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CALYCIFLOR.9i 



by St. Patrick to illustrate familiarly the doctrine of the Trinity, 

 though at the present day Trijolium repens is generally used for 

 that purpose. — Fl. May, June. Perennial. 



2. 0. corniculata (Yellow Wood Sorrel). — Stem prostrate ; flowers 

 yellow, smaller than 0. Acetosella, and borne in an umbel of 2-5 

 on a slender axillary peduncle. Perhaps truly wild in some parts of 



the south of England, and not un- 



frequent as a garden escape elsewhere. 



■ •,^^, ■ — Fl. all the summer. Annual. 



4. Impatiens {Balsam) 



I. /. noli-me-tangere (Yellow Balsam, 

 Touch-me-not). s — Characters described 

 above. The name, signifying impa- 

 tient, was given from the sudden curling 

 of the valves of the capsule when 

 touched. It is an elegant plant, 1-2 

 feet high, with large flowers of a delicate 

 yellow, beautifully spotted with orange 

 colour. It grows in moist, shady woods, 

 and on the stony banks of rivers in 

 Yorkshire and Westmoreland. — Fl. July, 

 August. AnruiaJ. 



A variety with orange-coloured 

 flowers, spotted with red-brown, has 

 been called I. fnlva. 



Impatiens Noli-me-Tangere 

 ( Yellow Balsam, Touch-me-not) 



Sub-Class II 



CALYCIFLOR^ 



Sepals distinct or united ; petals distinct ; stamens inserted on 

 the calyx, or close to its base. 



Natural Order XXI 



CELASTRACE^.— SpiNDLE-tREE Tribe 



Sepals 4-5, imbricated when in bud, inserted on a fleshy disk ; 

 petals and stamens equal in number to the sepals ; stamens alternate 

 with the petals ; ovary sunk in the disk, 2-5-cclled ; frtiii either a 

 capsule of 2-5 cells opening with valves, or berry-like ; seeds often 

 wrapped in a covering distmct from the capsule (called an arillus.) 

 A rather large number of plants are included in this Order, but 

 not many of great interest. They are natives of the warmer parts 

 of Europe, North America, and Asia, and a great number inhabit 



