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CLASS XI. ORDER III. 
Mentze'lia. Calyx 5-cleft, superior, caducous; petals 5; capsule l-ceded, 3- 
valved, cylindric, 3 to 6-seeded; leases oblong, arranged longitudinally. S. 
Decuma'ria. Calyx superior, 8 to 10-cleft; petals 8 to 10; capsule 7 to 9-cell- 
ed, many-seeded, seeds subulate, minute. $. 
Chrysobala / nus. Calyx inferior, 5-cleft; petals 5; style lateral; drupe prune- 
form; nut5-grooved, 5-valved, 1-seeded. & 
Tiga'rea. Calyx inferior, 5-cleft; petals 5 ; capsule oblong, acuminate pubes¬ 
cent, 1-seeded. & 
Myr /, tus. Calyx superior, 5-cleft; petals 5; berry 2 or 3-celled, many-seed¬ 
ed. (myrtle.) Ex. 
Amyg^dalus. Calyx 5-cleft, inferior; petals 5; drupe has a perforated pula- 
men; flowers sessile, (peach.) Ex. 
Armenia'ca. Flowers sessile ; calyx 5-cleft, inferior; petals 5; drupe fleshy, 
pubescent; putamen with one margin acute and the other obtuse, furrowed both 
sides, (apricot.) Ex. 
Pu'nica. Calyx 5-cleft, superior; petals 5 ; pome or berry many-celled, many- 
seeded; receptacle parietal; seed berried, (pomegranate.) Ex. 
Philadei/'phus. Calyx 4-5-parted, superior, top-form ; corolla4 or 5-petalled; 
style 4-cleft; capsule 4-5-celled, many-seeded; seeds arilled. (false syringa, or 
mock orange.) Ex. 
ORDER II. DIGYNIA, TO ORDER V. PENTAGYNIA ; OR DI-PENTAGYNIA. 
Agrimo^ia. Calyx inferior, 5-cleft or 5-toothed, invested with an outer lobed 
one ; petals 5; stamens 12; seeds 2, in the bottom of the calyx, (agrimony.) 
Crat^s'gus. Calyx superior, 5-cleft; petals 5; styles 1 to 5; berry mealy; 
seeds 2 to 5, bony, (thorn-bush.) 
Aro'nia. Calyx superior, 5-toothed; petals 5; fruit pomaceous; berry 5 or 
10-celled ; cells 1 or 2-seeded ; seeds cartilaginous, (shad-flower, choke-berry.) 
Py'rus. Calyx 5-cleft, superior; corolla 5-petalled; pome 5-celled, many- 
seeded ; seed compressed, ovate, (pear, apple, quince.) 
Spire'a. Calyx 5-cleft, inferior, spreading; corolla 5-petalled; petals equal, 
roundish ; stamens numerous, exsert; capsules 3 to 12, 2-valved within, each 1 
to 3-seeded. (steeple-bush, hard-hack.) 
Sesu'vium. Calyx 5-parted, coloured ; petals 0 ; stigmas 3 to 5 ; capsule supe¬ 
rior, 3 to 5-celled, opening circularly, many-seeded. 
Gille'nia. Calyx tubular, bell form, contracted at the mouth, 5-cleft; petals 
5, linear lanceolate, somewhat unequal, coarctate at the claws; stamens 10 to 
15 included ; styles 5, contiguous; stigmas capitate ; capsule 5 celled ; cells 2- 
seeded. (Indian physic.) 
Sor /a bus. Calyx 5-cleft; petals 5; styles 2 or 3; berry inferior, farinaceous, 
with 3 cartilaginous seeds, (mountain ash.) 
Fothergil/'la. Calyx inferior, truncate, obsoletely crenate ; corolla 0; germ 
2-cleft; styles 2; capsule 2-lobed, 2-celled ; seeds brown, solitary. 
Mes /a pilus. Calyx superior, 5-cleft, divisions serrate; corolla 5-petalled; 
styles 2 to 5 ; drupe 2 to 5-seeded; seeds bony. Ex. 
Mesembryan^themum. Calyx superior, 5-cleft; petals numerous, linear, co¬ 
hering at the base; capsule fleshy, many-seeded, turbinate, (ice-plant.) Ex. 
ORDER III. POLYGYNIA. 
Ro"sa. Calyx urn-form, inferior, 5 cleft, fleshy; contracted towards the top; 
petals 5 ; seeds numerous, bristly, Axed to the sides of the calyx within. A 
genus remarkable for the multiplication of its petals by rich culture, (rose.) 
Ru'bus. Calyx 5-cleft, inferior; corolla 5-petalled; pistils numerous; berry 
composed of many juicy 1-seeded acines on a dry receptacle, (raspberry, black¬ 
berry.) 
. Dalibar'Aa. Calyx 5 or 8-cleft, inferior; corolla 5-petalled; styles long, ca¬ 
ducous, 5 to 8; berry composed of dry grains, (dry strawberry.) 
Ge'um. Calyx inferior, 10-cleft, 5 alternate divisions smaller ; corolla 5-petal¬ 
led ; seeds with a bent awn ; receptacle columnar, villous, (avens, or herb- 
bennet.) 
PotentiiAla. Calyx flat, inferior, 10-cleft; 5 alternate divisions smaller; 
corolla 5-petalled ; petals roundish or obovate; seeds awnless, roundish, rugose, 
fixed to a dry, small receptacle, (five-finger, cinquefoil.) 
Fraga'ria. Calyx inferior, 10-cleft; 5 alternate divisions smaller; corolla 5» 
