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CLASS XVI. ORDER X. 
ed, inner 5-leaved, uneqaal; seed 1, cover- 
ed by the converging calyx. (S^. 
Philox"erus. Calyx 5 parted ; corolla 
none ; stamens united at the base into a 
small entire cap, shorter than the germ ; 
anthers 1-celled; stigmas 2; bladder-like 
capsule membranaceous, 1-seeded, valve- 
less. S. 
Malachoden"dron. Calyx bracted ; pe- 
tals 5 6 ; limb crenulate ; germ 5-striate ; 
stigmas capitate ; capsules 5, united, seed 
1. S.. 
ORDER VII. HEPTANDRIA. 
Pelargo'nium. Calyx 5-parted, upper 
division broader, ending in a capillary nec- 
tariferous tube ; corolla 5-petalled, irregu- 
lar; the 2 upper petals usually broader, 
with colored veins ; filaments 10, 3 of them 
usually without anthers; arils 5, each 1- 
seeded, awned ; some of the awns spiral, 
(stork geranium.) Ex. 
ORDER Vin. OCTANDRIA. 
Pis' tia. Spatha ligulate, hooded ; co- 
rolla 0 ; filament lateral ; anthers 3 to 8 ; 
style 1 ; capsule 1-celled, many-tieeded. (S. 
ORDER X. DECANDRIA. 
(jERA'NiUM. Calyx 5-leaved ; corolla 5- 
petalled, regular; nectariferous glands 5, 
adhering to the base of the 5 alternating 
long filaments; arils 5, 1-seeded, awned, 
beaked at the elongated top of the recep- 
tacle ; awn naked or smooth within, straight, 
(cranebill, false crowfoot, herb rohert.) 
Aca'cia. Polygamous; calyx tubular, 5- 
toothed ; petals 5 ; stamens 5 to 10, exsert ; 
pod 1-celled, 2-valved. 
Darlingto'nia. Calyx bell-form, 5-7- 
toothed ; petals 5, distinct ; stamens 5 to 10, 
8ub-exsert; legume bivalve, juiceless, .snaall- 
eeeded, lanceolate falcate. 
Schkank"ia. Mimo'sa. Polygamous; 
calyx S toothed, tubular; petals 5; stamens 
8 to i 0, exsert ; pod 4 valved. 
ORDER XII. POLYANDRIA. 
Si'da. Abu'tillon. Calyx simple, an- 
gular, 5-cleft ; style many-parted ; capsules 
many, arranged circularly, 1 celled, 1 or 3- 
seeded ; pedicel articulate under the apex. 
(Indian mallows.) 
Al''thj5a. Calyx double, outer one 6 or 
9 cleft; capsules many, arranged circularly, 
1 seeded, (hollyhock.) 
Mal"va. Calyx double, outer one 3-leav- 
ed, inner one 5-clel't ; capsules many, ar- 
ranged circularly, 1-celled, 1-seeded. (mal- 
lows.) 
Malvavis"cus. Calyx suiTounded by a 
many-leaved involucre ; petals erect, convo- 
lute ; stigmas 10 ; carpels 5, 1-seeded, some- 
times sub-distinct, and often united in 5- 
celled fruit. 
HiBis' cus. Calyx double, outer one 
many-leaved ; inner one about 5-cleft ; stig- 
mas 5 ; cap.sule 5 or 10 celled, many-seeded, 
(marsh mallows.) 
L4.vate'ka. Calyx double, outer one 3- 
cleft; capsules many, seeds numerous. Ex. 
Stijart"u. Calyx 5-pai'ted ; petals 5; 
stigma 5 lobed ; capsule 5-celled, 5 valved 
cells 1 or 2-seeded ; seeds long, ovate. <S. 
Ho'pea. Calyx superior, 5 cleft ; petals 
5 ; stamens united in 5 groups ; style 1 
drupe 3-celled. (yellow-leaf.) S. 
Nuttal^lia; Calyx 5-cleft, simple ; cap- 
sules many, 1 seeded, annular. S. 
Hale'sia. Calyx superior, 4-toothed ; co- 
' rolla 4-cleft ; nut 4-sided, winged, covered 
with bark ; 2 to 4-celled, 2 to 4-seeded. 
(snow-drop-tree.) S. 
Mal"ope. Calyx double, the exterior 
one 3-leaved ; capsules clustered without 
order, 1 seeded. S. 
Sty'rax. Calyx inferior, bell-form, 5- 
toothed ; corolla 5 to 7-parted ; stamens 6 
to 16, united at the base, standing in the 
throat of the corolla ; anthers oblong, lin- 
ear. <S. 
Gordo'nia. Calyx connate at the base, 
simple, 5-leaved ; style 5-sided ; stigmas 5 
capsule 5-celled, 5-valved ; receptacle co- 
lumnar; cells 2 seeded ; seeds winged. S. 
GossYP"iUM. Calyx double, outer one 3- 
cleft ; capsule 4-celled ; seeds involved in a 
tomentose mass, (cotton.) Ex. 
CLASS XVL DIADELPHIA. 
order v. pentandria, to order vm. 
OCTANDRIA, OR PENTOCTANDRIA. 
Coryda't,is. Calyx 2-leaved ; corolla rin- 
gent, 1 or 2-spuiTed at tlie base ; filaments 
2, membranaceous, each with 3 anthers; 
I capsules silique-like, 2-valved, compressed, 
I many-seeded. In some species the stamens 
are separate, witli broad membranaceous 
; bases, (colic-weed.) 
! Diely'tra. Petals 4, 2 outer ones equal- 
ly spurred at the base ; pod 2-valved, many- 
seeded. (Dutchman's breeches.) 
Fuma'ria. Calyx 2-leaved, caducous; 
' corolla iiTegular, spuiTed, or gibbous at the 
base of one petal ; filaments 2, each with 3 
anthers ; capsules or silicle drupe-like, 1- 
celled, 1-seeded, not opening by valves ; 
I seeds affixed to the side of the ceD. (fumi- 
tory.) 
Adlu'mia. Sepals 2 ; petals united in a 
spongy persistent; monopetalouscorolla,bi- 
gibbous at the ba.se, 4-lobed at the apex ; 
cap.sule pod-shaped, linear-oblong, many- 
seeded. 
, Petalos"temon. Petals 5, nearly equal, 
4 petals alternating with the stamens, and 
I forming with them a cleft tube ; legume in- 
cluded in the calyx, 1 seeded. jS^. 
I Polyg^'ala. Calyx 5-leaved, permanent, 
unequal, 2 of the leafets wing like, larger, 
colored ; corolla irregular (or rather calyx 
3-leaved; corolla imperfectly papiliona- 
ceous) ; capsule obcordate, 2-celled, 2- 
valved ; keel of the corolla sometimes ap- 
pendaged ; seeds hairy (snake root, milk- 
wort, low centauiy, mountain-flax). 
order X. DECANDRIA. 
A. Legume without transverse divisions &t 
partitions ; seeds numerous. 
Pi'suM. Calyx with the divisions leaf-liko 
about equal ; banner protruding 2-fold3 , 
