CLASS XX. ORDER IX. 
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Bowers? spatha 2-cleft, 1-flowored; calyx 
3-parted, superior; corolla 3-petalled ; stig- 
mas ligulate. 2-cleft ; capsules without 
valves, 1-celled ; seeds numerous, attached 
to the sides, (tape-grass.) 
Ceratio'la. Calyx bud-like, imbricated 
with 6 to 8 scales ; corolla 0 ; stamens 2, ex- 
pert ; stigmas 4 to 6, 2 of them longer ; ber- 
ry with 2 long seeds. 
ORDER III. TRIANDRIA. 
Empe'trum. Calyx 3-parted, persi.stent. 
Btaniinate ilowers : petals 3. marescent ; 
stamens 3 ; filaments long; anthers 2-part- 
ed. Pistillate flowers : germ superior, de- 
pressed ; style 0, or veiy short ; stigmas 9, 
reflexed, spreading; berry round, 1-celled 
2 to G-seeded ; seeds bony. 
Fi'cus. Common receptacle fleshy (be- 
coming the fruit), enclosing the apetalous 
florets ; both staminatc and pistillate, either 
in the same, or in distinct individuals. Stam- 
inate flowers : calyx 3-parted. Pistillate 
flowers : calyx 5-parted ; pi.stil 1, lateral ; 
seed 1, covered with the closed, permanent, 
Bomewhat fleshy calyx, (fig-tree.) 
ORDER IV. TETRANDRIA. 
Vis^cuM. Staminate flowers : calyx 4- 
parted ; corolla 0 ; anthers sessile, adhering 
to the calyx. Pistillate flowers : calyx 4- 
Jeaved, superior ; corolla 0 ; style 0 ; beny 
1-seeded, globose ; seed cordate ; parasitic, 
adhering to trees, (mistletoe.) 
Myki'ca. Ament ovate, oblong; scales 
lunulate. Staminate flowers : stamens 4 to 
6 ; anthers 4-valved. Pistillate flowers : 
germ 1 ; stigmas 2 ; drupe 1-celled, 1-seed- 
ed. (bay-beny.) 
Broussone'tia. Staminate flowers: 
ament cylindrical , calyx 4-parted. Pistil- 
late flowers : ament globose ; calyx tubu- 
lar, 3 or 4-toothed ; germ club-shaped ; seed 
1, covered with the calyx, (paper mulber- 
ry.) S. 
ORDER V. PENTANDRIA. 
Xanthox"ylum. Staminate flowers : ca- 
lyx 5-parted ; corolla 0 ; stamens 3 to 6. Pis- 
tillate flowers : pistils 3 to 5 ; capsules equal 
to the number of pistils, 1-seeded. (prickly- 
ash, or toothache-tree.) 
Hu'MULUs. Staminate flowers : calyx 5- 
leaved ; corolla 0 ; anthers with 2 pores at 
the extr-emity. Pistillate flowers : calyx 1- 
leafed, entire, oblique, spreading ; styles 6 ; 
peed 1, within the leaf-like calyx ; inflores- 
lence strobile form, (hop.) 
Nys"sa. Perfect flower : calyx 5-parted ; 
corolla 0 ; pistil 1 ; drupe inferior ; nut 1- 
jeeded. Staminate flowers 5, 8, 10, or 12, 
inserted around a peltate gland, (pepper- 
Idge-tree.) 
Hamilto'nia. Perfect flowers: calyx 
Bub-campanulate, superior, 5-cleft ; corolla 
0 ; nectary with a 5-toothed disk ; stamens 
6 ; pistil 1 ; fmit a drupe. Staminate flow- 
ers vary only in having no pistil. (American 
oil -nut.) 
Acni'da. Staminate flowers: calyx 5- 
parted ; corolla 0. Pistillate flowers : calyx 
I 3-parted ; corolla 0 ; styles 0 ; stigmas 8. se* 
sile; capsule 1 seeded, (water hemp.) 
Can^'nabis. Staminate flowers : calyx 5- 
I parted. Pistillate flowers : calyx 5-leaved. 
entire, gaping laterally; styles 2; nut 2- 
valved, within the closed calyx, (hemp.) 
Ex. 
Spina'cia. Staminate flowers: calyx 5- 
parted ; corolla 0. Pistillate flowers : stj'les 
4 ; seed 1, witlnn the indurated calyx, 
(spinach.) Ex. 
NEGiiN"DO. Calyx minute, unequally 4-5- 
toothed ; petals none ; anthers 4-5, linear, 
I sessile ; pedicels of the staminate flowers 
I capillary, fascicled from lateral aggregate 
i buds ; fertile flowers in racemes ; samaras 
in pairs, diverging, 1-seeded ; leaves com- 
pound, pinnately 3-5 foliate. 
ORDER VI. HEXANDRIA. 
Smi'lax. Staminate flowers: calyx 6- 
leaved ; corolla 0 ; anthers adnate to the fil- 
aments. Pistillate flowers : style minute , 
stigmas 3 ; beny 3-celled, superior, l-3-6eed- 
ed. (green-brier.) 
Dioscore'a. Staminate flowers : calyx 
6-parted ; corolla 0 ; styles 3 ; capsule 3- 
celled, triangular, compressed ; cells 2-seed- 
ed ; seeds with membranaceous margins, 
(yam- root.) S. 
Gleditsch"ia. Perfect flowers : calyx 
6 or 8-parted, deciduous, 3 or 4 of the exte- 
rior segments smaller ; corolla 0 ; stamens 5 
or 6, seldom 8 ; legume flatly compressed, 1 
or many-seeded. Staminate flowers : calyx 
sub-turbinate, 5-8-parted ; 3 to 5 of the seg- 
ments interior ; stamens 6 to 8. (honev- 
locust.) S. 
order viii. octandria. 
Pop"ULUS. Staminate flowers : ttmenl 
cylindric ; calyx a torn scale ; corolla turbi- 
nate, oblique, entire, supporting 8 to 30 sta- 
mens. Pistillate flowers : ament, calyx, and 
corolla, like the staminate ; stigma 4 or 6 
lobed ; capsule 2-celled, 2-valved, many- 
seeded ; seed with egret-like hairs ; leaves 
having a tremulous motion, (poplar, balm 
of Gilead.) 
Diospy'ros. Calyx 4 to 6-cleft, dilated , 
corolla urceolate, 4-6-cleft. Staminate flow- 
ers : stamens 8 to 16 ; filaments often with 
2 anthers. Pistillate flowers : stigmas 4-5 
berry 8-12-8eeded. (date plum.) S. 
Hippo'pHjE. Stammate flowers : perianth 
4-cleft ; stamens 8, alternating with 8 glands. 
Pistillate flowers : perianth superior, cam- 
panulate ; style 1 ; stigma oblique ; beny 1- 
seeded. (sea-buck-thorn.) 
ORDER IX. ENNEANDRIA. 
Udo'ra. Serpic^'ula. Elo'dea. Spa 
tha 2-parted ; perianth 6-parted, 3 inner seg 
ments petaloid. Staminate flowers : stamens 
9, 3 of them interior. Pistillate flowers : tube 
of the perianth very long ; barren filaments 
3 ; utricle about 3-seeded ; seeds cylindric, 
(ditch-moss.) 
Hy'drocha'ris. Staminate flowers : spa 
tha 2-leaved ; calyx 3-leaved ; coroHa 3-pet 
aUed ; stamens 8-12, united at the base. Pis 
