314 
CLASS III. ORDER II. 
lower lip 2 cleft : corolla ringent : filaments transversely or laterally affixed 
to a pedicel. 42. 39 — (sage.) S. 
Colli n? o n i a. Calyx tubular, 2-lipped, upper lip3-toothed : corolla funnel- 
lorni, unequal, under lip many-cleft, capillary : one perfect seed. 42. 39 — 
(horse-balm.) S. 
Exotic. 
Rosjiari xus. Corolla ringent, upper lip 2-parted : filaments long, curved, 
simple, with a tooth. 42. 39 — (rosemary ) 
D. Corolla superior. 
Circ.e'a. Calyx 2-leaved or 2-parted : corolla 2-petalled : capsule hispid, 
2-celled, not gaping ; cells 1 or 2 seeded. 48. 88 — (enchanter’s nightshade.) S. 
ORDER II. DYCYXIA. 
Axthoxan "thum. Calyx glume 2-valved, 1-flowered : corolla glume 2- val- 
ved, acuminate, awned near the base. 4. 10 — (sweet vernal grass.) S. 
CLASS III. TRIANDRIA. 
ORDER I. MONOGYXIA. 
A. Flouers superior. 
Iris. Calyx spatha 2 or 3-valved : corolla G-parted, divisions alternately 
reflexed : stigmas 3, petal-like : style short : capsule 3-celled. G. 18 — (flower- 
de-luce, iris or flag.) S. 
Exotic. 
Crocus. Spatha radical : corolla funnel form, with a long slender tube: 
stigma deep-gashed, crested. 6. 18 — (saffron.) 
Southern. 
Ix'ia. Spatha 2 or 3-valvcd, ovate, short; corolla G-parted or G-petalled • 
sometimes tubular : stamens strait or incurved : stigmas sub-filiform. 6. 18. 
, B. Flouers inferior. 
Commeli'na. Spatha cordate ; perianth 3-leaved : corolla 3-pctalled sub- 
equal : 3 barren filaments — sometimes the whole G filaments bear anthers : 
stigma simple : nectaries 3, cross-form, inserted on peculiar filaments : cap- 
sule sub-globose, 3-celled, cells 2-sceded or empty. G. K — (day flower.) iS. 
Xyeis. Calyx a cartilaginous glume, 2 or 3-valvcd, in a head : corolla 3- 
petalled, equal, crenate : capsule 3-valved, many-seeded. G. 13 — (yellow- 
eycd-giass.) & 
. ORDER II. DYGYXIA. 
A. Spifcclels 1 -Jioucrcd : corollas uithout abortive rudiments of flouers at the 
base. 
( Calyx and corolla different in texture.) 
Leer"sia. Calyx 0 : corol 2-valved, closed ; valves compressed, boat shap- 
ed : nectary obovate, entire, collateral : stamens varying in number. 4. 10— 
(cut-grass.) S. 
Exotic. 
Sac"charum. Calyx involucred with long wool at the base, 2-valved : co- 
rolla 1 or 2-valved : stamens 1 to 3. 4. 10 — (sugar-cane.) 
(Cali/. v and corolla of similar texture— flouers in spreading panicles.) 
AgrosVis. Calyx herbaceous, 2-valved, 1-flowered, valves acute : a little 
less than the corolla : corolla 2-valved, membranaceous, often hairy at the 
base : stigmas longitudinally hispid or plumose, florets spreading : nectary 
lateral : seed coated. 4. 10 — (redtop.) S. 
Arun' do. Calyx 2-valved, unequal, membranaceous, surrounded with 
