CLASS III. ORDER 1. 341 
Collinso'nia. Calyx tubular, S lipped, 
upper lip 3-toothed ; corolla funnel-form, 
unequal, under lip many-cleft, capillary ; 
one perfect seed, (horse-balm.) 
Rosmari'nus. Corolla ringent, upper lip 
2- parted ; filaments long, curved, simple, 
with a tooth, (rosemary.) Ex. 
D. Corolla sxiperior 
Circe'a. Calyx 2-leaved or 2-parted ; 
corolla 2-petalled ; capsule hispid, 2-celled, 
not gaping ; cells 1 or 2-seeded, seeds ob- 
long, (enchanter's nightshade.) 
ORDER II. DYGYNIA. 
Anthoxan^thum. Calyx of two, egg- 
shaped, pointed, concave, chaffy scales, 1- 
flowered ; corolla of two equal husks, 
shorter than the calyx, awned on the back ; 
an internal corolla or nectary, consisting 
of two, egg-shaped, minute scales; stam- 
ens longer than the corolla ; anther oblong, 
forked at both ends ; germ superior ; seed 
1. (sweet vernal grass.) 
Ckyp'^ta. Pep lis. Calyx 2-sepalled, 
inferior ; corolla 2 or 3-petalled, closed ; 
styles none ; stigmas 2 or 3, very minute ; 
capsule 2 or 3-celled, 2 or 3-valved ; cells 
4 or 5-seeded ; seeds sub-cylindric, striate, 
incurved, (mud-purslane.) Tlie corolla ap- 
pears like a capsule with an apert^ire at the 
top, when examined without a lens. 
Erian"thus. Glumes 2, valveo nearly 
equal, villose at the base ; paleas 2, une- 
qual ; inner glume bearing a long awu i:ear 
the summit. S. 
ORBER III. TRIGYNIA. 
Pi'PER. Spadix simple and slendor, 
jalyx and corolla wanting. Fruit a beriy, 
globose, (pepper.) Ex. 
CLASS III. TRIANDRJA. 
ORDER I. MONOGYNIA. 
A. Flowers superior. 
1'ris. Calyx spatha, 2 or 3-valved ; co- 
rolla 6-parted, divisions alternately re- 
flexed ; stigmas 3, petal-like; style short; 
sapsule 3-celled. (flower-de-luce, iris or 
flag.; Ex. 
Ee'dia. Calyx 3 to 6-toothed, perma- 
nent; corolla tubular, 5-cleft or 5-parted; 
nut or capsule 2 or 3 celled ; seed naked, 
or crowned with a tooth, (lamb-lettuce.) 
Dila'tkis. Perianth superior, 6-parted, 
segments unequal ; stamens 3 ; style de- 
clining ; stigma minutely 3-lobed ; capsulo 
3- celled, truncated, many-seeded, (red- 
root.) 
Plectri'tis. Calyx with the margin 
straight, entire ; corolla with the tube short- 
spurred at the base, gibbose before, limb 
5 cleft, 2-lipped; capsule 1-ceIled, 2-winged. 
Valerianel"la. Calyx with the limb 
toothed, persistent; corolla not spurred, 
regular, 5-lobed ; stigma sub-trifid; capsule 
3-celled, sub-membranous, crowned with 
he limb of the calyx, (wild lamb-lettuce.) 
Gladio'lus. Spatha 2-valved ; corolla 
-parted, two divisions much smaller, up- 
per divisions broadest; style long and 
24* 
slender ; stigmas 3 ; capsule triangular, 3 
celled, many-seeded. 
Vai-eria'na. Corolla monopetalous, 5 
cleft, horned at the base ; seed 1, crowned 
with a feathery pappus. Ex. 
Cro'cus. Spatha radical ; corolla tunnel 
foi-m, with a long slender tube; stigma 
deep-gashed, crested. 
lx"iA. Spatha 2 or 3-valved, ovate, short, 
corolla 6-paited or 6-petalled, sometimes 
tubular; stamens straight or incurved; 
stigmas sub-filiform, (blackberry-lily.) 
Phyllac"tis. Involucrum 1-leaved, 
sheathing ; calyx marginal, minute ; corol- 
la 3-cleft ; seed 1 ; styles and stamens ex 
sort. 
Apte'ria. Calyx 0 ; corolla monopeta- 
lous, wingless, bell-tubular, with the margin 
6-toothed, alternately smaller; capsule 1 
celled, valveless ; seeds numerous and mi- 
nute. 
Boerhaa'via. Calyx tubular, margin en- 
tire ; corolla 1-petalled, campanulate, plait- 
ed ; nut 1, invested by the pemianent calyx, 
naked or tubercled, 5 grooved, obconic 
Calyme'nta. See Allio'nia. 
B. Flowers inferior. 
Commeli'na. Sheath cordate; calyx 3- 
leaved ; corolla 3-petalled, sub-equal ; 3 
barren filaments — sometimes the whole 6 
filaments bear anthers; stigma simple; 
nectaries 3, cross-form, inserted on peculiar 
filaments; capsule sub-globose, 3-celled, 
cells 2-seeded or empty, (day-flower.) 
Schol"i,era. Spatha 1-flowered; corolla 
long-tubular, border 6-parted, with the 
stamens on the divisions ; filaments equal 
Heteranthe'ra. Calyx a 2 or 3-flow 
ered spatha ; corolla dull-colored, membra 
naceous, with a long slender tube, bordet 
4 to 6-parted ; anthers 3, 2 of them attached 
to the divisions of the corolla, the other at- 
tached to the top of the style, and much 
larger; stigma sub-capitate, 1-sided; cap 
sule 3 celled, many-seeded, dehiscent at 
the angles. This ^enus is iiitermediate 
between the classes 'Pnandria and GynaU' 
dria. 
Sye'na. Calyx 3 leaved ; corolla 3-petal- 
led ; anthers oblong ; capsule 1-valved, 3 
celled. S. 
StiVulici'da. Calyx 5-parted ; corolla 
5-petaUed; stigmas 3; capsule 1-celled, 3- 
valved. 8. 
Polycne'mum. Calyx 3-sepalled ; petals 
calyx-like ; capsule 1-seeded, membrana 
ceous, not opening, covered by the calyx 
Stamens vary from 1 to 5, S. 
C. Flowers with glumes. Sedges. 
DuLi'cHXUM. Spikes sub-racemed, axil 
lary ; spikelets linear-lanceolate, sub-corn 
! pressed ; glumes distichus, sheathing; style 
j very long, bifid, base persisten;: ; nu 
bristled at the base. 
I Cype'kus. Scales imbricated 2-way8 
S oviu-y without bristlee; spikeletfs com 
• pressed, di.stinct. 
I Limnet"is. Glume T vpive-l, c ->m7re,"se(? 
' one valve keeled and loi.gei* than the other 
