GLASS X. ORDER I. 
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tlly in two series of 6 each, with 3 of the 
inner series ban*en, often dioecious. The 
calyx may be taken for a corolla, (sassafras, 
Bpice-busli.) 
ORDER II. DIGYNIA. 
EriGo'num. Perianth bell-form, 5-cleft; 
eeed triangular, covered by the calyx ; flow- 
ers involucred. S. 
Plee'a. Calyx none; corolla 6 parted, 
spreading ; segments linear, acute ; capsule 
roundish, 3 angled. 3-celled, partitions obso- 
lete ; seeds numerous^ minute, sub-tei'ete 
and caudate, attached to the margin of the 
valves. I 
order III. TRIGYNIA. j 
B.he'um. Perianth 6-cleft, permanent; 
seed I to 3-sided, (rhubarb.) 
CLASS X. DECANDRIA, 
order I. MONOGYNIA. I 
A. Flowers polypetalous, irregular {mostly 
papilionaceous). 
Cas"sia. Calyx 5-leaved ; corolla 5-pe- . 
tailed ; anthers 3, lower ones beaked, and on 
longer incurved filaments ; legume membra- 
naceous, (cassia.) 
Bapti'sia. Calyx 4 or 5-cleft, halfway 
(sometimes 4-toothed), somewhat 2-lipped ; 
corolla papilionaceous ; wings of the length 
of the reriexed banner ; stamens caducous ; 
legume intlated, smooth, many- seeded, (wild 
indigo.) 1 
Cer"cis. Calyx 5-toothed, gibbous be- • 
low ; corolla papilionaceous, wings longer , 
than the banner ; keel 2-petalled ; legume \ 
compressed ; seed-bearing suture margined ; 
seeds obovate. (Judas tree ) 
Sopho'ra. Calyx 5 toothed; pod many- 
seeded, not winged. S. 
Ther"mia. Calyx oblong, 2-lipped, con- 
vex behind ; banner reflexed ; keel obtuse ; 
pod linear, many-seeded, (false lupine.) S. 
Virgil"ia. Calyx 5-cleft ; petals eqxial ; 
stigma beardle.ss ; pod compressed, oblong, 
many-seeded. S. 
Poma'ria. Calyx turbinate, 5-parted, ca- 
ducous; petals 5, with short claws ; filaments 
hirsute below; legume 1-celled, 2-seeded. S. 
Rhodo'ra. Calyx 5-toothed ; corolla 3- 
petalled, or 2-petalIed, with the upper one 
deeply parted ; stamens declined ; capsule 
5-celled, 5-valved, opening at the top. 
B. Flowers polypetalous, regular. 
Pyro'la. Calyx 5-parted; petals 5; styles 
longer than the stamens ; anthers with 2 
pores at the base before, and at the top after 
the opening of the flower; capsule 5-cel!ed, 
dehiscent at the angles near the base, (shin- 
leaf) 
Chimaph"ila. Calyx 5 parted ; petals 5; 
anthers beaked, with 2 pores at the ba.se be- 
fore, and at the top after the opening of the 
flower : style immersed ; stigma thick, or- 
biculate ; capsule 5-celled, dehi.scent at the 
angles near the summit, (prince's pine, pip- 
sissiwa.) 
Leiophyl^'lum. Calyx 5-pai-ted ; corolla 
flat, 5-parted or 5-petalled ; stamens longer 
25* 
than the corolla, with lateral anthers opening 
longitudinally on their insides ; capsule 5- 
celled, dehiscent at the top, 5-valved ; vaivea 
ovate with margins inflexed, remote, straight, 
columella sub-ovate, terete, rugose ; seeds 
small, not winged ; leaves always glabrous, 
(sleek-leaf) 
Cle'thra. Calyx 5-parted, permanent; 
corolla 5-petalled ; style permanent ; stigma 
short, 3-cleft ; capsule 3-celled, 3-vaIved, en^ 
closed by the calyx. Spiked, (sweet pep- 
per-bush.) 
Ru'ta. Calyx 5-parted ; petals concave , 
receptacle surrounded by 10 nectariferous 
dots ; capsule lobed ; petals sometimes 4, and 
stamens 8. (rue.) Ex. 
Le'dum. Calyx minute, 5-toothed ; corol- 
la 5-petalled, spreading ; .stamens exserted ; 
anthers opening by 2 terminal pores ; cap- 
sule sub ovate, 5-celled, 5-valved, opening at 
the base. (Labrador tea.) 
Myloca'rium. Calyx 5-toothed ; petals 
5 ; stigma sessile ; capsule superior, winged 
3-celled, 1-seeded, seed subulate, (buck- 
wheat-tree.) S. 
Me'lia. Calyx minute. 5-parted ; petals 
5 ; nectary 10-toothed, cylindric ; drupe 5- 
celled, 5-seeded. (pride of China.) S. 
Jussi'jiu. Calyx 4 or 5-parted, superior, 
persistent ; petals 4 or 5, ovate ; capsule 
many-seeded, seeds minute. S. 
Swiete'nia. Calyx 5-cleft; petals 5 ; cap- 
sule 5-celled, opening at the base, woody ; 
seeds winged, (mahogany-tree.) 8. 
Trib"ulus. Calyx 5 parted ; petals 5, 
spreading ; styles none ; stigma partly 5-cleft ; 
capsules generally 5, gibbous, sub-spinose, 
2 or 3 -seeded, (caltrops.) <S^. 
Proso'pis. Calyx hemispherical, 4-tooth- 
ed ; petals 5, lance-linear, recurved at the 
apex ; filaments capillary, adnate at the 
base ; stigma simple ; legume long, many- 
seeded. S. 
Limnan"thes. Sepals .5, united at the 
base ; petals 5, cuneiform, retu.se, longer than 
the sepals ; ovaries 5 ; styles united into one, 
nearly to the top. S. 
Limo'nia. Calyx 4 or 5-cleft, urceolate, 
marescent ; petals 4 or 5 ; stamens 8 to 10, 
filaments distinct, subulate ; anthers cordate, 
oblong ; receptacle elevated, fonning a short 
stipe to the ovary ; style 1 ; stigma some- 
what lobed ; fruit orange-form, 4 or 5-celled, 
or, by abortive growth, fewer ; seeds solita- 
ry in each cell. 
DioNiE'A. Calyx 5-parted or 5-leaved; 
petals 5 ; stigma fringed ; capsule roundish, 
gibbous, 1-celled, many-seeded; petals some- 
times 6. (Venus' fly-trap.) S. 
C. Flowers monopetalous. 
Arbu'tus. Calyx inferior, 5-parted, mi- 
nute ; corolla ovate, pellucid at the base ; 
border small, 5-cleft, revolute ; filaments 
hairy ; berry 5-celled. (bear-berry.) 
Epig^'a. Calyx douljle, outer 3-leaved, 
inner 5-parted (or calyx 5-parted, with 3 
bracts) ; corolla salver-form ; border 5-part- 
ed, spreading; tube villose within ; capsule 
5-celled, many-seed'-id ; receptacle S-parted 
(trailmg aibutus.) 
