PENTANDRIA 
73 
N° 
Genera. 
N° of 
Growth. Species. 
Native of 
Flowers fiosculous, all fertile. 
254 Anethum*, h 
255 Apiumf h 
256 iEgopodium h 
257 Cussonia {/ c ^}h 
258 PastinacaJ h 
259 Pimpinella§ h 
260 Thapsia h 
Germany 
Sardinia 
Europe 
Cape 
Italy 
Europe 
Spain 
ORDER III. TRIG YNIA. 
(three females.) 
1 st. Flowers above,five-cleft. 
26 1 Sambucus t&h 6 Canada 
262 Viburnum s 19 Spain, America 
2 d. Flowers beneath. 
263 Basella 
264 Pharnaceum 
265 Reichelia 
266 Xylophylla|| 
267 Alsine^f 
268 Cassine 
Species in 
Britain. 
Brit. 1 
Brit. 1 
Brit. 1 
Brit. 1 
Brit. 3 
Brit. 2 
Brit. 2 
h 3 India 
h 13 Asia, Africa 
h 1 
2 
Corols five-petaled. 
h 3 France Brit. 1 
s 3 iEthiopia, Cape, Carolina 
* Anethum (fennel and dill). Note, fennel only differs from dill, in the seeds 
not being bordered at the edge like those of dill. 
d' Selery (a species of apium) called apium clulce by other authors, not described 
, by Linnseus, being only a variety from apium graveolens : The universal involucre 
is often wanting. , v 
JThe gum resin called opoponax> is from the pastinaca opoponaoc • 
§ Aniseeds are from a species of pimpinella (pimpinella anisum). 
II Dr. Sims thinks there is no difference between the genus ocylophylla and 
phyllcmthus; and that they ought to be placed in the class and order moncecia , 
wionadelphia, < 
% In alsine media (the common chickweed) the stamina soon fall off, so that 
the flowers frequently appear with fewer than five. The young shoots and leaves, 
when boiled, are said to be very like spring spinach , and equally wholesome. 
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