CLASS XII. ORDER V. 
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Retailed; receptacle ovate, berry-like; acines naked, immersed in the recepta¬ 
cle, caducous, (strawberry) 
Dry'as. Calyx 8 to 9-parted, tube concave ; petals 8 to 9; carpels many ? 
crowned by a terminal style. 
Calycan'thus. Lobes of the calyx in many rows, imbricate, lanceolate, col¬ 
oured ; corolla 0; stamens unequal ; acines many. S. 
CLASS XII. POLYANDRIA. 
ORDER i. MONOGYNIA. 
TilAa. Calyx 5 or 6-parted, inferior, caducous; corolla 5 or 6-petalled; cap*- 
sule 5 or 6-celled, globular, coriaceous, dehiscent at the base; 1-seeded; 4 of 
the cells sometimes empty, (bass-wood.) 
Portulac/'ca. Calyx 2-cleft, interior; corolla 5-petalled; capsule 1-celled, 
opening transversely ; columella 5, filiform, (purslane.) 
Chelido'nium. Calyx 2-leaved, caducous; corolla 4-pelalled; silique-like, 
capsule 1-ceiled, 2-valved, linear; seeds crested, many, (celandine.) 
Cis"tus. [Helianthemum.] Sepals 5, 2 smaller; petals 5; capsule 1-celled, 
3-valved ; valves septiferous in the middle, (rock-rose, frost-weed.) 
Hudso'nia. Calyx tubular, 5-partcd, unequal, inferior; petals 5; capsule 1- 
celled, 3-valved, 1 to 2-seeded. 
Tali'num. Calyx of 2 ovate sepals; petals 5; capsule 1-celled, 3-valved, 
many-seeded. 
Meconof"sis. Petals 4 ; stigma 4 to G-rayed'- r capsule prickly, 4 to 6-valved. 
Argemo x ne. Petals 4 to 6; stigma 4 to 7-lobed; capsule obovate, 1-celled, 
opening at the summit by valves, (horned poppy.) 
Sanguina / ria. Calyx caducous, 2-leaved;, corolla about 8-petalled ; stigma 
sessile, twinned, 2-grooved; capsule pod-like, ovate 1-celled, 2-valved, acute at 
each end ; valves caducous ; columella 2, permanent, (blood-root.) 
PodophyiAlum, Calyx 3-leaved, minute; corolla about 9-petailed ; stigma 
large, crenate, sessile ; berry 1-celled, crowned with the stigma, large, many- 
seeded ; columella 1-sided, (wild mandrake.) 
Actje'a. [Cimcifuga.) Calyx 4-leaved, deciduous; petals 4, often w r anting; 
stigma sessile, capitate; berry superior, 1-celled, many-seeded; seeds hemi¬ 
spherical. (necklace-weed, baneberry.) 
Macro'tis. Calyx about 4-leaved, becoming coloured before expanding, ca¬ 
ducous; corolla many minute petals, very caducous, or wanting;, stigma simple, 
sessile, curving towards the gibbous side of the germ; capsule 2-valved, dehis¬ 
cent at its straight suture, (cohosh, blacksnake-root, bug-bane.) 
Sarrace'nia. Calyx double,, permanent, 3 or 5-ieaved ; corolla 5-petalled, 
caducous; stigma peltate, permanent, very large, covering the stamens ; cap¬ 
sule 5-celled, 5-val ved, many-seeded, (side-saddle flower.). 
Nuphar. Calyx 5 or 6-leaved; petals many, minute, inserted on the recepta¬ 
cle with the stamens, nectariferous; stigma with a broad disk, and radiate fur¬ 
rows, sessile ; pericarp berry-like, many-celled, many-seeded, (water-lily, yel¬ 
low pond-lily.) 
Nymph^'a. Calyx 4 to 7-leaved ; corolla many-petalled, petals about equalling 
the length of the calyx leaves, attached to the germ beneath the stamens; stig¬ 
ma with a broad disk, marked with radiated lines ; pericarp berry-like, many- 
celled, many-seeded, (pond-lily.) 
Beja'rta. Calyx 6-cleft; petals 7 ; capsule 7-celled, many-seeded. *8. 
Papa'ver. Calyx 2-leaved, caducous; corolla 4-petalled ; stigma a broad 
disk, with radiating lines ; capsule 1-celled, dehiscent by pores under the per¬ 
manent stigma, (poppy.) Ex. 
T'he'a. Calyx 4 or 6-leaved; corolla 6 or 9-petalled; capsule 3-seeded. (tea.) 
Ex. 
Cit /; rus. Calyx 5-cleft; petals 5, oblong ; filaments dilated at the base, in sev¬ 
eral parcels; berry 9 or 18-celled; polyadelphous, (orange, lemon ) Ex. 
ORDER II. DIGYNIA, TO ORDER V. PEN T AG Y NIA ; OR DI-PENTAGYNIA. 
Delpiii'nium. Calyx 0; corolla 5-petalled, unequal; nectary 2-cleft, horned 
behind; capsules I or 3, pod-like, (larkspur.) 
Aconttum. Calyx 0; petals 5, upper one valved; nectaries 2, hooded, pe- 
duneled, recurved ; capsule 3 or 5, pod-like, (monk’s-hood.) 
Aquile'gia. Calyx 0; petals 5, caducous; nectaries 5, alternating with the 
