ANALYSIS. IX 



(d) Flowers moncrcious or dicecious. 



Order 57 L A shrubby parasite, growing on the Iirnnches 



of trees, wirh t\ „ ves. MissUtof. 



Cfmus. Viscum p. 108. 



Sch-Class II. MONOPETAL.E, OR GAMOPETAL.^. 



Flowers in which llio petals arc tinitcd forming a tube of 



irrrator or less length. 



rhf» rillowin«]: genera are unilormly, or frequently polypet- 

 js, Mylocarium, Clethrn, Cyriila. IJ(j;uia, n'alesia, Statice, 



.Mjnotropii, and sometimes apctalous as in Fraxinus. 



{a) Ovary inferior. Corolla regular. 



Order T5 C- '. Fiowers collected inio a dense head, surrountled 



'>v nn t'lvuliK-ic. lis 5, united by iheir anthers. Stigniab 2, distinct or 



.TrriiiiTfTJent of this Inrpe family of nlnnff», ve have adopted in our 



1 of DfCandole, a<s ijiven in ilie 5ili 6;h and 7ih volumes of 



i.. , . When the Onler Cumposit<r was written wegavp preference 



rent arrangement ; but from more experienre, we deem this the best 



to aid tlie stiideni in the analysis of this difficult Order. 



1. Vernonincur. Flowers discoid, perfect. Style cylindrical below, 



uly divided above, longitudinally hispid, the divisions generally long, sub- 



' a'ly re^'ular, sometimes obscurely bilabiate. Pollen glo- 



or n)any flowe>ed. Flowers blue or purp!e. 

 inj>horu8 p. 198. Vernonia p. 1G7. Stokesia p. 141, 



Tril'o'i Fuj^foriorrrr. Florets perfect, discoid. Style cylindrical below, 



- long, terete, or clava'e, ex^erted. 

 !C Feymenis erect. Pnllt n cIoLose, echinafe. 

 ■ or many llowered. Pappus setaceous, scabrous or plumose. 



. or purple. 



Uenera. Kuhnia p. 182. Liatris p. 141. Eupatorium p. 163. Mikania 

 ). 182. 



Tribe n. Affrroidrtr Capjtula usually heferoiiamnus, seMom homogamo us 



'•••il helow, bifid ; divisions long, linear, usually 

 ^ -nmate ti')refs tubular regularly toothed, 

 (a) Receptacle naked. Flowers radiate, with the ray florets in one series, 

 )lue or purple. Fappii<? pilose, in several series. 

 Genur. Asfrr p. 173. 



in several series, fertile. Pappus pilose, in one series. Re- 



Genus. Engeron p 181. 



(c) Ray florets in one series, fertile, white, or pale purple. Pappus palea- 



VOQS. 



Gnera. B-.honia p. 182 Chrysopsis p. 170. 



<r R.iv n.>r.- > in one series or more, when present, pistillac, vellow. Pap- 



senes. 

 .>...... .-.„,dago p. 177. Chrypocoma p. 173. 



• ^'iT^*^'"'"'" '"''"^' fl'^^'^rei. Florets all tubular; the several outer series 

 IJ***'' ^ 5-iooihed, sterile- Involucre in many seres. 



»apf 



Grnut. Cunyza p. i6y. 



(/) CaputiluiM many flowered, dicccious. Corolla tubular, 5-cleft. 

 G€tua. Baccharis p. lOi. 



