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CLASS XIII. ORDER I. 
branaceous, roundish, with a number of celLs equal to the number of styles. 
The bases of the filaments arc often in groups, when they are not united. 20. 
(51 — (St. John’s wort.) /S'. 
Exotic. 
Paeo'nia. Calyx 5-leaved : petals 5 : styles 0 : stigmas 2 or 3 : capsules 
pod-like, many-seeded. Remarkable fur the multiplication of petals by rich 
culture. 2(5. (51 — (peony.) 
Order 13. Polygynia. 
A. Perianth none. 
Clem' atis. Petals 3, 4, 5. or C : seeds compressed : styles permanent, be- 
coming long plumose tails. (Some species are dioecious.) 26. 61 — (virgin’s 
bower.) By some the corolla is considered a coloured calyx. S. 
Thalic'trem. Petals 4 or 5 ; filaments very long: seeds without tails, 
striate, terete. (Some species are dioecious ) 26. 61 — (meadow rue.) The 
corolla is considered a coloured calyx by some. S. 
Anemo'ne. Petals 5 to 9 : seeds numerous, naked. 26. 61 — (wind-flower, 
rue anemone ) The corolla is considered a calyx by some. S. 
Coptis. Petals 5 or 6, caducous: nectaries small, 5 or 6, cowled: capsules 
oblong, 5 to 8, stiped, stellate, beaked, many-seeded. 26. 61 — (gold thread.) 
By some the nectaries are mistaken for corollas, and the corollas for calyxes. 
Caltha. Petals 5 to 9, orbicular ; capsules numerous, (5 to 10,) many- 
seeded, compressed ; 1-cellcd, spreading : nectaries 0 : (pistils variable in 
number.) 26. 61 — (American cowslip.) S. By some the corolla is mistaken for 
a coloured calyx. 
Exotic. 
Helleb"orus. Petals 5 or more : nectary 2-lipped, tubular ; capsules 5 or 
6 ; many-seeded, erectish, compressed. 26. 61 — (hellebore.) 
B. Having a perianth . 
Magno’lia. Calyx 3-leaved : corolla 6 to 9-petallcd : capsules numerous, 
imbricate on a strobile-like spike, 2-valved ; seeds arilled, pendulous on long 
cords; berry-like. 52. 75 — (magnolia, or beaver-tree.) S. 
Lirioden'dron. Calyx 3-leaved : corolla 6 or 9-pctalled, liliaceous : seeds 
in a sub-lanceolate samara, imbricate on a strobile-like spike. 52. 75 — (tulip 
tree, or white wood.) S. 
Hepat"ica. Calyx 3-leaved, a little distance below the corolla, entire; pe- 
tals 6 to 9 : seeds without tails. 26. 61 — (liverleaf.) & 
Ranun 'culus. Calyx 5-lcaved ; petals 5, with claws, and a nectariferous 
pore or scale on the inside of each : seeds without tails, naked, numerous. 
26. 61 — (crow-foot.) Some mistake an extra tegument for a capsule. S’. 
Exotic. 
Sempervi'vum. Calyx 9 to 12-parted : petals 8 to 12 : capsules 12, many- 
seeded ; (stamens 16 or 20.) 13. 83 — (house-leek.) 
Ado nis. Calyx 4-5-leaved ; petals 5 or more, without nectariferous pores; 
seeds awnless. 26. 61 — (pheasant’s eye.) 
CLASS XIII. DIDYNAMIA. 
Order 1. Gymnospermia. 
A. Calyx 5-cleft , with the divisions, or teeth , nearly equal. 
Teh'crium. Corolla deep cleft on the upper side, and without an upper lip, 
lower lip 3-cleft, the middle division rounded, stamens and pistils incurved ; 
stamens exsert through the cleavage on the upper side of the corolla. 42. 39 
— (wood sage, wild germander.) S. 
