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name to this order, is not very confpicuous, unlefs in the 
following genera : Whortle-b'erries, heath, ftrawberry- 
tree, dwarf rofe-bay, and trailing arbutus. 
19. Hesperidea, from the Hcfperides, vvhofe orchards 
are (aid to have produced golden apples. The plants of 
this order are of the l’nrub and tree kind, and moftly ever¬ 
green. It includes the following genera : Caryophylius, 
clove-tree; Eugenia, pomey-rofe, or yamboo ; Myrtus, 
myrtle,-., and alli-fpice or pimento; Plviladelphus, mock 
orange, or fyringa; Plidium, guayava, or bay plum. 
20. Rotacete, from rota, a wheel, conlifts of plants 
with one wheel-fliaped petal without a tube. Thefe re- 
femble in quality thofe of the order of Precise, to which 
they are in all refpefts very nearly allied ; but very few 
of them can be (aid in Uriel propriety to pollefs the cha¬ 
racter fpecified in the title. The genera are, Anagallis, 
pimpernel; Centunculus, bafe pimpernel; Chironia; Ex- 
acum; Gentiana, gentian., or fell-wort; Ly.fimachia, loofe- 
(li tfe ; Phlox, lychridea, or bafe lychnis.; Sarothra, bafe 
■gentian; Swertia, marfti gentian; T.rientalis, winter green, 
with chickweed flowers; Afcyrum, St. Peter's wort; 
Ciflus, rock-role ; Hypericum, St. John’s wort. 
21. Precise, from piccius, early. Thefe confift of 
primrofe, an early flowering plant, and fome others which 
.agree with it in habit and It met 11 re, though not always in 
tlic character or circumftance exprefled in the title. Thefe 
plants, which poifefs no linking uniform cha rafters, are, 
in general, innocent in their quality; yet the root ot fovv- 
bread is dangerous, if taken internally. The genera are, 
Androfuce; Aretia ; Cortufa, bear’s-ear fanicle; Cycla- 
men, fow-bread ; Diapenlia; Dodecatheon, Virginian cow- 
flip ; Primula, primrofe, and auricula; Soldauella, lolda- 
nel ; Limofella, leaft water plantain.; Hottonia, water mil¬ 
foil, or water violet; Menyanthes, bog-bean, or marlh- 
trefoil; Samolus, round-leaved water pimpernel. 
22. Caryophylles. All the .plants of this order are 
herbaceous, and moltly annual. They are innocent in their 
quality, abound in.a watery phlegm, and have bitter feed. 
The genera are, Agroflemma, campion, or wild lychnis; 
Cucubahts., berry-bearing chickweed ; Dianthus, clove 
July-flower, carnation, and pink; Drypis; Gypfophila; 
Lychnis, campion; S.aponaria, foap-wort; Silene, vifeous 
campion; Velezia; Alfine, chickweed; Arenaria, fand- 
wort; Buffonia, toad-grafs; Ceraftium, motife-ear chick- 
weed.: Cherleria; .Glintis; Holofteum; Loeflingia; Moehr- 
ingia, mountain chickweed; Polycarpon; Sugina, pearl- 
wort; Spergula, fpurrey; Ste-llaria, great chickweed; Mi- 
miartia.; Mollugo, African chickweed ; Ortegia; Phar- 
uaceum; Queriu. To this order have been annexed, fome- 
what improperly indeed, two other genera, which cannot 
be arranged under any of the foregoing feftions. Thefe 
are, Polypremum, Carolina flax ; and Seleranthus, German 
knot-grafs, or knawel. The former has a calyx of four 
pieces, and one wheel-fliaped petal ; the latter a hollow 
calyx of one piece, and no petals. 
23. Trihilat/e, from to, three, and hilurn, an exter¬ 
nal mark on the feed ; conlifting of plants with three feeds, 
which are marked diftinftly with an external cicatrix or 
fear, where they were fallened within to the fruit. The 
genera are, Melia, bead-tree; Trichilia; Acer, maple; 
./Efculus, horfe chefnut; Banifleria ; Malpighia, Barba- 
floes cherry ; Triopteris; Cardiofpermum, heart-feed, or 
heart-pea; Paullinia, fupple-jack ; Sapindus, foap-berry ; 
Staphyhea, bladder-nut; and Tropteolum, Indian crefs. 
24. Couydai.es, from nogr;, a helmet, confifl of plants 
which have irregular flowers, fomewhat refembling a hel¬ 
met of hood. Thefe plants are moftly herbaceous and 
perennial. The genera are, Epimedium, barren-wort; 
Hypecoum ; Leontice, lion’s-leaf; Melianthus, honey- 
flower.; Pinguicula, butter-wort, or Yorkfhire fanicle; 
Utricularia, water-milfoil; Fumaria, fumitory; Iirtpatiens, 
balfam, or female balfamine ; Monniera. 
25. Putamineae, from putamen , a (hell, confift of a 
few genera of plants allied in habit, whofe flefliy feed- 
velfel or fruit is frequently covered with a hard woody 
ANY. 
(hell. Moft of thefe plants are acrid and penetrating; and. 
yield, by burning, a great quantity of fixed alkali.^ The 
names of the genera contained in this order are, Capparis, 
caper-buih; Cleome, bafe muftard ; Crataeva, garlic-pear; 
Crefcentia, calabalh-tree ; Marcgravia; Morifoiiia, 
26. Mu ltisiL i qj.t/e, from multus, many, and filiqtra, 
a pod, confift of plants which have more feed-veifels than 
one. From the etymology of the.term, one would natu¬ 
rally imagine that the feed-veifels in queftion were of that 
kind called by Linnaeus Jiliqua, or pod: but the fall is, 
that not a fingle plant of this order hears pods ; the greater 
part having many dry caplules, and the remainder being 
•furnilhed properly with no feed-velfel, but bearing nu¬ 
merous diftincl feeds. This order includes the following 
genera, viz. Aconitum, monk’s-liood, or wolf’s-bane ; A- 
quilegia, columbine; Delphinium,flarkfpur; Paeonia, pe¬ 
ony; Diftamnus, fraxiriella, or white dittany; Pegaintm, 
wild Syrian rite ; Ruta, rue; Adonis, adonis, or pheafant’s- 
eye; Caltha, marfh-marigold ; Garidella, fennel-flower of 
Crete ; Helleborus, hellebore ; Ilbpyrum ; Myofurus, 
moufe-tail; Nigella, fennel-flower, or devil in a bu(h ; Ra¬ 
nunculus, crowfoot; Trollius, globe ranunculus, or locker 
gowlans; Aftaea, herb-chriftopher, or bane-berries ; Ane¬ 
mone, wind-flower ; Atragene; Clematis, virgin’s bovv.er; 
Thalictrum, meadow-rue, 
27. Rhoeadea, confiding of poppy, and a few genera 
which refemble it in habit and ftrufture. Thefe plants, 
upon being cut, emit plentifully a juice, which is white 
in poppy, and yellow in the others. With refpeft to their 
virtues, the juice is narcotic, their feeds lefs fo, their roots 
aperient. Applied externally, they are (lightly corrofive. 
The genera are, Argemone, prickly poppy ; Bocconia, 
tree celandine; Chelidonium, celandine ; Papaver, poppy; 
Podophyllum, duck’s-foot, or May apple; Sanguinaria, 
puccoon, or blood-root. 
28. Lurida, confift of plants whofe appearance feems 
to indicate fomething baleful and noxious in their natural 
quality. Mod of thefe plants are herbaceous and peren¬ 
nial. The genera are, Atropa, deadly nightfhade ; Brow- 
allia; Capficum, Guinea pepper; Catefbaea, lily-thorn; 
Cellia ; Ceftrum, bafe jelfamine ; Datura, thorn-apple ; 
Digitalis, fox-glove; Ellifia ; Hyofcyamus, henbane; Ly- 
cium, box-thorn; Nicotiana, tobacco; Pedalium; Phy- 
falis, alkekengi or winter cherry ; Sefamum, oily purging 
grain ; Solanum, nightftiade, potatoe, &c. Strychnos, 
poifon-nnt; Verbafcum, mullein. 
29. Campanacea, from campana, a bell; plants with 
bell-(haped flowers. The plants of this order are herba¬ 
ceous and perennial, viz. Campanula, bell-flower ; Con¬ 
volvulus, bindweed ; Evolvulus ; Ipomoea, quarnoclit, or 
fcarlet convolvulus; Phyteuma, rampions; Polenionium, 
Greek valerian, or Jacob’s ladder ; Roella ; Trachelium, 
blue umbelliferous throat-wort; Jalione, rampions with 
fcabious heads, or fheep fcabious ; Lobelia, cardinal flow¬ 
er; Viola, violet, and heart’s-eafe. 
30. Contort a, from con, together, and torqueo, to 
twill; confift of plants which have a fingle petal that is 
twilled or bent towards one fide. This order conlifts of 
trees, (limbs, and fat fucculent plants, fomeof whichretain 
their leaves during the winter. The herbaceous vegeta¬ 
bles in this order are generally perennial. The genera are, 
Cerbera ; Echites, favatina flower; Gardenia, Cape.jefla- 
mine ; Genipa ; Microcnemum ; Nerium, oleander, or 
rofe-bay; Periploca, Virginian (ilk ; Rauwolfia; Taber- 
n-aemonfana; Vinca, periwinkle; Apocynum, dog’s-bane; 
Afclepias, fwallow-woft; Cameraria; Ceropegia; Cynan- 
chum, bafe dog’s-bane; Plumeria, red jelfamine ; Stapelia, 
African fwallovv-wort. The plants of this order, abound¬ 
ing in a milky juice, are mod of them deemed poifonous; 
repeated obfervations having eftabliftied this aphorifm. 
That milky plants, except thofe of the plain compound 
flowers, are generally of a baneful nature. 
31. Vqfreculje, from vpres, a briar or bramble ; con¬ 
fift of plants refembling the daphne, dirca, gnida, See. but 
which, however, do not coqftitute a true natural aflem- 
blage. 
