CLASS X. OKDEK. V. 
Gaclthe'ria. Calyx inferior, double, 
outer S leaved, inner 5-cleft (or calyx 5-cleft, 
with 2 bracts) ; corolla ovate ; bordei- small, 
5-clefl, revolute ; filaments haiiy ; recepta- 
cle 10-loothed (or with a 10-pointed necta- 
ry) ; capsule 5-celled, invested with the 
berry-like calyx, (spicy wintergreen.) 
V"accin"ium, Calyx superior, 5-toothed 
or 5-pai'ted ; corolla bell or pitcher-form, 5- 
cleft, the divisions reflexed ; filaments in- 
serted on the germ with the corolla ; beny 
4 or 5-celled, many-seeded. The foreign 
species are sometunes octaudrous. (whor- 
tleberry.) 
An«rom"eda. [Lyonia.] Calyx S-pai-t- 
ed or 5-toothed, inferior; corolla ovate, 
roundish or sub-cylindric, with a 5-cleft, re- 
flexed mouth ; capsule 5-ceUed, 5-valved, 
with partitions contraiy; stamens some- 
times 8. (white-bush, leather-leaf) 
Kai/'mia. Calj-x 5 parted ; corolla wheel- 
galver-form, with 10 horns beneath and 10 
cavities within, containing the anthers until 
the pollen is mature ; capsule 5-celled, many- 
seeded, (laurel.) 
Rhododen"dron. Calyx 5-parted ; co- 
rolla 5 cleft, somewhat funnel-form and ob- 
lique ; stamens declining, varying from 5 to 
10 ; anthers opening by 2 terminal por(>s ; 
capsules 5-celled, 5-valved, opening at the 
top. (rose bay.) 
D. Floivers icithout a calyx [or toiih a col- 
ored petal-like one) ; whole plant destitute 
of green herbage. 
MoNOTRo'PA. Corolla confusedly poly- 
petalous, permanent ; petals about 5, with 
nectariferous hollows at their bases ; anthers 
reniform, sub-peltate, l-celled, giving out 
pollen by 2 holes near the middle ; stigma 
orbicular, not bearded ; capsule 5-celled, 5- 
valved. (bird's-nest.) 
Pterospo'ra. Corolla 5-parted ; nectary 
ovate, with a 5 toothed, reflexed margin, 
enclosing the stamens ; anthers 2-celled, 2- 
bristled, sub-peltate ; filaments flat ; style 
short; stigma capitate; capsule sub-globose, 
5-celled. The nectaiy is considered as a 
corolla, and the corolla as a calyx, by some. 
" But the three genera in this section," says 
Eaton, " should be united in one, by alter- 
ing two or three words in the definition." 
(Albany beech-drops.) 
MoNOTROP"sis. Corolla 5-petalled, with- 
ering ; ovate, acuminate, close pressed to 
the nectary ; nectaiy bell-form, fleshy ; an- 
thers clavate. 
ORDER II. DIGYNIA. 
Hydran'^gea. Calyx 5-toothed, superior; 
loroUa 5-petalled ; capsule 2-celled, 2-beak- 
«d. dehiscent between the beaks, (hydran- 
jea.) See Hortensia. 
^ Sa.xifra'ga. Calyx 5-parted, half supe- 
rior ; corolla 5-petailed ; capsule 2-celled, 
8-beaked, opening between the beaks, 
many-seeded, (saxifrage.) 
Mitel'^la. Calyx 5-cleft, pennanent; pe- 
tals 5, pi;i) atifid, inserted into the calyx; 
3apsui<; •"•elkd, 2-valved, valves equal. 
Sapona'ria. Calyx inferior, 1 -leafed, tu- 
bular, 5-toothed, without scales ; petals 5, 
with claws ; capsule oblong, l-celled. (soap- 
wort.) 
Dian"thus. Calyx inferior, cylindricaJ, 
1-leafed, with 4 or 8 scales at the base ; pe- 
tals 5, with claws ; capsule cylindrical, 1- 
celled, dehiscent at the top. (pink, sweet- 
william.) 
Tiarei."la. Calyx 5-parted. persistent; 
petals 5, inserted into the calyx, unguicu 
late, entire ; capsule l-celled, 2-valved. 
Scleran"thus. Calyx 5-cleft, with the 
stamens inserted upon it ; corolla 0 ; capsulo 
1- celled, covered with the calyx. 
I order hi. trigykia. 
Sile'ne. Calyx 1-leaved, tubular or con- 
ic, 5-toothed ; petals 5, with claws, gener- 
ally crowned at the orifice ; capsule 3-celled, 
I e toothed, many-seeded. 
j Arena'ria. Calyx inferior, spreading, 5- 
' leaved ; petals 5, entire ; capsule l-celled, 
i many-seeded, (sandwort.) 
Cucu'bulus. Calyx 1-leaved, inflated, 
I 5-toothed ; petals 5, unguiculate ; capsule 
I 3-cellcd. (bladder-campion.) 
I Stella'kia. Calyx 5-sepalled ; petals 5, 
! deeply cleft; capsule ] -celled, opening with 
6 teeth, many-seeded, (starwort.j 
Horten'sia. Calyx 5-toothed, minute, 
corolla 5-petalled; the flowers composing 
the cyme have a large, colored, permanent 
petal-like 5-leaved calyx, and a minute, ca- 
ducous, 4 or 5-petalled corolla ; stamens 
8, 10, or 11. (changeable hydrangea.) Ex. 
This plant is much altered by cultivation 
order iv. tetragynia. 
Micrope'talon. [Spergulas"trum.J 
Sepals 5, expanding ; petals 5, minute, en- 
tire, often wanting ; stigmas 4, sessile ; cap- 
sule ovate, longer than the calyx, 4-'falved. 
(blind-starwort.) 
ORDER V. PENTAGYNIA. 
Sper"gula. Calyx 5-leaved; petals 5, 
undivided ; capsule ovate, 5-celledj 5-valved. 
Ceras"tium. Calyx 5-leaved; petals 5, 
2- cleft or emarginate ; capsule l-celled, de- 
hiscent at top, 10-toothed. (mouse-ear, chick- 
weed.) 
Agrostem"ma. Calyx 5-cleft, prismatic 
or tubular, coriaceous ; petals 5, with claws 
border obtuse, entire ; capsule l-celled, 
many-seeded, opening with 5 teeth, (cockle.; 
OxA^Lis. Calyx permanent, 5 parted oi 
5-leaved, inferior ; petals 5, cohering by the 
claws ; capsule 5-celled, 5-cornered, dehis- 
cent at the corners ; seeds 2 or more in a 
cell, covered with an elastic aril ; stamens 
with 5 shorter outer ones adhering at their 
Pentho'rum. Calyx 5 to 10-cleft; petals 
5 or 0 ; capsules 5-poiuted, 5-celled ; cells 
divided transversely, many-seeded. (Vir- 
ginian oi-pine.) 
Se'dum. Calyx inferior, 5-cleft ; 5 petals ; 
5 nectarifero IS scales at the base of the 
germ; capsules 5. (live- forever, orpine 
stone crop. 
Lych"nis. Calyx 1-leaved, obbng, 5 
toothed ; petals 5, with claws ; the limb 
