Order IV. 
DECANDRIA PENTAGYNlA. 
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^ 6. Sfemless, Leaves simple. 
©189 Leaves ellipt, obtuse, Scape 1-fl. Filam. smooth, Styles middling covered with glandular hairs 
6490 Leaves obovate retuse, Scape 1-fl. Styles very short. Filaments glandular 
\ 7. Stemless, Leaves 2 or 3-leaved, Sta/ks winged. 
64«1 Leafl. 2 roundish obovate emarginate wavy at edge, Styles very long and filaments glandular 
6492 Leafl. 2 ellipt. emarg. with a cartilaginous toothletted edge, Filam. glandular 
6493 Leafl. 2 lanceolate with a cartilaginous toothletted edge, Filam. glandular 
6494 Leafl. 2-3 with a cartilaginous scabrous edge, Filam. smooth 
6495 Leafl. 3 obovate emarg. mucronate. Styles and filaments glandular 
§ 8. Stemless, Leaves stalked, 3-leaved, Stalks not winged. 
6496 Pubescent, Lateral leaflets obliquely oblong : middle lanceolate, Scapes higher than petioles 
6497 Pubescent, Leafl. obi. obt. : middle cuneate at base, Scapes length of petiole ■ 
6498 Pubescent, Leafl. obi. obt. : middle subcuneate. Scapes longer than petiole 
6499 Pubesc. Leafl. obi. obt. subemarg. Pedunc. longer than petiole with 2 bractes immediately below the cal. 
6500 Pubescent, Leafl. obi. emarg. Pedunc. length of petiole with 2 bractes immediately below the cal. 
6501 Pubescent, Leafl. obi. retuse: middle cuneate, Peduncles twice as long as leaves with 2 bractes in middle 
6502 Subhirsute, Leafl. obov. obi. obt. Pedunc. equal to petiole with 2 bractes in their middle, Styles glandular 
6503 Subhirsute, Leafl. obov. obi. obt. Ped. longer than petioles with 2 bractes below their middle, Styles hairy 
6504 Pubesc. Leafl. obt. lateral ovate : midd. cuneate, Pedunc. twice as long as petiole with 2 bractes in midd. 
6505 Pubesc. Leafl. roundish, Pedunc. as long as pet. with 2 bractes at base. Calyx with clavate hairs at edges 
6506 Pub- Leafl. roundish, Ped. as long as pet. with 2 bractes below mid. Cal. with simple and glan. hairs mixed 
6507 Pub. Leafl. round. : mid. cun. at base, Ped. as long as Ivs. or long, with 2 bractes below mid. Styles very short 
^ Flowers large. Leaves red beneath 
y Flowers large, Leaves green on both sides 
6508 Pubesc. Leafl. roundish. Scapes longer than leaf with 2 bractes below the middle 
6509 Smooth, Leafl. roundish dotted, Stipules dilated acuminate, Bractes alternate 
6510 Pub. Leafl. obcor, roundish. Scapes nearly twice as short as pet. with 2 bractes in mid. Styles intemiediatte 
6511 Pub. Leafl. obcor. roundish. Scapes thrice as short as petiole with 2 bractes in midd. Styles very long 
6512 Densely pubesc. Leafl. obcordate. Scape longer than leaves with 2 bractes above middle, Cal. obtuse 
6513 Woolly, Leafl. obcordate, Cai. acute 
6514 Root toothed creeping, Leafl. obcord. downy. Scape longer than leaves. Petals oval obtuse 
6515 Koot toothed creeping, Leafl. obcord. downy. Scape longer than leaves. Pet. obi. unequally emarginate 
6516 Smoothish, Leaflets obcordate, Scape longer than the leaves. Styles very short 
6517 Leaflets obcordate smooth, Pedunc. the length of leaves. Styles very short 
6518 Leafl. obcord. 2-lobed, smooth, Pedunc. longer than leaf. Styles intermediate 
6519 Leafl. obcord. 2-lobed smooth, Pedunc. longer than leaf. Styles very long 
6520 Leafl. cuneate emarg. hairy, Pedunc. the length of petiole, Styles very short, Filam. glandular 
6521 Leafl. lin. emarg, downy, Pedunc. shorter than petiole with 2 bractes at summit. Styles very long 
6522 Leaflets linear subcuneate emarginate, Pedunc. as long as petiole. Style intermediate 
§ 9. Leaves 3 or 5-leaved, glandular at end. 
6523 Leaflets 3 linear cuneifoi-m emarginate ciliated with many glands beneath 
6524 Leaflets 3 linear emarginate with 2 glands beneath. Styles and filaments glandular 
6525 Leaflets 3 linear emarginate with 2 calli at end. Styles very short 
6526 Leaflets 3 linear emarginate with many glands beneath, Styles very short. Inner filaments glandular 
6527 l.«aflets 3 linear emarginate with 2 glands beneath. Styles intermediate and filaments glandular 
6528 Leaflets 3 linear entire at end and glandular^, Styles very long and inner filaments glandular 
6529 Leaflets 5 linear at the end nearly entire with 2 callous glands. Styles intermediate 
§ 10. Leaves palmate or peltate, many-leaved, not glandular at end. 
6530 Leaflets 7 lanceolate acutish smooth spotted at base, Petioles compressed. Styles very short 
6531 Leaflets 6-7 smooth linear channelled acute, Styles very short, Filam. glandular 
6532 Leaflets 7 smooth lin. lane, obtuse, Cal. appressed. Styles very long and filaments glandular 
6533 Leaflets 7-9 smooth lin. emarg. Cal. reflexed at end. Styles intermediate 
6534 Leaflets 9-19 all over downy lanceolate cuneate emarginate 
and Miscellaneous Particulars. 
taste ; whence their names of Oxalis or Oxys, wood Sorrel, &c. The partial stem bearing the flower is a 
peduncle in the caulescent, a scape in the stipitate species. 
Many of the species ripen seeds, from which, or from offsets, they are readily propagated, and grown in light 
sandy soil : care being taken to give the pots little or no water when the plants are in a dormant state. An 
excellent work has been written on the genus by Jacquin, in which ninety-six species are described. All that 
were known in Europe at that time, were cultivated in the Imperial gardens of Schonbruun with great success, 
under the immediate inspection of Jacquin, by whom the following directions are given for their manage- 
ment. They are best kept in pots which will hold a good many roots. The earth should be so light and sandy as 
never to become hard, but always to be soft enough not to resist the point of the finger when pressed upon it ; 
when the flowering time is passed, the pots should be placed aside, where they require neither care nor water ; but 
are well protected from mice. In the beginning of August they should be placed in the open air and moderately 
watered. About the end of that month, or a little later, the leaves should appear. About the middle of 
September, earlier or later, according to the weather, they should be placed in a very sunny, airy greenhouse, 
