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CLASS VIII. ORDER IIL 
CLASS VII. HEPTANDRIA. 
ORDER I. MONOGYNIA. 
Trienta-'lis. Calyx 7-leaved ; corolla 7-parted, equal, flat ; berry juiceless, I- 
celled, many-seeded; number of stamens variable, (chick-wintergreen.) 
iS'scuLUs. Calyx inflated, 4 or S-toothed;. corolla 4 or 5-petalled, inserted on 
Uie calyx, unequal, pubescent; capsule 3-celled ; seeds large, solitary, chestnut- 
form, (horse-chestnut.) S. 
ORDER IV. TETRAGYNIA. 
Sauru^rus. Calyx in an ament or spike, with 1-fiowered scales; corolla 0; 
anthers adnate to the filaments ; germs 4 ; berries or capsules 4, 1-seeded ; sta- 
mens 6, 7, 8, or more, (lizard-tail.) 
CLASS VIII. OCTANDRIA. 
ORDER L MONOGYNIA, 
■ A. Flaivers superior. 
RHr;x'"''Lv. Cal\Ti: ventricose-ovate at the base, limb 4-eleft ; petals 4, ov^ale ;. 
eapsule included in the calyx, 4-celled ; seeds numerous, cochleaie. (deer-grass ) 
Gaura. Calyx 4-cleft, tubular ^ corolla 4-petalled, ascending towards the up- 
per side; nut 4-cornered, seeded. (Virginian loose-strife.) 
GEno'tiiera. Calyx 4-cleft, tubular, caducous, divisions deflected ; petals 4, 
inserted on the calyx; stigma 4-cleft; capsule 4-celled, 4-valved; seeds not 
feathered, affixed to a central 4-sided columella, (scabish, or evening-prim- 
rose.) 
Epii.o'bium. Calyx 4-cleft, tubular ; corolla 1-petalled ;. capsule oblong and of 
great length ; seeds fearhered, (willow-herb.) 
OxYCoc^^cus. Calyx superior, 4-loothed ; corolla 4-parted, the divisions sub- 
Mnear, revolute j filaments converging; anthers tubular, 2-parted, berry many- 
seeded, (cranberry.) 
Fusch'sia. Calyx funnel-form, coloured, superior, caducous; petals (or nec- 
taries) 4, sitting in the throat of the calyx, alternating with its divisions; stig- 
ma 4-sided, capitate ; berry oblong, 4-celled ; seeds numerous, (ear-drop.) 
Clark'-'ia. Calyx 4-cleft, tubular: corolla 4-petalled, 3-lubed, cruciform j 
Fetals with claws; stamens 4; stigma petal-like, 4-lobed; capsule 4-celled. 
DeauLiful clarkia, false tree-primrose.) 
B. Flowers inferior. 
Menzis'sia. Calyx deepl}': &-cleft ; corolla 1-petalled, ovate, 4 to 5-cieft ; sta- 
mens inserted into the receptacle; capsule 4-celled ; seeds numerous, oblong. 
Dir''ca. Perianth coloured, campanulate, border obsolete; stamens unequal, 
exserted ; berry 1-seeded. (leaiher-wood.) 
Jeffsrso'nia. Calyx 4-sepalled ; petals 8 ; capsule obvate, opening below the 
top. (twin-leaf) 
A'cER. Polygamous; sometimes hexandrous; calyx 5-cleft; corolla 4 or 5- 
petalled, or wanting; samaras 2, united at the base, 1-seeded, often 1 rudiment 
of a seed, (maple.) 
Eri^ca. Calyx 4-leaved, permanent; corolla 4-cleft, permanent; filaments 
inserted on the receptacle; anthers bifid ; capsules membranaceous, 4 to 8-cell- 
ed, the partitions form the margins of the valves; seeds many in each cell, 
(heath.) Ex. 
Daph'^'nb. Calyx 0 ; corolla 4-cleft, withering, including the stamens ; drupe 
1- seeded, (mezereon.) Ex. 
Trop^o'luxm. Calyx 4 or 5-clefl;, coloured, spurred; petals 4 or 5, unequal; 
nuts leathery, sulcate. (nasturtion ) Ex. 
Elliot'^tia. Calyx 4-toothed, inferior; corolla deeply 4-parted ; stigma capi- 
tate, (false-spiked alder.) S". 
AMi'Ris. Flowers perfect ; calyx 4-toothed ; petals wedge-form, longer than 
the stamens; germ 1-celled ; stigma sessile. 
ORDER II. DIGYNIA. 
Chrysosple'nium. Calyx superior, 4 or 5-cleft, coloured ; corolla 0; capsule 
2- beaked, l-celled, many-seeded, (golden saxifrage, water-carpet.) 
ORDER III. TRIGYNIA. 
Foi ra'^oNOM. Calyx infeiior, 5-parted, coloured ; corolla 0; seed 1, angular, 
