352 CLASS IX 
ORl>ER XIII. POLYGYNIA. 
Ai.i.s"ma. Calyx 3-leaved ; petals 3 ; cap- 
sules numerous, 1-seeded, not opening. 
CLASS VIL HEPTANDRIA. 
ORDER I. MONOGYNIi^. 
TrientVlis. Calyx 7-leaved ; corolla 7- 
parted, equal, flat ; berry juiceless, 1-celled, 
tnany-seeded ; number of stamens variable, 
(chick-wintergreen.) 
iE'scuLus. Calyx inflated, 4 or 5-toothed ; 
corolla 4 or 5-petalled, iziserted on the calyx, 
unequal, pubescent ; capsule 3-cel ed ; seeds 
large, solitary, chestnut-form, (ho se-(,'hest- 
nut.) (S. 
ORDER III. TRIGYNIA. 
Franke'nia. Sepals 5, united it a fur- 
rowed tube, persistent, equal ; petals 5, un- 
guiculate, with appendages at the base of 
the limb; capsule 1-celled, many-seeded. 
ORDER IV. TETRAGYNIA. 
Sauru'rus. Calyx in an ament or spike, 
with 1 -flowered scales ; corolla 0 ; anthers 
adnate to tiie fllaments ; germs 4 ; berries or 
capsules 4, 1-seeded ; stamens 6, 7, 8, or 
toore. (lizard-tail.) 
CLASS VIIL OCTANDRIA. 
ORDER I. MONOGYNIA. 
A. Flowers superio?: 
Hhex^ia. Calyx vcntncose-ovate at the 
base, limb 4-cleft ; petals 4, ovate ; capsule 
included in the calyx, 4-cellcd ; seeds nu- 
merous, cochleate. (deer-grass.) 
Gau'ra. Calyx 4-cleft, tubular; corolla 
4-petalled, ascending toward the upper side ; 
nut 4-cornered, seeded. (Virginian loose- 
strife.) 
CEno'thera. Calyx 4-cleft, tubular, ca- 
ducous, divisions deflected ; petals 4, insert- 
ed on the calyx ; stigma 4-cleft ; capsule 4- 
celled, 4-valved ; seeds not feathered, affixed 
to a central 4 sided columella, (scabish, or 
evening-primrose. ) 
Epilo'bium. Calyx 4-cleft, tubular; "co- 
rolla 1-petalled ; capsule oblong and of great 
length ; seeds feathered, (willow-herb.) 
OxYcoc"cus. Calyx sujjerior, 4-toothed; 
corolla 4-parted, the divisions sub-linear, 
revolute ; filaments converging ; anthers tu- 
bular, 2-parted, berry many-seeded, (cran- 
berry.) 
Fu'scHSiA. Calyx funnel-form, colored, 
superior, caducous ; petals (or nectaries) 4, 
sitting in the throat of the calyx, alternating 
with its divisions ; stigma 4-sided, capitate ; 
beiTy oblong, 4-celled ; seeds numerous, 
(ear-drop.) 
Clark''ia. Calyx 4-cleft, tubular ; corolla 
4-petalled, ? lobed, cruciform; petals with 
claws; stamens 4; stigma petal-like, 4-lobed; 
capsule 4-celled. (beautiful clarkia, false 
tree-primrose.) /5>'. 
B. Flowers inferior: 
Menzie'sia. Calyx deeply 5-cleft ; corol- 
la 1-petailed, ovate, 4 to 5-cleft; stamens in- 
serted into the receptacle ; capsule 4 celled ; 
fiocds numerous, oblong. i 
ORDER L 
Dir"ca. Perianth colored, iampanulatflk 
border obsolete ; stamens unequal, exserted , 
berry 1-seeded. (leather- wood.) 
Jefferso'nia. Calyx 4-sepalled; petals ^ 
8 ; capsule obovate, opening below the top. 
(twin-leaf.) 
DoDo'NiKA. Sepals 4, deciduous; petals 
0 ; style 1, filiform. 
A'cER. Polygamous (sometimes hexan 
drous) ; calyx 5-cleft ; corolla 4 or 5-petalled, 
or wanting ; samaras 2, united at the bas^ 
1-seeded, often 1 rudiment of a seed. (raa« 
pie.) 
Eri'ca. Calyx 4 leaved, permanent, co- 
rolla 4-cleft, permanent ; filaments inserted 
on the receptacle ; anthers bifid ; capsules 
membranaceous, 4 to 8-celled, the partitionjs 
fomi the margins of the valves ; seed* many 
in each cell, (heath.) Ex. 
Daph"ne. Calyx 0; corolla 4-cleft, with- 
ering, including the stamens ; di'upe 1-seed- 
ed. (mezereon.) Ex. 
TROPiEo'LUM. Calyx 4 or 5-cleft, colored 
spurred ; petals 4 or 5, unequal ; nuts leath 
eiy, sulcate. (nasturtion.) Ex. 
Elliot"tia. Calyx 4-toothed, inferior 
corolla deeply 4-parted ; stigma capitate 
(false-spiked alder.) S. 
Amy'ris. Flowers perfect; ralyx 4-tooth 
ed ; petals wedge-form, longer than the sta 
mens ; germ 1 -celled ; stigma isessile. 
ORDER II. DIGYNIA. 
Chrysosple'nium, Calyx superior, 4 or 
5 cleft, colored ; corolla 0 ; caj.-sule 2-beaked, 
1-celled, many-seeded, (golden saxifrage, 
water-carpet.) 
ORDER III. TRIGYMA. 
Pol"ygo'num. Calyx inferior, 5-paited, 
colored ; corolla 0; seed 1, angular, covered 
with the calyx ; stamens and pistils vary iu 
number. The calyx in some species might 
be taken for a corolla, (knot-grass, wator- 
pepper, buck-wheat, heart' s ease.J 
Brun^ch'^ia. Calyx tubular, inflated, 5 
cleft, angular at the base ; corolla 0 ; styles 
short ; stigma 2-cleft ; seed 1 ; stamens 8 to 
10. 
Sapin'''dus. Calyx of 4 sepals ; corolla of 
4 petals ; capsule fleshy, ventricose. (soap- 
bei-ry.) 
Cardiosper^mum. Calyx 4-sepaUed; pet- 
als 4 ; nectary 4-leaved, unequal ; capsule 
membranaceous, inflated, 3 -lobed, 3 -celled ; 
seeds round, marked at the hilum with a 
heart-formed spot, (heart-seed.) S. 
ORDER IV. TETRAGYNIA. 
Adox"a. Calyx inferior, 2 or 3-cleft ; co- 
rolla 4 or 5-cleft; beriy 1-celled, 4 or 5-seed- 
ed, attached to the calyx ; flowers lateral 
stamens 8 to 10. S. 
Bryophyl'^lum. Sepals 4; petals 4, con 
nate into a cylindei ; seeds many. 
CLASS IX. SNNEANDRIA. , 
ORDER I. MONOGYNIA. 
Lau'rus. Calyx 4 to 6-parted ; corolla 0 
nectaries 3. each a 2 bristled or 2-lobed gland 
surrounding the germ ; drupe 1-seeded ; sta 
mens vary from 3 to 14. but thev are o-enet 
