CONTENTS. 
vn 
CHAPTER XXI. 
PAGE 
THE KNOT-GRASS FAMILY. (iLLECEBRE/E, F. BrOWtl.) 94 
CHAPTER XXII. 
THE TAMARISK FAMILY. (TAMARISCINE/E, DcSV.) 94 
GENUS 
I. 
The Tamarisk - - - 
(Tamarix, Lin.) 
95 
CHAPTER 
XXIII. 
THE PURSLANE FAMILY. 
(PORTUL ACE/E, JuSS.) 
95 
CHAPTER 
XXIV. 
THE IIOUSELEEK FAMILY. 
(CRASSULACEA3, Dec.) 
95 
I. 
The Navelwort 
(Umbilicus, Dec.) 
96 
II. 
The Stonecrop - - - 
(Sedum, Lin.) - - 
96 
III. 
The Houseleek 
(Sempervivum, Lin.) 
99 
CHAPTER XXV. 
THE SAXIFRAGE FAMILY. 
(saxifrages, Juss.) 
100 
I. 
The Golden Saxifrage 
(Chrysosplenium, Lin.) 
100 
II. 
The Grass of Parnassus - 
(Parnassia, Lin.) 
100 
Ill, 
The Mai’sh Saxifrage 
(Hirculus, Haworth) - 
101 
IV. 
(The Few-flowered Saxi- 
l frage 
j. (Leiogyne, Don.) 
102 
V. 
The Tree Saxifrage - - 
(Saxifraga, Lin.) 
103 
VI. 
r The Panicled, or many- 
l flowered Saxifrage " 
j- (Robertsonia, naworth) 
105 
CHAPTER XXVI. 
THE LYTHRUM FAMILY. 
(SALICARIiE, JUSS.) 
106 
I. 
The Water Purslane 
■ (Peplis, Lin.) - 
106 
II. 
The Purple Loosestrife - 
(Lythrum, Lin.) - - 
106 
CHAPTER XXVII. 
THE BUCKTHORN FAMILY. 
(rhamnace^e, Bindley.) 
107 
i. 
The Buckthorn 
(Rhamnus, Lin.) 
107 
CHAPTER XXVIII. 
THE HOLLY FAMILY. (AQUIFOLIACE.E, Dec.) 108 
i. The Holly - - - - (Ilex, Lin.) - - 109 
CHAPTER XXIX. 
THE CELASTRUS FAMILY. (CELASTRINE.E, R. BrOWHl) 110 
i. The Spindle-Tree - - (Euonymus, Lin.) - 110 
CHAPTER XXX. 
THE BLADDER-NUT FAMILY. (STAPHYLEACE.Y., Bindley) 111 
i. The Bladder-Nut - - (Staphylea, Lin.) - 111 
CHAPTER XXXI. 
PAGE 
THE LEGUMINOUS FAMILY. 
(LEGUMINOSA3, JuSS.) 
112 
I. — THE LOTUS 
TRIBE. 
GENUS 
I. 
The Furze > - 
(Ulex, Lin.) 
112 
II. 
The Genista - - - 
(Genista, Lin.) - - 
113 
III. 
The Broom - 
(Cytisus, Lin.) - 
114 
IV. 
The Rest-Harrow - - 
(Ononis, Lin.) - - 
116 
V. 
j The Kidney-Vetch, or / 
(. Ladies’ Finger - S 
(Antliyllis, Lin.) 
116 
VI. 
The Milk-Vetch - - 
(Astragalus, Lin.) - - 
117 
VII. 
The Oxytropis 
(Oxytropis, Dec.) 
118 
VIII. 
The Melilot - - - 
(Melilotus, Tourn.) 
118 
IX. 
The Trefoil ... 
(Trifolium, Lin.) - - 
119 
X. 
The Bird’s-foot Trefoil - 
(Lotus, Lin.) 
121 
XI. 
The Medick - 
(Medicago, Lin.) - - 
122 
II. — THE VETCH 
[ TRIBE. 
XII. 
The Tare - - - - 
(Ervum, Lin.) - 
123 
XIII. 
The Pea 
(Pisum, Lin.) - - 
124 
XIV. 
The Vetch - - - 
(Vicia, Lin.) 
124 
XV. 
The Vetchling 
(Lathyrus, Li/n.) - - 
126 
XVI. 
The Bitter Vetch - - 
(Orobus, Lin.) - 
127 
III.—THE SAINTFOIN TRIBE. 
XVII. 
The Bird’s-foot 
(Ornithopus, Lin.) 
128 
XVIII. 
The Horse-shoe Vetch - 
(Hippocrepis, Lin.) - 
129 
XIX. 
The Saintfoin 
(Onobrychis, Town.) - 
129 
CHAPTER XXXII. 
THE ROSE FAMILY. 
(ROSACEiE, JUSS.) 
129 
I.—THE SPIRyEA TRIBE. 
i. The Spiraea 
- (Spiriea, Lin.) - 
- 130 
II.—THE STONED-FRUIT TRIBE. 
ii. The Plum 
- (Prunus, Tourn.) - 
- 131 
in. The Cherry 
- (Cerasus, Tourn.) 
- 133 
III.—THE STRAWBERRY TRIBE. 
iv. The Bramble 
- (Rubus, Lin.) 
- 134 
v. The Strawberry 
- (Fragaria, Lin.) - 
- 137 
vi. The Cinquefoil 
- (Potentilla, Lin.) - 
- 137 
vii. The Sibbaldia - 
- (Sibbaldia, Lin.) 
- 140 
viii. The Avens 
- (Geum, Lin.) 
- 140 
ix. The Mountain Avens - 
- (Dryas, Lin.) 
- 141 
x. The Agrimony 
- (Agrimonia, Lin.) - 
- 142 
IV.—THE ROSE TRIBE. 
xi. The Rose - 
- (Rosa, Lin.) 
- 142 
V.—THE BURNET TRIBE. 
xii. The Ladies’ Mantle 
- (Alehemilla, Lin.) 
- 147 
xm. The Great Burnet 
- (Sanguisorba, I/in.) 
- 147 
xiv. The Salad Burnet - 
- (Poterium, Lin.) 
- 147 
CHAPTER 
XXXIII. 
THE APPLE FAMILY. 
(poMACEiE, Lindl.) 
148 
i. The Medlar 
- (Mespilus, Lin.) 
- 148 
ii. The Thorn - 
- (Crataegus, Lin.) - 
- 149 
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