Order VI. 
PENTANDRIA POLYGYNIA. 
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3947 The only specie 
394S Scape rounded smooth, Outer leaves of involucrum acute. Leaves linear flat obtuse 
3949 Scape rounded pubescent. Leaves of involucr. obtuse, Leaves linear flat obtuse ciliated at base 
3950 Scape compressed smooth. Leaves of involucr. ellipt. rounded. Leaves lin. flat acute membr. at edge 
3951 Scape long, Bractes 2 or 3 longer than head. Leaves linear stiff smooth 
3952 Scape rounded smooth. Outer leaves of involucr. lanceol. acute as long as head. Leaves lin. flat fringed 
3953 Scape rushy, Leaves linear lanceolate acute flat narrowed downwards 
3954 Quite smooth. Scape simple, Leaves linear flat, the first toothletted, Leaves of involucr. ovate lane. acum. 
3955 Scape rounded roughish, Outer leaves of invol. obi. ov. acute : inner obi. obtuse, Leaves lane, flat 3-nerved 
3956 Scape rounded smooth. Outer leaves of involucr. elliptical mucronate. Leaves lane, flat acute 3-nerved 
3957 Leaves long lanceolate entire smooth 3-nerved acute soft. Leaves of involucr. acute edged 
3958 Scape rounded smooth. Leaves of involucr. elliptical obtuse. Leaves linear acute channelled 
3959 Branches 3-cornered, Leaves linear channelled 
3960 Scape panieled rounded. Leaves wavy at edge oblong smooth obtuse mucronate beneath 
^j961 Scape panieled pubescent. Leaves elliptical mucronate beneath and nearly smooth 
3962 Scape panieled much branched and Ivs. ovate oblong obtuse somewhat wavy, beneath mucronate smooth 
3963 Scape panieled much branched rough, Leaves pubescent. Hairs in starry bundles 
3964 Scape panieled rounded. Lower branches sterile, Leaves oblong spatulate obtuse smooth nearly blunt 
3965 Scape simple rounded. Spikes lateral and terminal 1-sided, Leaves spatulate acute 
3966 Leaves spatulate emarginate. Scape erect panieled. Upper branches simple. Lower bifid. Flow. 1-sided 
3967 Scape panieled, Leaves spatulate retuse 
3968 Leaves somewhat radical obovate-oblong obtuse. Branches rough 
3969 Lvs. lane, wedge-shaped acute. Scape erect roughish branched panieled, Fl. 1-sided, Cal. at edge membr. 
3970 Lvs. lane, cuneate obtuse. Scape decumbent branched panieled, Fl. branches long, Bractes mem. at edge 
3971 Lvs. spatul. ret. Scape erect branched rough. Sterile branches pectinate, Fl. very close. Brae, transparent 
3972 Rough with hoary dots. Scape panieled rounded jointed much branched divaricating, Leaves spatulate 
3973 Radical leaves spatulate obtuse glaucous entire on long stalks. Scape rounded. Flowers racemose 1-sided 
3974 Scape branched nearly round. Branches 2-edged winged, Fl. imbricated, Lvs. obov. cuspidate mucronate 
3975 Scape leafy, Branches 3-cor. winged, Fl. aggregate in interrupted spikes, Bractes acum. longer than cal. 
3976 Scape dichotomous. Leaves lanceolate mucronate, Flowers alternate distant 
3977 Scape dichotomous corymbose. Spike-headed, Fl. imbricated, Lvs. lane, wedge-shaped mucronate 3-nerved 
3978 Stem leafy, Leaves obovate wedge-shaped 3-nerved mucronate 
3979 Stem shrubby leafy. Leaves clustered wedge-shaped smooth pointless. Scape few-flowered 
3980 Stem and branches panieled 3-eornered, Leaves obovate stalked. Spikes 1-sided 
3981 Stem shrubby naked above and branched. Heads sessile, Leaves lanceolate sheathing 
3982 Stem shrubby leafy. Flowers solitary, Leaves lanceolate sheathing 
3983 Stem shrubby branched, Branches imbricated, Palese with a bristle at end 
3984 Stem herbaceous two-edged. Radical leaves lyrate ; cauline linear 
3985 Stem, winged. Radical leaves sinuate ; cauhne lanceolate. Peduncles cuneate 3-winged 
3986 Stem crisp. Leaves elliptical entire. Spikes 1-sided 
3987 Scape panieled rounded. Branches clustered. Leaves obovate spatulate mucronate smooth, Cal. acute 
3988 Scape panieled, Leaves lanceolate 3-nerved wavy mucronate at end, Branches of panicle 3-eornered 
3989 Leaves broad lanceolate glaucous mucronate. Scape winged, Flowers close corymbose 
3990 Radical leaves alternately pinnatifid sinuated, Intermediate segments of cor. linear 
POLYGYNIA, 
3991 Leaves quite entire 
3992 Horns of the pericarp falcate ascending 
and Miscellaneous Particulars. 
genus ; the species are not common, and require a little care in cultivation. Statice speciosa and tatarica, arc 
among the prettiest of hardy border flowers. S. limonium is an inhabitant of salt marshes in many parts of 
Lngland, whence its name, from X£/^«v, a marsh. 
707. Myosurus. From /u.us f^vo;, a mouse, and i^et,, a tail, its seeds are situated upon a very long slender 
receptacle, which looks exactly like the tail of a mouse. 
708. Ceratocepkalus. From xEexg, a horn, and xtactX-/], a head, on account of the horn-like ends of the seeds 
in the heads of the capsules. 
