CLASS X. OHDEIi V. 
Gallthe'ria. Calyx hifeiior, double, 
outer 2 leaved, inner 5 cleft (or calyx 5-cleft, 
with 2 bracts) ; corolla ovate ; border small, 
5-oleft, i-evolute ; filaments hairy ; recepta- 
cle lU-toothed (or with a 10 pointed necta- 
ry) ; capsule 5-celled, invested with the 
berry-like calyx, (spicy wintergreen.) 
Vaccin"ium. Calyx superior, 5-toothed 
or 5-parted ; corolla bell or pitcher-form, 5- 
cleft, the divisions reHexed ; filaments in- 
serted on the germ with the corolla ; berry 
4 or 5 celled, many-seeded. The foreign 
species are sometimes octandrous. (whor- 
tlebeiry.) 
Andiiom"eda. [Lyonia.] Calyx 5-part- 
ed or 5-toothed, inferior; corolla ovate, 
roundish or sub-cylindric, with a 5-cleft, re- 
flexed month; capsule 5-celled, 5-valved, 
with partitions contraiy; stamens some- 
times 8. (white-bush, leather-leaf) 
Kal''mia. Calyx 5-parted ; corolla wheel- 
salver-form, with 10 horns beneath and 10 
cavities witliin, containing the anthers until 
the pollen is mature ; capsule 5-celled, many- 
seeded, (laurel.) 
Rhododen"dron. Calyx 5-parted; co- 
rolla 5 cleft, somewhat funnel form and ob- 
lique ; stamens declining, varying from 5 to 
10 ; anthei's opening by 2 terminal pores ; 
capsules 5-celled, 5-valved, opening at the 
top. (rose bay.) 
D. Floivers irifhout a calyx {or with a col- 
ored petal-like one) ; whole plant destitute 
of green lierbage. 
MoNOTRo'PA. Corolla confusedly poly- 
petalous, permanent ; petals about 5, with 
nectariferous hollows at their bases ; anthers 
reniform, sub-peltate, 1-celled, giving out 
pollen by 2 holes near the middle ; stigma 
orbicular, not bearded ; capsule 5-celled, 5- 
valved. (bird's-nest.) 
PxEROsrc'RA. Corolla 5-parted ; nectary 
ovate, with a 5 toothed, reflexed margin, 
enclosing the stamens ; anthers 2-celled, 2- 
bristled, sub-peltate ; filaments flat ; style 
short ; stigma capitate ; capsule sub-globose, 
5-celled. The nectary is considered as a 
corolla, and the corolla as a calyx, by some. 
" But the three genera in this section," says 
Eaton, " should be united in one, by alter- 
ing two or three words in the definition." 
(Albany beech drops.) 
MoNO'rROP"sis. Corolla 5-petalled, with- 
ering ; ovate, acuminate, close pressed to 
the nectary ; nectary bell-form, fleshy ; an- 
thei's clavate. 
ORDER II. DIGYNIA. 
Hydran"gea. Calyx 5-toothed, superior; 
corolla 5 pctalled ; capsule 2-celIed, 2 beak- 
ed dehiscent between the beaks, (hydran- 
gea.) See Hortensia. 
Saxifra'ga. Calyx 5-parted, half supe- 
rior; corolla S-petaNed ; capsule 2-celled, 
2-beaked, opening between the beaks, 
many-seeded, (saxifrage.) 
Mitei/'la. Calyx 5-clefl, pennanent; pe- 
tals 5, pinnatifid, inserted into the calyx ; 
capsule 2-celled, 2 valved, valves equal. 
Sapona'kia. Calyx inferior, 1-leafed, tu- 
bular, 5 toothed, without scales ; petals 5, 
witli claws ; capsule oblong, 1-celled. (soap- 
wort.) 
Dian"thus. Calyx inferior, cylindrical, 
1-leafed, with 4 or 8 scales at the base ; pe- 
tals 5, with claws; capsule cylindrical, 1- 
celled, dehiscent at the top. (pink, sweet- 
william.) 
Tiarel^'la. Calyx 5-parted. persistent; 
petals 5, inserted into the calyx, unguicu- 
late, entire ; capsule 1-celled, 2-valved. 
ScLERAN^THUS. Calyx 5-cleft, with the 
stamens in.serted upon it ; corolla 0 ; capsule 
1-celled, covered with the calyx. 
! ORDER III. TRIGYNIA. 
Sit.e'ne. Calyx 1-leaved, tubular or con- 
ic, S toothed ; petals 5, with claws, gener- 
ally crowned at the orifice ; capsule 3-celled, 
6 toothed, many-seeded. 
! Arena'ria. Calyx inferior, spreading, 5- 
leaved ; petals 5, entire ; capsule 1-celled, 
many-seeded, (sandwort.) 
I Cucu'BULUS. Calyx 1-leaved, inflated, 
j 5-toothed ; petals 5, unguiculate ; capsule 
i 3 celled, (bladder-campion.) 
I Stella'ria. Calyx 5-sepalled ; petals 5, 
deeply cleft; capsule 1 celled, opening with 
6 teeth, many-.seeded. (starwort.) 
Horten'sia. Calyx S toothed, minute, 
i:orolla 5-petalled ; the flowers composing 
the cyme have a large, colored, permanent, 
petal-like 5-leaved calyx, and a minute, ca- 
ducous, 4 or 5-petalled corolla ; stamens 
8, 10, or 11. (changeable hydrangea.) Ex. 
This plant is much altered by cultivation. 
ORDER IV. TETRAGYNIA. 
MiCROPe'tALON. [SPEHGULAS"TRUM.j 
Sepals 5, expanding ; petals 5, minute, en- 
tire, often wanting ; stigmas 4, .sessile ; cap- 
sule ovate, longer than the calyx, 4-valved, 
(blind-starwort.) 
ORDER V. PENTAGYNIA. 
Sper"gula. Calyx 5 leaved ; petals 5, 
undivided; capsule ovate, S celled, 5-valved. 
Ceras"tium. Calyx 5-leaved ; petals 5, 
2 cleft or emarginate ; capsule 1-celled, de- 
hiscent at top, lO-toothed. (mouse-ear, chick- 
weed.) 
Agrostem'^ma. Calyx 5-cleft, prismatic 
or tubular, conaceous ; petals 5, with claws 
border obtuse, entire ; capsule 1-celled, 
many-seeded, opening with 5 teeth, (cockle.) 
Oxa'lis. Calyx permanent, 5 parted or 
5 leaved, inferior ; petals 5, cohering by the 
claws; capsule S celled, 5-cornered., dehis- 
cent at the corners ; seeds 2 or more in a 
cell, covered with an elastic aril ; stamens 
with 5 shorter outer ones adhering at their 
bases. 
Pentho'rum. Calyx 5 to lO-cleft; petals 
5 or 0 ; cap.sules 5-pohited, 5 celled ; cells 
divided transversely, many-seeded. (Vir- 
ginian orpine.) 
Se'dum. Calyx inferior, 5-cleft ; 5 petals ; 
5 nectarifero i.s scales at the base of the 
germ; capsules 5. (live-forever, orpine 
stone crop. 
Lych'nis. Calyx 1-leaved, oblang, 5 
toothed; petals 5, with claws; the limb 
