76 HEPTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Obf. Bamafonium of T. hath fix large acuminated 
capfules. 
Alifma, Bill hath many obtufe fmall capfules. 
Flantago, Great IVater Plantain ’with ovate, acute 
leaves, and obtufe, trigonal fruit. Per, June^ July, 
Ranunculoides, Lejjer Water Plantain linear, lan- 
ceolated leaves, and feurfy, globofe fruit. Per. June., 
July. ■ 
Natans. Creeping Water Plantain with ovate, obtufe 
leaves, and folitary peduncles. Per. Aug. 
Bamafonium. Star headed Water Plantain With, corda- 
to-oblong leaves, and flowers having fix piftiis. About 
London and many other places. In ditches and Handing 
waters. Per. June — ytug, 
^ CLASS VII. 
HEPTANDRIA. 
^he plants of this clafs have feven Jlamina and one pijiil^ 
hence the name of HEPLANBRIA AiONOGl NlA. 
TRIENTALIS. Chickweed, Winter-green. 
T he cup hath feven lanceolated, acuminated, pa- 
tent, permanent leaves. The flower is flellate, 
plain, monopetalous and divided into feven parts, [light- 
ly joining at the bafe-j the fegments are ovato-lanceoiat- 
ed. The feven filaments are capillary, inlerted in the 
ungues of the corolla, patulent and the length of the cup 
•with Ample anther;^. The germen is globofe, the flyie 
is like thread, the length of the ftamina with a headed 
ftigma. The fruit is a dry, globofe, unilocular, caplu- 
lar berry, the cruft is [lender and opens in feveral futures 
containing a few angular feeds. 1 he receptacle is large 
and hollowed out lor the feeds. ^ 
