CLASS XII. 
Bkja'ria. Bafa'ria. Calyx 7-clefl ; pe- 
tals 7 ; stamens 14 ; capsule 7-celled, many- 
eeeded. S. 
Lkwis^'ia. Calyx from 7 to 9-sepalled ; 
petals 14 to 18; stamens 14 to 18; style 
about 3-cleft; stigmas 2-cleft; capsules 3- 
celled, many-seeded ; seeds shining. S. 
ORDER II. DIGYNIA, INCLIJDING ORDER V. 
PENTAGYNIA. 
Delphin"ium. Calyx 0 ; corolla 5-petal- 
led, unequal ; nectary 2-cleft, horned be- 
hind ; capsules 1 or 3, pod-like, (larkspur.) 
Aconi'tum. Calyx 0; petals 5, upper one 
valved ; nectaries 2, hooded, peduncled, re- 
curved ; capsule 3 or 5, pod-like, (monk's- 
hood.) 
Aquile'gia. Calyx 0; petals 5, cadu- 
cous; nectaries 5, alternating with the pe- 
tals, and terminating downward in a spur- 
like nectary ; capsules 5, erect ; acuminated 
with the permanent styles, many-seeded. 
By some, the nectaries are considered as 
petals, and the corolla as a colored calyx, 
(columbine.) 
Ascy'rum. Sepals 4, the 2 inner larger 
and cordate ; petals 4 ; stamens scarcely 
united at the ba.se. (St. Peter's wort.) 
Calligo'num. Calyx 5-parted ; corolla 0 ; 
filaments numerous, united at the base ; 
germ superior, 4-sided, nut winged. S. 
Rese'da. Perfect flower apetalous, sur- 
rounded by several fringed, petal-like, bar- 
ren flowers ; involucre spreading, many- 
leaved, (mignonette.) Ex. 
Rhizopho'ra. Calyx 4-parted; corolla 
4-parted ; stigmas 2 ; seed 1, veiy long, base 
fleshy. 
Hyper^'icum. Calyx 5-parted; divisions 
equal, sub-ovate ; corolla 5-petalled ; fila- 
ments often united at the base in 3 or 5 
sets ; styles 2 to 5 ; capsules membranace- 
ous, roundish, with a number of cells equal 
to the number of styles. The bases of the 
filaments are often in groups, when they 
are not united. (St. John's wort.) 
PiEo'NiA. Calyx 5-leaved : petals 5 ; 
styles 0 ; stigmas 2 or 3 ; capsules pod-like, 
many-seeded. Remarkable for the multi- 
plication of petals by rich culture, (peony.) 
Ex. 
Elo'dea. Sepals 5, equal, somewhat 
united at the base ; petals 5, deciduous, 
equal ; stameAs 9 to 15, polyadelphous-par- 
cels alternating with glands ; styles 3, dis- 
tinct; capsule oblong, membranaceous, 3- 
celled. 
Nigel^'la. Calyx 0; petals 5; nectaries 
5, 3-cleft, within the corolla ; capsules 5, 
convex, (lady-in-the-green, fennel flower.) 
Ex. 
Dendrom^'econ. Sepals 2 ; petals 4 ; 
stamens numerous ; stigmas 2, .sessile ; cap- 
sule pod-shaped, furrowed ; valves thick 
and coriaceous, almost woody, opening 
from the base to the apex ; seeds rather 
large and numerous ; pyriform, smooth. S. 
order XII. POLYGYNIA. 
Asimi'na. Porcel^ia. Calyx 3-parted ; 
petals 6, spreading, ovate, oblong, the inner 
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smaller ; anthers sub-seesile ; hemes seve 
ral, ovate, (custard apple.) 
Trol^lius. Sepals colored, 5 to 15, de 
ciduous, pelaloid ; petals 5 to 20, small , 
capsules many, cylindrical, sessile, many- 
seeded, (globe-flower.) 
Hydropel'''tis. Sepals 3 to 4 ; petals 3 
to 4 ; ovaries 6 to 18 ; seeds pendulous, 
ovate, globose, (water-shield.) 
Hydras"tis. Calyx 3-leaved, petaloid; 
leafets ovate ; petals 0 ; berry composed of 
many l-seeded grains, (orange-root.) 
Nelum"bium. Calyx petaloid, of 4 or 6 
sepals; petals many, deeply immer.sed in 
the upper surface of a turbinate receptacle. 
Illi'cium. Sepals 6 ; petals numerous, 
in 3 series; capsules many, disposed in a 
circle, 2-valved, l-seeded. (anise-tree.) S. 
Clema'tis. Petals 3, 4, 5, or 6 ; seeds 
compressed ; styles permanent, becoming 
long, plumose tails. Some species are dioe- 
cious, (virgin's bower.) 
Thalic^trum. Petals 4 or 5; filaments 
very long ; seeds without tails, striate, 
terete. Some species are dioecious, (mead- 
ow-rue.) 
Anem"one. Petals 5 to 9 ; seeds numer- 
ous, naked, (wind-flower, rue, anemone.) 
Cop^Tis. Petals 5 or 6, caducous; necta- 
ries small, 5 or 6, cowled ; capsules oblong, 
5 to 8, stiped, stellate, beaked, many-seeded, 
(gold thread.) By some the nectaries are 
mistaken for corollas, and the corollas for 
calyxes. 
Cai/'tha. Petals 5 to 9, orbicular; cap- 
sules numerous (5 to 10), many-seeded, 
compressed, 1-celled, spreading ; nectaries 
0 ; pistils variable in number. (American 
cowslip.) 
Hellebo'rus. Petals 5 or more ; nectary 
2-lipped, tubular ; capsules 5 or 6, many 
seeded, erectish, compressed, (hellebore.) 
Ex. 
Magno'lia. Calyx 3-leaved ; corolla 6 to 
9-petalled; capsules numerous, imbricate 
on a strobile-like spike, 2-valved ; seeds 
arilled, pendulous on long cords; berry- 
like, (magnolia, or beaver-tree.) 
LiRiODEN^DRON. Calyx 3-leaved ; corol 
la 6 or 9-petalled, liliaceous ; seeds in a sub- 
lanceolate samara, imbricate on a strobile- 
like spike, (tulip tree, or white-wood.) 
Hepat"ica. Calyx 3-leaved, a little dis- 
tance below the corolla, entire ; petals 6 to 
9 ; seeds without tails, (liverleaf.) 
Ranun''culus. Calyx 5-leaved ; petals 5, 
with claws, and a nectariferous pore or 
scale on the inside of each ; seeds without 
tails, naked, numerous, (crow-foot.) Some 
mistake an extra tegument for a capsule. 
Sempervi'vum. Calyx 9 to 12-parted; 
petals 8 to 12 ; capsules 12, many-seeded ; 
stamens 16 or 20. (house-leek.) Ex. 
Platys"temon. Sepals 3, pilose; petala 
6; stamens numerous; ovaries 10-14 dis- 
tinct; stigmas sessile ; carpels 10-14, linear, 
indehiscent articulated or transversely 
strangulated between each seed. S. 
Ado'nis. Calyx 4 to 5-leaved ; petals 5 
or more, without nectariferous pores ; seeds 
awnless. (pheasant's eye.) Ex. 
