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CLASS VIII. OCTANDRIA. 
Order 1. Monogynia. 
A. Flowers superior. 
Oeno thera. Calyx 4-cleft, tubular, caducous, divisions deflected ; 
petals 4, inserted on the calyx ; stigma 4-cleft : cap'sule 4-celled, 4-valv- 
ed ; seeds not feathered, affixed to a central 4-sided columella. 17. 88 
— (scabish, or tree-primrose.) S. 
Epilo'bium. Calyx 4-cleft, tubular; corolla 4-pefalled; capsule ob- 
long an I of great length ; seeds feathered. 17. 88 — (willow-herb.) S. 
OxylcoVcus. Calyx superior, 4-toothed ; corolla 4-parted, the divis- 
ions sub-linear, re volute ; filaments converging; anthers tubular, 2-parted 
berry many-seeded. 18. 51 — (cranberry.) S. 
Exotic. 
Fuch"sia. Calyx funnel-form, coloured, superiour, caducous : petals 
(or nectaries) 4, sitting in the throat of the calyx, alternating with its di- 
visions : stigma4-sided-capitate : berry oblong, 4-celled : seeds numerous. 
17. 88 — (ear-drop.) 
B. Flowers inferior. 
A'cer. Polygamous. Sometimes htxandrous. Calyx 5-cleft : corolla 
4 or 5-petalled, or wanting : samaras 2, united at the base, 1-seeded, often 
one rudiment of a seed. 23. 06 — (maple.) S. 
Exotic. 
Eri'ca. Calyx 4-leaved, permanent : corolla 4-cleft, permanent : fila- 
ments inserted on the receptacle : anthers bifid : capsules membranace- 
ous, 4, to 8-ctlled, the partitions form the margins of the valves : seeds 
jpany in each cell. 18. 51 — (heath.) 
Daphne. Calyx 0 ; corolla 4-cleft, withering, including the stamens : 
drupe 1-seeded. 31. 25 — (mezereon.) 
Tropae'olum. Calyx 4 or 5-cleft, coloured, spurred : petals 4 or 5, 
unequal : nuts leathery, sulcate. 23. 73 — (nasturtion.) 
Order 2. Dygnia. 
Chrysospt.e'nium. Calyx superior, 4 or 5-cleft coloured : corolla 0: 
capsule 2-beaked, 1-celled, many seeded. (The terminal flowers in the 
European specimens are decandrous, but the plant is always octandrous 
in America.) 13. 84 — (golden saxifrage, water-carpet.) S. 
Order 3. Trigynia. 
Pot,yg"onum. Calyx inferior, 5-parted, coloured : corolla 0 ; seed 1, 
angular, covered with the calyx. Stamens and pistils vary in number. 
The calyx in some species mic:ht be taken for a corolla. 12. 28 — (knot- 
grass, water-pepper, buckwheat, hearts-ease.) S. 
CLASS IX. ENNEANDRIA. 
Order 1. Monogynia. 
Laurus. Calyx 4 to 6-parted : corolla 0 : nectaries 3, each a 2-bristled 
or 2-lobed gland, surrounding the germ : drupe 1-seeded. Stamms vary 
from 3 to 14, but they are generally in two series of 6 each, with 3 of the 
inner series barren — often dioecious. The calyx may be taken for a cor- 
olla. 12. 27 — (sassafras, spice-bush.) 5. 
v Order 2. Trygnia. 
Exotic. 
Riieum. Calyx none : corolla 0-cleft, permanent: seed 1, 3-sided. 
12. 28 — (rhubarb.) 
