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CLASS VII. HEPTANDRIA. 
ORDER I. MONOGYNIA. 
TrientaAis. Calyx 7-leaved; corolla 7-parted, equal, flat; berry juiceless, I- 
eeiled, many-seeded; number of stamens variable, (chick-wintergreen.) 
.ZEAculus. Calyx inflated, 4 or 5-toothed; corolla 4 or 5-petalled, inserted on 
the calyx, unequal, pubescent; capsule 3-celied ; seeds large, solitary, chestnut- 
form. (horse-chestnut.) S. 
ORDER IV. TETRAGYNIA. 
SauruAus. Calyx in an ament or spike, with 1-flowered scales ; corolla O'; 
anthers adnate to the filaments; germs 4; berries or capsules 4, 1-seeded ; sta¬ 
mens 6, 7, 8, or more, (lizard-tail.) 
CLASS VIII. OCTANDRIA. 
ORDER I. MONOGYNIA. 
A. Flowers superior. 
RiiexAa. Calyx ventricose-ovate at the base, limb 4-cleft; petals 4, ovate; 
capsule included in the calyx, 4-celied; seeds numerous, cochleate. (deer-grass.) 
Gaura. Calyx 4-cleft, tubularcorolla 4-petailed, ascending towards the up¬ 
per side; nut 4-cornered, seeded. (Virginian loose-strife.) 
GEnoAiiera. Calyx 4-cleft, tubular, caducous, divisions deflected ; petals 4, 
inserted on the calyx; stigma 4-c!eft; capsule 4-celled, 4-valved; seeds not 
feathered, affixed to a central 4-sided columella, (scablsh, or evening-prim- 
rose.}, 
EpiloAtum. Calyx 4-cleft, tubular ; corolla 1-petalled : capsule oblong and of 
great length ; seeds feathered:, (willow-herb.) 
Oxycoc'Aus. Calyx superior, 4-loothed ; corolla 4-parted, the divisions sub- 
linear, revolute ; filaments converging ; anthers tubular, 2-parted, berry many- 
seeded. (cranberry.) 
FuschAia. Calyx funnel-form, coloured, superior, caducous; petals (or nec¬ 
taries) 4, sitting in the throat of the calyx, alternating with its divisionsstig¬ 
ma 4-sided, capitate; berry oblong, 4-celled ; seeds numerous, (ear-drop.) 
Clark'Aa. Calyx 4-cleft, tubular: corolla 4-petalied, 3-lobed, cruciform.; 
F etals with claws; stamens 4; stigma petal-like,. 4-lobed; capsule 4-celled. 
beautiful clarkia, false tree-primrose.) 
B. Flowers inferior . " 
Menzif/sta. Calyx dbeply 5-cleft; corolla 1-petailed', ovate, 4 to 5-cleft; sta¬ 
mens inserted into the receptacle; capsule 4-celled; seeds numerous, oblong. 
Dir'Aa. Perianth coloured, campanuiate, border obsolete; stamens unequal, 
exserted ; berry 1-seeded. (leather-wood.) 
Jefferso'nia. Calyx 4-sepalled ; petals 8; capsule obvate, opening below the 
top. (twin-leaf) 
AAf.r. Polygamous; sometimes hexandrous; calyx 5-cleft; corolla 4 or 5- 
petailed, or wanting; samaras 2, united at the base, 1-seeded, often 1 rudiment 
of a seed, (maple.) 
EriAa. Calyx 4-leaved, permanent; corolla 4-eleft, permanent; filaments 
inserted on the receptacle; anthers bifid ; capsules membranaceous. 4 to 8-cell- 
ed, the partitions form the margins of the valves; seeds many in each cell, 
(heath.) Ex. 
Dapi-iAne. Calyx 0 ; corolla 4-cleft, withering, including the stamens ; drupe 
1-seeded. (mezereon.) Ex. 
TROPiEo'LUM. Calyx 4 or 5-cleft, coloured, spurred; petals 4 or 5, unequal; 
nuts leathery, sulcate. (nasturtion.) Ex. 
Elliot^tia. Calyx 4-toothed, inferior; corolla deeply 4-parted; stigma capi¬ 
tate. (false-spiked alder ) S. 
Amyris. Flowers perfect; calyx 4-toothed ; petals wedge-form, longer than 
the stamens; germ 1-celfed ; stigma sessile. 
ORDER II. DIGYNIA. 
Chrysosple'nium. Calyx superior, 4 or 5-cleft, coloured ; corolla 0; capsule 
2-beaked, 1-celled, many-seeded, (golden saxifrage, water-carpet.) 
ORDER III. TRIGYNIA. 
Pqlyg'Anum. Calyx infeiior, 5-parled, coloured ; corolla 0; seed 1, angular. 
