HEXANDRIA JPOLYGYNIA. 75 
flowers, entire graniferous valves, and lanceolated leaves. 
Per. July y Aug. 
HERMAP HROD IP E SO RRELS^ui'hofe valves are 
« ^without a granuliis. 
Digynus. Round leaved Mountain Sorrel with herma- 
phrodite flowers that have two pillils. Per. June. 
Ace t of a. Common Sorrel with dioicous flowers and ob- 
long fagitated leaves. May — July. 
Acetofella. Sheep's Sorrel with dioicous flowers and 
lanceoiato-hafiated leaves. Per. April — June. 
COLCHICUM. Meadow Saffron. 
I here is no cup, unlefs a few vague fpath^ are to be 
had as fuch. The corolla is fexpartite, the tube is angu- 
lar and radicated-, the fegments of the limb are of a Ipear 
fhaped, ovate, concave, erect figure. The fix filaments 
are tubulated and fhorter than the corolla, having oblong 
incumbent antherse with four valves. ITe germen is bu- 
ried within the root, having three thread-like ftyles the 
length of the (lamina, and reflex, canaliculated ftigma- 
ta. The fruit is a capfule with three lobes, connedted 
inwardly by a future, obtufe and trilocular. The futures 
open inwardly, and contain many globofe, rugofe ieeds. 
Auturmale. Meadow Saffron whth plain, lanceolated, 
credl leaves. Per. Sep. 
POLI'GTNIA comprehends fuch as have more than 
four pijiils. 
A L I S M A. Water Plantain. 
The cup confifts of three ovate, concave, permanent 
leaves. 1 he flower hath three roundifh, large, plain, 
very patent petals. The fix filaments are lubulated, 
(horter than the corolla, having roundifh antherse. The 
germina are more than five with fimple ftyles and ob- 
tufe ftigmata. The capfules are comprefTed and the., 
feeds folitarv and fmall. 
L 2 Obf. 
