CLASS XII. 
Bejaria. Bafa'ria. Calyx 7-cleft ; pe- 
tals ? ; stamens 14 ; capsule 7-celled, many- 
seeded. (S. 
Lewis"ia Calyx from 7 to 9-sepalled ; 
petals 14 to 18; stamens 14 to 18; style 
about 3-cleft ; stigmas 2-cleft ; capsules 3- 
celled, many-seeded ; seeds shining. S. 
ORCJiR II. DIGYNIA, INCLUDING ORDER V. 
PENTAGYNIA. 
Delphin"ium. Calyx 0 ; corolla 5-petal- 
led, unequal ; nectary 2-cleft, horned be- 
hind ; capsules 1 or 3, pod-like, (larkspur.) 
Aconi'tum. Calyx 0; petals 5, upper one 
valved ; nectaries 2, hooded, peduncled, re- 
curved ; capsule 3 or 5, pod-like, (monk's- 
hood.) 
Aquile'gia. Calyx 0; petals 5, cadu- 
cous ; nectaries 5, alternating with the pe- 
tals, 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 colored calyx, 
(columbine.) 
Ascy'rum. Sepals 4, the 2 inner larger 
and cordate ; petals 4 ; stamens scarcely 
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, sur- 
rounded by several fringed, petal-like, bar- 
ren flowers ; involucre spreading, many- 
leaved, (mignonette.) Ex. 
Rhizopho'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 ; fila- 
ments often united at the base in 3 or 5 
sets ; styles 2 to 5 ; capsules membranace- 
ous, 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.) 
PiEo'NiA. Calyx 5-leaved ; petals 5 ; 
styles 0 ; stigmas 2 or 3 ; capsules pod-like, 
many-seeded. Remarkable for the multi- 
plication of petals by rich culture, (peony.) 
Ex. 
Elo'dea. Sepals 5, equal, somewhat 
united at the base ; petals 5, deciduous, 
equal ; stamens 9 to 15, polyadelphous-par- 
cels alternating with glands ; styles 3, dis- 
tinct; capsule oblong, membranaceous, 3- 
celled. 
Nigel^la. Calyx 0 ; petals 5 ; nectaries 
5, 3-cleft, within the corolla ; capsules 5, 
convex, (lady-in-the-green, fennel flower.) 
Ex. 
Dendrgm^ecgn. Sepals 2 ; petals 4 ; 
stamens numerous ; stigmas 2, sessile ; cap- 
sule pod-shaped, fun-owed ; valves thick 
and coriaceous, almost woody, opening 
from the base to the apex ; seeds rather 
large and numerous; pyriform, smooth. &\ 
order xii. poi.ygynia. 
Asimi'na. Porcet/'ia. Calyx 3-parted ; 
petals 6, spreading, ovate, oblong, the inner 
ORDER XH. 357 
smaller ; anthers sub-sessile ; berries seve 
ral, ovate, (custard apple.) 
Trol'^lius. Sepals colored, 5 to 15, de 
ciduous, petaloid ; petals 5 to 20. small, 
capsules many, cylindrical, sessile, many- 
seeded, (globe-flower.) 
Hydrgpel^'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 composed of 
many l-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, l-seeded. (anise-tree.) S. 
Clema'tis. Petals 3, 4, 5, or 6; seeds - 
compre8.sed ; styles permanent, becoming 
long, plumose tails. Some specie.s are dioe- 
cious, (virgin's bower.) 
Thalic"trum. Petals 4 or 5; filaments 
very long ; seeds without tails, striate, 
terete. Some species are dicecious. (mead- 
ow-rue.) 
Anem'^one. Petals 5 to 9 ; seeds numer- 
ous, naked, (wind-flower, rue, anemone.) 
Cop"tis. Petals 5 or 6, caducous; necta- 
ries small, 5 or 6, cowled ; capsules oblong, 
5 to 8, stiped,stellate, beaked, many-seeded, 
(gold-thread.) By some the nectaries are 
mistaken for corollas, and the corollas fo' 
calyxes. 
Cal^'tha. Petals 5 to 9, orbicular; cap- 
sules numerous (5 to 10), many-seeded, 
compressed, 1-celled, spreading ; nectaries 
0 : pistils variable in number (American 
cowslip.) 
Hei.lebg'rus. Petals 5 or more ; nectary 
2-lipped, tubular; capsules 5 or 6, many 
seeded, ei-ectish, compressed, (hellebore.) 
Ex. 
Magno'lia. Calyx 3-leaved ; corolla 6 to 
9-petaIl«d; capsules numerous, imbricate 
on a strobile-like spike, 2-valved; seeds 
arilled, pendulous on long cords; berry- 
like, (magnolia, or beaver-tree.) 
Lirioden"dron. Calyx 3-leaved ; corol 
la 6 or 9-petalled, liliaceous ; seeds in a sub- 
lanceolate samara, imbricate on a strobile- 
like spike, (tulip-tree, or white-wood.) 
Hepat'^ica. Calyx 3-leaved, a little dis- 
tance 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. 
Sempervi'vum. Calyx 9 to 12-parted; 
petals 8 to 12 ; capsules 12, many-seeded ; 
stamens 16 or 20. (hou.se-leek.) Ex. 
Platys"temon. Sepals 3, pilose ; petals 
6 ; stamens numerous ; ovaries 10-14 dis- 
tinct; stigmas sessile ; carpels 10-14, linear, 
indehiscent articulated or transversely 
strangulated between each seed. S. 
Ado'nis. Calyx 4 to 5-leaved; petal? 5 
or more, without nectariferous pores ; .'^eeds 
1 awnless. (pheasant's eve.) Ex. 
