46 CLASS IX 
ORDER XIII. POLYGYNIA, 
Alis^'ma. Calyx 3-leaved ; petals 3 ; cap- 
sules numerous, 1-seeded, not opening. 
CLASS VIL HEPTANDRIA 
ORDER I. MONOGYNIA. 
Trienta'lis. Calyx 7 leaved ; corolla 7- 
parted, equal, flat ; berry juiceless, 1-celled, 
many seeded ; number of stamens variable, 
(chick-wintergreen.) 
jE'sculus. Calyx inflated, 4 or 5-toothed ; 
corolla 4 or 5 petalled, inserted on the calyx, 
unequal, pubescent ; capsule 3-celled ; seeds 
large, solitary, chestnut-form, (horse-chest- 
nut.) S. 
ORDER III. TRIGYNIA. 
Franke'nia. Sepals 5, united in a fur- 
I'owed tube, persistent, equal ; petals 5, un- 
guiculate, with appendages at the base of 
the limb ; capsule 1-celled, many-seeded. S, 
ORDER IV. TETRAGYNIA. 
Sauru'rus. Calyx in an anient or spike, 
with 1 -flowered scales; corolla 0; anthers 
adnate to the filaments ; germs 4 ; berries or 
capsules 4, 1 -.seeded; stamens 6, 7, 8, or 
more, (lizard-tail.) 
CLASS Vm. OCTANDRIA. 
ORDER I. MONOGYNIA. 
A. Flowers superior. 
Rhex'^ia. Calyx ventricose ovate at the 
base, limb 4-cleft ; petals 4, ovate ; capsule 
included in the calyx, 4 celled ; seeds nu- 
merous, cochleate. (deer-grass.) 
Gau'ra. Calyx 4-cleft, tubular; corolla 
4-petalled, a.scending toward the upper side ; 
nut 4-cornered, seeded. (Virginian loose- 
strife.) 
CEno'thera. Calyx 4 cleft, tubular, ca- 
ducous, divisions deflected ; petals 4, insert- 
ed on the calyx ; stigma 4-cleft ; capsule 4- 
celled, 4 valved ; seeds not feathered, afiixed 
to a central 4 .sided columella, (scabish, or 
evening-primrose ) 
EpiiLo'iuuM. Calyx 4-cleft, tubular; co- 
rolla 1-petalled ; capsule oblong and of gi'eat 
length ; seeds feathered, (willow-herb.) 
0xYC0c"cus. Calyx superior, 4-toothed; 
corolla 4-parted, the divisions sub-linear, 
revolute; filaments converging ; anthers tu- 
bular, 2-parted, berry many-seeded, (cran- 
berry.) 
Fu'scHSiA. Calyx funnel-form, colored, 
superior, caducous ; petals (or nectaries) 4, 
sitting in the throat of the calyx, alternating 
with its divisions ; stigma 4-sided, capitate ; 
beny oblong, 4-celled ; seeds numerous. 
(ear-drOp ) 
Clark 'ia. Calyx 4-cleft, tubular ; corolla 
4-petalled, 3 lobed, cruciform; petals with 
claws; stamens 4 ; stigma petal-like, 4-lobed; 
capsule 4-celled. (beautiful clai-kia, false 
tree-primrose.) (iJ. 
B. Floivers inferior. 
Menzie'sia. Calyx deeply 5-cleft ; corol- 
la 1-petalled, ovate, 4 to 5-cleft ; stamens in- 
beited into the receptacle ; capsule 4-celled ; 
seeds numerous, oblwng. 
ORDER L 
Dir"ca. Perianth colored, campanulatci 
border obsolete ; stamens unequal, exserted, 
berry 1 -.seeded, (leather- wood.) 
Jefferso'nia. Calyx 4 sepalled; petals 
8 ; capsule obovate, opening below the top. 
(twin leaf ) 
Dodo'NjEa. Sepals 4, deciduous; petals 
0 ; style 1, filiform. 
A'cER. Polygamous (sometimes hexan- 
drous) ; calyx .l-cleft ; corolla 4 or 5-petalled, 
or wanting ; samaras 2, united at the base, 
1-seeded, often 1 rudiment of a seed. (nia. 
pie.) 
Eri'ca. Calyx 4 leaved, permanent ; co- 
rolla 4-cleft, permanent ; filaments inserted 
on the receptacle ; anthers bifid ; capsules 
membranaceous, 4 to 8-celled, the partitions 
form the margins of the valves ; seeds many 
in each cell, (heath.) Ex. 
Daph"ne. Calyx 0; corolla 4-cleft, with- 
ering, including the stamens ; drupe 1-seed- 
ed. (mezereon.) Ex. 
TroPjEo'lu.m, Calyx 4 or 5-cleft, colored, 
spuiTed ; petals 4 or 5, unequal ; nuts leath 
ery, sulcate. (nasturtion.) Ex. 
Elliot"tia. Calyx 4-toothed, inferior; 
corolla deeply 4-parted; stigma capitate, 
(false-spiked alder.) S. 
Amy'ris. r lowers perfect; calyx 4 -tooth- 
ed ; petals wedge-form, longer than the sta- 
mens ; germ 1-celled ; stigma sessile. 
ORDER II. DIGYNIA. 
Chrysosple'nium. Calyx superior, 4 or 
5-cleft, colored ; corolla 0 ; capsule 2 beaked, 
1-celled, many-seeded, (golden saxifrage, 
water-carpet.) 
order III. TRIGYNIA. 
PoL^YGO^NUM. Calyx inferior, 5-parted, 
colored ; corolla 0 ; seed 1, angular, covered 
with the calyx ; stamens and pistils vary in 
number. The calyx in some species might 
be taken for a corolla, (knot-grass, watcir- 
pepper, buck-wheat, heart's ease.j 
Brunich"ia. Calyx tubular, inflated, 5- 
cleft, angular at the base ; corolla 0 ; styles 
short ; stigma 2-cleft ; seed 1 ; stamens 8 to 
10. 
Sapin'^dus. Calyx of 4 sepals ; corolla of 
4 petals ; capsule fleshy, ventricose. (soap- 
berry.) 
Cardiosper^'mum. Calyx 4-sepalled; pet- 
als 4 ; nectary 4 leaved, unequal ; cap.sule 
membranaceous, inflated, 3-lobed, 3-celled ; 
seeds round, marked at the hilum with a 
heart-formed spot, (heart-seed.) S. 
ORDER IV. TETRAGYNIA. 
Adox"a. Calyx inferior, 2 or 3-cleft ; co- 
rolla 4 or 5-cleft '; berry I cefled, 4 or 5-seed- 
ed, attached to the calyx ; flowers lateral 
stamens 8 to 10. S. 
Bryophyi/'i.um. Sepals 4 ; petals 4, con- 
nate into a cylinder ; seeds many. 
CLASS IX. ENNEANDRIA. 
ORDER I. MONOGYNIA. 
Lau'rus. Calyx 4 to 6-parted; corolla 0; 
nectaries 3. each a 2-bristled or 2-lobed gland, 
surrounding the germ ; drupe 1-seeded ; sta- 
mens vary from 3 to 14, but they are gener- 
