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1. Dirca.— Perianth colored, tubular-funnel-shaped, the border wavy or ob- 

 scurely 4- toothed. Stamens long and slender. Drupe oval. — Flowers light 



ydlotv, preceding the leaves. 308 



2. Daphne. — Perianth 4-cleft, marescent; limb spreading. Drupe l-a 



— Exotic shrubs, with the leaves from terminal buds -cm the 'fiow:rsJro,n 

 lateral. 309 



if Flowers with both calyx and corolla. 



!U8. — Calyx superior, 4-cleft. Corolla 4-parted, with long revolute 

 divisions. Anthers tubular, 2-partod. — Slender trailing shrubs, with 

 evergreen leaves. 212 



MaxziESiA.— -Calyx bell-shaped, deeply 4-cleft Corolla 4-cleft, globose. Cap- 

 sule 4-celled, 4 valved. — Ileath-like shrubs, with evergreen leaves. 215 



Yaccixium. — Calyx aclherc-nt to the ovary, 4 or 5-toothed. Corolla ovoid, bell- 

 shaped, urn-shaped or cylindrical. — Shrubs. 210 



mjm. — Calyx 4 or 5-cleft, colored, spurred. Petals 4 or 5, unequal. Fruit 

 3 indehescent 1-seeded nuts. — Straggling or twiaing herbs, with apungent 

 juice. 65 



AcKt.— Polygamous. Capsule a double samara.— Leaves opposite. 



Order II. Digynia. — 2 Pistils or sessile stigmas. 



Acm. — Calyx 5-lobed, or 5-parted. Petals 5 or more Stamens 6 to S. Samara 

 2-winged uuitelat base, 1-seeded.— T re-is, with simple palmately-lobed 

 le&ves, and mostly polygamous flowers. GO 



Cuius.— Capsule a single 1-cclled samara.— Trees, with alternate leaves. 311 



Order III. Trigynia.— 3 Pistils. 



Chrtsosplexium. — Calyx 4 or 5-eleft, colored. Capsule inversely heart-shaped, 



many-seeded.— Low herbs, with fleshy leaves, and small jlowers. ' 129 



PoLTGCNUiT — Perianth mostly 5-parted, petaloid. Achenium triaugular or 



lenticular. — Herbs, with jointed stems and small flowers. 303 



CLASS IX. ENNEANDRIA.— 9 Stamen*. 

 Order I. Monogynia. 



\ L AT RACE2E. Aromatic trees or shrubs, with alternate simple leaves, and 



clustered flowers, 307 



Order III. Trigynia. — 3 Pistils. 



Hueoi. Perianth colored, 6-sepalled, persistent. Stigmas multipid, reflex- 



ed. Achenic 3-angled. Flowers fasciculate, in racemose panicles. 307 



CLASS X. DECANDRIA.— -10 Stamens. 



Order I. Monogynia. — 1 Style. 



* Flowers polypetalous. 



t Flowers irregulai (mostly papillionaceous.) 

 BaPtisia. Petals 5, nearly equal. Legume stalked in the persistent calyx.— 



Ilrbs, withpalmately 3-foliate leaves, and racemed- yellow or blue flowers. 98 



