i66 DIADELPHIA HEXANDRIA, 
CLASS XVIL 
DIADELPHIA^ 
fills clafs comprehends all thofe plants with papilionace- 
ous and herniaphrodite fiowers^ and legiuninous feed- 
n^ejfels, fills clafs is called diadeiphia, becaufe the 
’ Jlamina form two dijmicl dlffimilar bodies or filamentsi 
which coalefce at the hafe\ the one /lands above the 
pjiil^ and the ether fmrounds it. 
HEXANDRIA comprehends fuch as have fix /lamina, 
FUMARIA. Fumitory. . 
T H E cup is compofed of two equal, lateral, erecl, 
acute, fmali deciduous leaves. The flower is 
obtong, tubulated, and riiigeii’, the palate is prominent, 
covering the faux. The upper lip is plain, obtufe, 
emarginated, and reflex. The nedarium is the bafis of 
the upper lip, obtufe and prominent behind. The low- 
er lip is like the upper in every part, but that the bafe 
is keel-lhaped. The nedarium at the bafe of this is 
lefs prominent. The faux is tetragonal, obtufe, and 
perpendicularly bifid. There are two equally broad fila- 
ments, each within each lip, and acuminated. There 
are three anthers that terminate each filament. The 
germen is oblong, comprefl'ed and acuminated; the ftyle 
is ihor-t, the ftigma is orbiculated, ered, and compreflfed. 
The fiiicula is unilocular and contains roundifli feeds. 
Fumaria, 
