ZANTJIOIiHIZA — ADONIS. U 



sertion. Petals 5, the claw filiform and tubular. Stamens 

 generally numerous, 5-*20. Achcnia triquetrous, spicatc, on 

 an elongated torus. Seeds suspended. 



1. M. Minimus. Scape 2-4 inches hiph. leaves 1-2 inches lon^', very 

 narrow, radical. Flvwtrs x\\\u\i\c. ^/'iA<\» of carpels terete, lapcring. 



Pale yellow. Q. Ap. Geo. and Lou. JUoust-tail. 



Gents XV. ZANTIIORHIZA. 



Sepa/s 5. Nectaiics 5, on pedicels. Ovaries 5-10, with 

 2-^ ovules. FolUcIes small, mostly 1-sceded, seed suspended. 



1 Z. AjnifoUa. A shrub. Eoot large, yellow and bitter. Sttm simple, 

 :ind {glabrous. Leaves tritcrnate, crowded at the eumniit of the stem, 

 .ncised, under eurface pubescent, petioles 6-8 inches long. Flotcerg 

 lu racemes, a.xilary and compound, minute, ofien polyL'vnous. 



Dark purple. Ij. Ap. Upper tlistricis of Car. and Geo. 2-3 ft. 



Yellow Root: 



' —'^' ' ' ' "his plant is exceedincly Viitler, and is used as a Ionic. lib* 

 A . li jKissesscs decided properties, and we doubl not Ciighi 



Giafus XVI. ADONIS. 



Sepals 5. Petals 5-15, emarginate, concave, connivent, 

 without the nectariferous pores. Achcnia spicate, terminated 

 by the short style. Leaves cauline, tripinnaie, segments linear 

 aiid numerous. Flowers solitary, ou the extremity of the stem 

 or branches. 



I. A. Auhtmnalix. Stem branched, herbaceous. Carptls somewhat reti- 

 Bnla' into an ovate head. 



j • t. O. Aug. Lou. Pheasant" e eye. 



lit marks.— k braiuiful plant of t-asy culture. Derives its name from the suppoeiUon, 

 tta: it sprung from Uie blood of Adouis, when wounde-d by a Boar. 



Order II. MAGNOLIACE.E, {Including JVijiteraccce.) 



Sepals^ 3 to G, deciduous. Petals 3 to 30 hypopynous, in sov- 

 era! rows ; aestivation imbricate. Stamens numerous, hypogy- 

 nous: anthers adnate, introrse, bursting by a longitudinal slit; 

 filaments short. CarpellcPy few in a single row, or numerous 

 in several rows. Seeds anatropous, suspended, or ascending. 

 Emhryo minnte; albumens fleshy. Leaves alternate, entire, 

 coriaceous, with caducous stipules, minutely punctate. Flow- 

 ers generally large, and fragrant. Trees and shrubs. 



Gents I. ILLICIUM. 



t^" i, 3-6. T'r/a/* numerous, in three Feries. Corpc/.* numerona 



•rrri rcle, lolJicular. St rds shining. Xe<i«c.«, when bruised, exl.aJe 



the 'xl'T "f ani'^'. Evtrirreen shrubs. 



1. I. Prrijlnrum. Leaves, emooih, perennial, on short petioles, oblolig.— 



