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CLASS XII. ORDER XIII. 
petals, 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 coloured calyx, (columbine.) 
Ascy'rum. Sepals 4, the 2 inner larger and cordate; petals 4; stamens scarce- 
ly united at the base. (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, surrounded by several fringed, petal-like, 
barren flowers ; involucre spreading, many-leaved, (mignonette.) Ex. 
RmzoPHo^RA. Calyx 4-parted ; corolla 4-parted ; stigmas 2; seed 1, very long , 
base fleshy. 
Hyper^'icum. Calyx 5-parted; divisions equal, sub-ovate ; corolla 5-petalled; 
filaments often united at the base in 3 or 5 sets; styles 2 to 5 ; capsules mem- 
branaceous, 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.) 
P.E0^NiA. Calyx 5-leaved ; petals 5 ; styles 0; stigmas 2 or 3; capsules pod- 
like, many-seeded. Remarkable for the multiplication of .petals by rich cul- 
ture, (peony.) Ex. 
NiGEL^^LA. Calyx 0; petals 5; nectaries 5, 3-cleft, within the corolla; cap- 
sules 5, convex, (la^y-in-the-green, fennel flower.) Ex. 
ORDER XIII. POLYGYNIA. 
Asimi'na. Calyx 3-parted ; petals 6, spreading, ovate, oblong ; the inner 
smaller ; anthers sub-sessile ; berries several, ovate, (custard apple.) 
Trol'^lius. Sepals coloured, 5 to 15, deciduous, petaloid ; 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 com- 
posed of many 1-seeded grains, (orange-root.) 
Nelum'^bium. Calyx petaloid, of 4 or 6 sepals ; petals many, deeply immersed 
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, 1-seeded. (anise-tree.) iS. 
Clem'^atis. Petals 3, 4, 5, or 6; seeds compressed; styles permanent, becom- 
ing long, plumose tails. Some species are dicEcious. (virgin's bower.) 
Thalic'trum. Petals 4 or 5; filaments very long; seeds without tails, striate, 
terete. Some species are dioecious, (meadow-rue.) 
Anem^'one. Petals 5 to 9 ; seeds numerous, naked, (wind-flower, rue, ane- 
mone.) 
Cop^'tis. Petals 5 or 6, caducous ; nectaries small, 5 or 6, cowled ; capsules 
oblong, 5 to 8, stipid, stellate, beaked, many-seeded, (gold-thread.) By some 
the nectaries are mistaken for corollas, and the corollas for calyxes. 
Cal^'tha. Petals 5 to 9, orbicular ; capsules numerous, (5 to 10,) many-seed- 
ed, 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, im- 
bricate on a strobile-like spike, 2-valved; seeds arilled, pendulous on long 
cords ; berry-like, (magnolia, or beaver-tree.) 
Lirioden'^dron. Calyx 3-leaved ; corolla 6 or 9-petalled, liliaceous ; seeds in 
a sub-lanceolate samara, imbricate on a strobile-like spike, (tulip-tree, or 
white-wood.) 
Hepat^'jca. Calyx 3-leaved, a little distance 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. 
Sbmpervi'vum, Calyx 9 to 12-parted ; petals 8 to 12; capsules 12, many-seed- 
ed ; stamens 16 or 20. (house-leek.) Ex. 
Ado'nis. Calyx 4 to 5-ieaved ; petals 5 or more, without nectariferous pores 
seeds awnless. (phea.sant's eye.) Ex. 
