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pinnate leaves. Flowers often polygamous, sometimes apetalous. Examples: 
Acer, Negundo. 
73. MALPi'GHiiE. Example : Barbadoes cherry, (Malpighi.) 
74. HYPER'iciE. St. John's-wort tribe. Herbs or shrubs, with a resinous juice. 
Leaves opposite, entire, dotted, occasionally alternate and crenate. Flowers 
generally yellow. Examples : Hypericum, Ascyrum. Some species are said 
to be healing for •v'i'ounds. 
75. Gutife'r^e. Example: Cambogia. 
76. AuRAN^iA. Orange tribe. Examples : Orange, Lemon. Properties : re- 
frigerant, tonic. 
77. Me'li^. Tea. Astringent, anodyne. 
7^. ViTEs. The Vine faintly. Stem woody, sarmentose, cirrifFerous. Leaves 
alternate, stipuled. Tendrils and peduncles opposite. Flowers in a thyrse. 
Calyx 5-toothed. Corolla 5-petalled. Stamens 5. Pericarp a berry, Exam^ 
pie: Vitis, the grape. Another order has been substituted by DeCandolle, call- 
ed Ampelidece, which contains Ampelopsis and Vitis. 
79. GrERA''Ni.s;. Geranium tribe. Stamens 10, monadelphous. Stigmas 5. 
Fruit a dieresil ; 5 carpels, each 2-seeded. 
80. Malva'cejE. Holly-hock tribe. Leaves alternate, stipuled. Calyx 5-parted. 
Corolla 5-petalled. Stamens indefinite, monadelphous. Dieresil with many, 
carpels. Carpels many-seeded. Examples : Holly-hock, Lavatera, Mallows. 
8L Magno'lije. Tulip-tree tribe. Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, coria- 
ceous. Flowers large, solitary, often odoriferous. Examples : Magnolia, Li- 
riodendron, 
82. Anno'n^. Example: Anona, custard-apple. 
83. Menisper'%^. Example : Menisperm, moon-seed. 
84. Berber'ides. Example: Hamamelis, witch-hazel ; Berberis or barberry 
Flowers panicled. Pericarp a capsule or berry. 
85. TiLi^ACEiE. Bass-wood plants. Trees. Leaves alternate, stipuled. Flow- 
ers corymbed. Example: Tilia, bass-wood, or lime-tree. 
86. Cis^'ti. Rock-rose plants. Small shrubs. Example : Cistus. 
87. Ruta'ce^. Rue plants. Leaves compound. Stamens 6. Fruit a dieresil 
GT regmate. Example: Rue, (Ruta.) 
88. " Caryophy'lle^:. Pink-like plants. Herbaceous. Leaves opposite. Flow- 
ers often terminal, sometimes axillary. Fruit a capsule. Example : Dianthus. 
Class XIV. Dicotyledons. 
Corolla polypetalous ; stamens epigynous, (around the germ.) 
89. Semper vi'vjE. House-leek plants. Emollient. 
90. SAXiFRA^GiE, Saxifrage plants. 
91. Cac'^ti. Prickly-pear tribe. 
92. FoKTXJh^c'cEM. Purslane tribe. Example: Portulacca. Properties: emol- 
lient, 
93. Ficoi'de^. Example : Mesembryanthemum, ice-plant. 
94. Ona'gr^, Willow-herb pla.nts. Example : Epilobium. 
95. Myr'^ti. Example : Myrtus, 
96. MELAs'^TOMiE. Example: Rhexia, deer-grass. 
97. Salica'ri^. Examples: Lythrum, Cuphea. 
98. Rosa'ce^. Rose and apple tribe. Stamens numerous. Pericarp a pyrid- 
ion. Examples : Rosa, Pyrus. 
99. Legumino's^. Pea tribe. Stamens 10, diadelphous. Flower papiliona- 
ceous. Fruit a legume. Examples: Lupinus, Trifolium. 
100. Terebinta'ce^. Example : Rhus, the sumach. 
101. Rham'^ni, Examples: Buckthorn, (Rhamnus,) and Ceonothus. 
Class XV. Dicotyledons. 
Stamens and pistils diclinious, or on different flowers. 
102. Euphor'^bi^. Example : Euphorbia, or spurge. 
103. Cucdr''bitace.e. Melon-like plants. Stem herbaceous. Stamens 5, Fruit 
apepo. Examples: Watermelon, Cucumber. 
Wit. Urtice'^. Example: Hop, (Humulus.) 
105. AMENTA^CEiE. Trces with inflorescence in an ament or catkin. Exam- 
ples : Oak, Willow. 
106. Conif'^er,®. Cone-bearing trees. Examples : Pine, Cedar. 
