ERICA. 
HEAT H. 
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CLASSIS VIII. ORDO 1. 
CLASS VIII. ORDER I. 
OCTANDSIA MONOGYNIA. 
EIGHT CHIVES. ONE POINTAL. 
Character Genericus Essentialis. 
Essential Generic Character. 
Calyx. Perianthium' tetra- 
phyllum. 
Empalement. Cup four- 
leaved. 
Corolla monopetala^ qua¬ 
drifida. 
Blossom one petal, four- 
cleft. 
Stamina. Filamenta octo, 
-capillaria, receptaculo inserta. ; 
Antherse apice bifidae. 
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Chives. Threads eight, 
hair-like, inserted into the re¬ 
ceptacle. Tips two-cleft at the 
end. 
Pistillum. Germen su¬ 
perum. Stylus filiformis. Stig¬ 
ma coronulatum. Capsula qua- 
Rrilocularis. Dissepimenta val¬ 
vularum margine. 
PoiNTAL. Seed-bud above. 
Shaft thread-shaped. Summit 
crowned. Capsule four-celled. 
Partitions from the edge of the 
valves. 
Semina numerosa, minima. 
Seeds numerous, very small. 
Obs. Antherce in aliis emar- 
ginatcs, in aliis hicornut^, eris- 
tatee, aristata^ mutica, ^el peni¬ 
cillata ; inclusa vel exserta. 
Obs. The tips in some are 
notched at the end, in others two- 
horned, crested, bearded, beard¬ 
less, or pencilled; within the 
blossom, or without. 
