor. monopetalons, inserted on 

 the calyx, 5-lobed, regular or irreg;ular. Stam. inserted with 

 but not adhering to the cor., alternate with its lobes ; anth. di- 

 stinct or cohering, 2-celled, opening longitudinally. Pr. dry. 

 capsular, opening by lateral fissures or valves at the top, many- 

 seeded. Embryo straight in the axis of fleshy albumen. 



Tribe I. ZOBELIEJE. Odd segment of the calyx anterior. 

 Cor. irregular. Anth. cohering. Style glabrous with a 

 fringe of hairs below the stigma. 



1. LoBELLA. Cal. 5-fid. Cor. irregular; tube split to the 

 base on the upper side ; limb 2-lipped, 5-parted. Anth. 5, 

 cohering. Stigma blunt, surrounded by a cupshaped fringe. 

 Caps. 2 — 3-celled, opening at the end by 2-— 3 valves. 



Tr. II. GAMPAKTJLEjE. Odd segment of the calyx posterior. 

 Cor. regular. Anth. usually free. Stjde pubescent. 



2. Jasioistb. Cal. 5-fid. Cor. rotate with 6 long linear seg- 

 ments. Anth. cohering at their base. Style hairy, bifid. 

 Cajis. 2-ceUed, opening at the end iy minute teeth. 



3. Phyteuma. CaL 5-parted. Cor. 2-Upped, with 5 long 

 linear segments. Anth. free ; filaments dilated at the base. 

 Style hairy, 2 — 3-fid. "Caps. 2 — 3-ceIled, bursting at the 

 sides. 



4. CAMP.A\tiLA. Cal. 5-parted. Cor. mostly bellshaped, 

 ipith 5 broad and shallow segmemts. Anth. free ; filaments 

 dilated at the base. Stigma 3 — 5-fid. Caps, not long, 

 3 — 5-ceUed, opening hy lateral pores outside the segments of 

 the calyx. 



5. SPEcrx.iBiA. Cor. rotate. Caps, linear-oblong, prismatic, 

 opening by lateral pores between the segments of the calyx. 

 Otherwise like Campamda. 



6. Wahlexbebgia. Caps, half superior, 3-ceIled, opening 

 hy 3 — 5 valves within the segments of the calyx. Other^ 

 wise like Campanula. 



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