BECANDRIA. 
m 
*f°of 
■Species in 
Jff" Genera. 
Growth species. Native of 
Britain. 
Carols jiye-petahd. 
67 Cunonia 
s 1 
Cape 
68 Dianthus^ 
s & h £2 
Alps, China 
Brit. 6 
69 Gypsophilaf 
s & h 1£ 
France, Spain 
70 Hydrangea 
s £ 
Virginia, China 
71 Mitella 
h £ 
Cayenne, S. America 
72 SaponariaJ 
h 8 
Crete 
Brit. 1 
73 Saxifraga 
h 42 
America, &c* * * § 
Brit. 0 
74 Tiarella 
h f 
America 
ORDER III. TRIGYNIA. 
(three females.) 
75 Banisteria 
s 
7 W. Indies, Bengal 
76 Erythroxylon, dm. s 
2 Jamaica 
77 Garidella 
h 
1 Italy 
78 Malpighia, berry t 
9 W. Indies 
79 Triopteris 
fi 
1 Jamaica 
Capsules one-celled. 
80 Arenaria 
h 
26 Bavaria, Austria 
Brit. 8 
*81 Stellaria 
h 
9 Europe 
Brit. 8 
Capsules three-celled . 
82 Cherleri 
h 
1 Alps, 
Brit. 1 
83 Cucubalus 
h 
15 Siberia, Italy 
Brit. 4 
84 Deutzia 
1 Japan 
85 Hirsea 
•s 
1 Carthagena 
86 Silene§ 
h 
37 Crete, Egypt 
Brit. 8 
* Formerly only those plants with broader leaves were called sweet William , 3 
(under dianthus barlatus); and those with narrower leaves were called sweet John. 
•f* Gypsophila struthium is the plant or shruh, Linnaeus tells, was used by the 
antients instead of soap, and that it is now used in Spain for the same purpose. 
J Saponaria officinalis (common soap-wort) so called as being used in a decoc¬ 
tion to scour and cleanse woollen cloths $ and poor people in some places use it to 
wash with instead of soap. 
§ Silene muscipula, silene armeria, and lychnis viscaria, are called catchjlies , 
from a viscous matter surrounding the stalk for about an inch in length below th« 
flpwer, which will detain small flies and insects. 
