NATURAL ORDERS, 29 
22. Colchice 7 ®. Colchicum tribe. Emetic and cathartic. Examples: Col- 
chicum, Melanthium. This order is by some called Melanthacea. 
Class IV. Monocotyledons. 
Stamens epigynous, (above the germ.) 
23. Orchide 7 a:. Orchis-like plants. Rpots fibrous or tuberous. Stem simple. 
Leaves mostly radical, sheathing; caulineones sessile. Flowersbracted, com¬ 
monly in a spike, seldom solitary. Perianth irregular, 6-parted, 3 divisions ex¬ 
ternal. 3 internal, and 9-petaloid; a lower one in the form of a lip, often spurred. 
Stamens 3, adnate to the style in part or wholly; two are usually abortive. 
Style thick. Stigma oblique, viscid. Examples: Orchis, Cypripedium, Neot- 
tia. Properties: farinaceous and emollient. 
24. Mu sa:. Banana tribe. Examples: Plantain-tree, ( Musa ,) Bread-fruit, 
( Artocarpus .) (See Plate 2. Fig. 4.) 
25. Can"na:. The Indian reed-tribe. This is subdivided into Marantacece , 
the arrow-root tribe, and Am.omce , or Scitaminacere , the ginger tribe. Proper¬ 
ties: aromatic, and carminative. (Plate 3. Fig. 4.) 
26. Hydrocfiar 77 ides. Tape-grass tribe. Floating plants. Examples: Hy¬ 
dro charts, Vallisneria. (Plate 8. Fig. 1.) 
Class V. Dicotyledons. 
Apetalous—Stamens epigynous. Calyx superior. Monosepalous, (above the germ.) 
27. Aristolo'chia:. Wild ginger tribe. Perennial. Flowers Gynandrous. 
Examples : Virginia snake-root, ( Aristolochia ,) Wild ginger, ( Asarum .) 
Class VI. Dicotyledons. 
Stamens perigynous, (around the germ.) Perianth single, in some cases resembling a calyx, 
in others a corolla. 
28. Eleag // njg. Flowers dioecious. Fruit a drupe or nut. Leaves alternate. 
Trees or shrubs. Examples : Pepperage-tree and Eleagnus. 
29. Hymet,e 7 a:. Under-shrubs. Stamens 8. Style 1. Fruit, a drupeole. Co¬ 
tyledons large, fleshy- Perisperm, thin. Examples : Leather-wood and Daphne. 
Bark caustic when chewed. 
30. Prote 7 a:. Silver-tree tribe. Deciduous shrubs from the Cape of Good 
Hope. Example : Protea. 
31. Lau'ri, (or Laurinea.) The Laurel tribe. Trees. Flowers Enneandrous; 
4 to 6 cleft. Fruit a berry or drupe. The American plants of this family are 
the spice-bush, (Laurus benzoin,) and Sassafras. Medicinal properties various 
and important. 
32. Polygo 7 neaj. The Dock tribe. Herbaceous. Leaves alternate, at first 
revolute, petioled. Flowers panicled, or in a spike. Fruit a nut, usually tri¬ 
angular, as in the buckwheat. Seed with farinaceous albumen. Examples: 
Dock, rhubarb, buckwheat. 
33. Atrip 77 lices. Pig-weed tribe. Flowers with little beauty. Herbs or 
small shrubs. The beet, poke-weed, and pig-weed, are examples of this family. 
The pig-weed is by some arranged in a new order, Chenopodese; and the poke- 
weed in another, Phytolaccese. 
Class VII. Dicotyledons. 
Stamens , (beneath the germ.) 
34. Amaran 7/ thi. Coxcomb-like plants. Stem herbaceous. Leaves entire. 
Flowers small, numerous, often bracted, sometimes imperfect, in a head, ra¬ 
ceme or spike. Perianth often coloured, monosepalous. Pericarp either a 
pyxide or utricle. Example: Amaranthus. 
35. Plantagin 77 ea:. Plantain tribe. Herbaceous- Leaves many-nerved. 
Flowers sessile, bracted in a spike. Stamens 4. Pyxide 4-celled, many-seeded. 
Example: Plantain. Useful as a pot herb. Emollient. 
36. Nycta 7 g[nes. Mirdbilis tribe. The principal family in this order is the 
Four o’clock, (Mirabilis.) Properties: cathartic and emetic. 
37. Plumba 7 gine3. Marsh rosemary tribe. Herbs or under-shrubs. Leaves 
alternate or clustered. Corolla regular. Stamens 5, ovary 1-celled; ovule, pen¬ 
dulous. Fruit, a utricle. Properties: astringent, tonic. Example: Statice, 
Class VIII. Dicotyledons. 
Co-rollas monopetalons. hypofeynous, (below the germ,) regular or irregular, bearing the sta 
mens, tchich generally alternate with its segments when of equal number ; germ superior. 
38. Lysimach 77 ia:, (or Primulacece.') The Loose strife, or primrose tribe. A fa mi-* 
