Order III. MONADELPHIA HEPTANDRIA. 571 
*** Leaves pinnatijid. Segments cut or rmiUifid. 
9i77 Stemless, Leaves hairy bipinnated, Lobes linear somewhat blunt. Upper petals reflexed : lower connivent 
9478 Nearly stemless, Lvs. bipinnated hairy, Lobes pinnati. cut multifid linear somewhat toothed, Fl. nodding 
9479 Stemless, Lvs. hairy pinnated : segm. pinnatifid or trifid. Lobes linear acute 
9480 Stemless, Lvs. pinnated : segm. trifid, Lobes linear acum. bearded at end. Pet. lin. blunt 
9481 Stemless, Lvs. pinnated : segm. trifid cut at end naked, Pet. blunt all with an oblong spot 
9482 Stemless, Lvs. pinnated pubesc : segm. cuneate 3-5-toothed at end. Teeth setose at end, Umb. compound 
9483 Stemless, Lvs. pinnated smooth : segm. cut-lobed acute, Umb. simple, Petals emarginate 
9484 Subcaulescent, Leaves pinnated or 3-cut : segm. obi. lane, smooth entire ciliated at edge acum. at end 
9485 Stemless, Lvs. pinnated : segments bipartite. Umbel compound 
9486 Stemless, Lvs. pinnated hairy : segm. cut multifid. Umbel simple 4-6-fl. Petals linear 
9487 Stemless, Lvs. pinnated : segm. lane, linear. Umbel compound 
9488 Stemless, Lvs. lane, linear entire and pinnatifid, Umb. compound 
9489 Stemless, Lvs. hairy ciliated obovate or lane, entire or pinnatifid, Stipules adhering to petiole 
9490 Nearly stemless, Lvs. hairy pinnated : segm. oval-obl. blunt subpinnatifid or toothed. Petals lin. blunt 
9491 stemless, Lvs. hispid entire or 3 cut, Umbel compound, Flowers dioecious [at end 
9492 Stemless, Lvs. downy : some obi. and entire ; others pinnated. Upper sepal erect. Barren filam. incurved 
\ 2. DiMACRiA. Lindl. Petals 5. unequal, two upper connivent spreading at end. Stamens shorter than sepals, 
5 fertile, two lowermost twice as long as the rest, upper very short ; 5 sterile, very small, nearly equal. Stemless 
herbs, with a tuberous turnip-like root ; leaves stalked pinnatifid. 
* heaves pinnated, with an odd segment. Segments entire. 
9493 Stemless, Lvs. pinnated villous : segm. ovate in 2 or 4 pairs, Petals nearly entire flat 
9494 Stemless, Lvs. pinnated hairy : segm. elliptical in many pairs. Petals wavy twisted at base 
9495 Stemless, Lvs. pinnated smooth : segm. of I or 2 pairs obovate or oblong 
9496 Stemless, Lvs. pinnated smooth : segm. of 2 or 3 pair obovate ; the terminal ones confluent 
** Leaves pinnate, with an odd one. Segments lohed or multifid. 
9497 Nearly stemless. Leaves smooth pinnated : segments lobed blunt, Upper petals obcordate 
9498 Stemless, Lvs. smooth bipinnated. Lobes trifid linear blunt. Scape simple 
^ 3. CvNOSBATA. Dec. Petals oval, nearly equal, almost twice as long as calyx. Stamens 10 erect, the 5 
alternate ones bearing the anthers. Stems shrubby, erect. 
9499 Stem shrubby at base, Lvs. cordate 5-lobed hairy zoned, Lobes acutely toothed at end 
9500 Stem shrubby branched, Lvs. cordate 3-lobed toothed hairy : middle lobe 3-lobed, Pedunc. 2-floweerd 
\ 4. Peristera. Dec. Petals nearly equal, as long as calyx, or a little larger. Stamens 10, 5 longer, nearly 
equal, or one only occasionally abortive, 5 alternate, very short, sterile, tooth like. Herbs with stems, and 
with the appearance of Erodium. or Geranium. 
9501 Stems many diffuse, Lvs. cordate roundish many-parted, Lobes trifid, Lobelets linear blunt 
9502 Caulescent procumbent, Lvs. cord, somewhat lobed crenate-toothed, Pedunc. 2-flowered 
9503 Stems many procumbent, Lvs. cord, usually 3-parted or 5-lobed toothed, Pedunc. 3-5-flowered 
9504 Much branched procumbent, Leaves ellipt. blunt hoary toothed, Pedunc. 2-flowered, Anthers 5 
9505 Diffuse procumbent, Lvs. cordate somewhat lobed villous beneath, Peduncles many-flowered 
9506 Diffuse procumbent, Lvs. cordate ovate villous 3-lobed toothed : upper sinuated, Umbel many-flowered 
§ 5. Otidia. Lindl. Petals oblong-linear, nearly equal, about twice as long as calyx, the two upper auricled at 
the base on the upper side. Stamens 10, erect, 5 fertile, 2 upper spatulate or subulate, 3 lower shorter. Stems 
shrubby, fieshy. Leaves alternate pinnated, fleshy. Flowers whitish. 
9507 Stem shrubby fleshy, Umb. many-flowered loosely panicled, Lvs. pinnated smooth, Petals somew. toothed 
9508 Stem shrubby fleshy branched, Lvs. fleshy pinnated : lobes lin. round channelled entire or 3-toothed at end 
9509 Stem shrubby fleshy warted, Lvs. fleshy pinnated : segm. cut pinnatifid subtrifid at end [at base 
9510 Stem shrubby fleshy, Lvs. fleshy bipinnated : lobes dilated and cut at end, Pedunc. panicl. Upper pet. crisp 
9511 Stem shrubby fleshy. Branches hairy, Lvs. pinnat.: segm. stalked subalternate wedge-shaped toothed at end 
9512 Stem fleshy thick suffruticose at base, Lvs. smooth thick sinuate-pinnat.: segm. obi. blunt cut toothed at end 
§ a PoLYACTiUM. Dec. Scpals nearly equal, revolute. Petals 5, nearly equal, obovate. Stamens 10, 5 fertile : 
the four lower long, subulate j upper broad, spatulate, reflexed at end; the fertile ones shorter, incurved at end. 
Petals with a very large dark bi own spot which is scarcely edged with ye/low. 
9513 Subcaulesc. Lower lvs. pinnat. hairy : segm. pinnati. ; lobes obi. blunt cut-toothed ; upper smoothish bipinn. 
^ 7. IsoPETAHJM. Sweet. Upper sepal ending in a honey pore and not in a tube. Petals 5, equal. Stamens 10, 
united in a very short cup, 5-6 fertile, spreading incurved at end j sterile unequal, subulate incurved. Shriib 
tvith a fleshy stem. 
9514 Stem thick fleshy branched naked, Lvs. cord, subpeltate rugose pubesc. netted with downy veins beneath 
and Miscellajieous Particulars. 
The bulbous or fleshy stemmed species are generally very rare in collections, and are far more interesting 
than the common or vulgar kinds. They are distinguished by so peculiar a habit and constitution, that there 
can be little doubt of the propriety of separating them into one or more distinct genera, as has been clone 
already by the authors quoted above ; especially as the characters upon w hich they are founded, are generally 
more certain than those by which Erodium and Geranium are defined. Here, however, they are placed as 
