CHAP. I. GENERIC AND SPECIFIC CHARACTERS. 
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" Cahjx 5 — 4 — divisus, parti tus v. tubulosus, sequalis v. in- 
sequalis ; raro multifidus v. integer et obsoletus : persistens. 
Corolla monopetala, hypogyna, staminifera, plerumque irre- 
gularis ; limbo ringente v. bilabiate, raro unilabiato ; nunc 
subaequalis; decidua. Stamina saepius duo, antherifera, 
modo 4 didynama, brevioribus quandoque effoetis. AnthercB 
V. biloculares, loculis insertione inaequalibus aequalibusve ; 
V. uniloculares ; longitudinaliter dehiscentes. Ovarium disco 
glanduloso basi cinctum, biloculare loculis *2 polyspermis. 
Stylas 1. Stigma bilobum, raro indivisum. Capsulah\\oc\AdiY\^, 
loculis 2 polyspermis, abortione quandoque monospermis, 
elastice bivalvis. Dissepimentum contrarium, per axin (medio 
quandoque apertam) bipartibile, segmentis valvulis adnatis 
modo ab iisdem elastice dissilientibus, integris v. raro sponte 
bipartibilibus ; margine interiore seminiferis. Semina proces- 
subus subulatis adscendentibus dissepimenti plerumque sub- 
tensa, subrotunda: Testa laxa. Albumen nullum. Embryo 
curvatus v. rectus ; Cotyledones magnae, suborbiculatae : 
Radicula teres, descendens, et simul centripeta, curvata v. 
recta ; Pliimula inconspicua . Herbce v. Frutices, intra 
tropicos praecipue provenientes ; pube, dum adsit, simplici, 
nunc capitata, rarissime stellata. Folia opposita, rar6 
quaterna, exstipulata, simplicia, indivisa, Integra v. serrata; 
raro sinuata v. sublobata. Injiorescentia terminalis v. axillaris, 
spicata, racemosa, fasciculata, paniculata v. solitaria. Flores 
in spicis saepius oppositi, nunc alterni, tribracteati, bracteis 
lateralibus raro deficientibus, quandoque magnis foliaceis 
calycem nanum, interdum obsoletum, includentibus." 
In this instance a much greater number of particulars is 
introduced than in the former ; but still it comprehends 
nothing like all the characters that would be included in a 
general description. 
The following is also a specimen of a generic and specific 
character, from the same author. It shows the plan upon 
which the essential characters of genera should be constructed : 
" Veronica L., Juss. 
" Hebe Juss, 
" Calyx 4-partitus, raro 5-partitus. Corolla subrotata ; 
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