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CLASS XII. ORDER XIII. 
petals, and terminating downward in a spur-like nectary; capsules 5, erect; 
acuminated with the permanent styles, many-seeded. By some, the nectaries 
are considered as petals, and the corolla as a coloured calyx, (columbine.) 
Ascy'rum. Sepals 4, the 2 inner larger and cordate; petals 4; stamens scarce¬ 
ly united at the base. (St. Peter’s wort.) 
Calligo'num. Calyx 5-parted; corolla 0; filaments numerous, united at the 
base; germ superior, 4-sided, nut winged. S. 
Rese'da. Perfect flower apetalous, surrounded by several fringed, petal-like, 
barren flowers ; involucre spreading, many-leaved, (mignonette.) Ex. 
Rhizopho'ra. Calyx 4-parted ; corolla4-parted; stigmas 2; seed 1, very long; 
base fleshy. 
Hypericum. Calyx 5-parted; divisions equal, sub-ovate ; corolla 5-petal led; 
filaments often united at the base in 3 or 5 sets; styles 2 to 5 ; capsules mem¬ 
branaceous, roundish, with a number of cells equal to the number of styles. 
The bases of the filaments are often in groups, when they are not united. (St. 
John’s wort.) 
Pjeo'nia. Calyx 5-leaved; petals 5; styles 0; stigmas 2 or 3; capsules pod¬ 
like, many-seeded. Remarkable for the multiplication of petals by rich cul¬ 
ture. (peony) Ex. 
Nigel // la. Calyx 0; petals 5; nectaries 5, 3-cleft, within the corolla; cap¬ 
sules 5, convex, (lady-in-the-green, fennel flower.) Ex. 
ORDER XIII. POLYGYNTA. 
Asimi'na. Calyx 3-parted; petals 6, spreading, ovate, oblong; the inner 
smaller ; anthers sub-sessile ; berries several, ovate, (custard apple.) 
TroiAlius. Sepals coloured, 5 to 15, deciduous, petaloid ; petals 5 to 20, 
small; capsules many, cylindrical, sessile, many-seeded, (globe-flower.) 
Hydropel/'tis. Sepals 3 to 4; petals 3 to 4; ovaries 6 to 18 ; seeds pendulous, 
ovate, globose, (water-shield.) 
Hydras^tis. Calyx 3-leaved, petaloid; leafets ovate; petals 0; berry com¬ 
posed of many 1-seeded grains, (orange-root.) 
Nelum /a bium. Calyx petaloid, of 4 or 6 sepals ; petals many, deeply immersed 
in the upper surface of a turbinate receptacle. 
Illi'cium. Sepals 6 ; petals numerous, in 3 series ; capsules many, disposed in 
a circle, 2-valved, 1-seeded. (anise-tree.) S. 
Clem"atis Petals 3, 4, 5, or 6; seeds compressed; styles permanent, becom¬ 
ing long, plumose tails. Some species are dioecious, (virgin’s bower.) 
Thalic'trum. Petals 4 or 5; filaments very long; seeds without tails, striate, 
terete. Some species are dioecious, (meadow-rue.) 
Anem"one. Petals 5 to 9 ; seeds numerous, naked, (wind-flower, rue, ane¬ 
mone.) 
Cop // tis. Petals 5 or 6, caducous; nectaries small, 5 or 6, cowled; capsules 
oblong, 5 to 8. stipid, stellate, beaked, many-seeded, (gold-thread.) By some 
the nectaries are mistaken for corollas, and the corollas for calyxes. 
Cai/'tha. Petals 5 to 9, orbicular; capsules numerous, (5 to 10.) many-seed¬ 
ed, compressed; 1-celled, spreading; nectaries 0; pistils variable in number. 
(American cowslip.) 
Hellebo'rtjs. Petals 5 or more; nectary 2-lipped, tubular ; capsules 5 or 6; 
many-seeded, erectish, compressed, (hellebore.) Fx. 
Magno'lia. Calyx 3-leaved ; corolla 6 to 9-petalled ; capsules numerous, im¬ 
bricate on a strobile-like spike, 2-valved; seeds arilled, pendulous on long 
cords; berry-like, (magnolia, or beaver-tree.) 
Lirioden^dron. Calyx 3-leaved ; corolla 6 or 9-petalled, liliaceous ; seeds in 
a sub-lanceolate samara, imbricate on a strobile-like spike, (tulip-tree, or 
white-wood.) 
Hepat'Oca. Calyx 3-leaved, a little distance below the corolla, entire; petals 
6 to 9 ; seeds without tails, (liverleaf.) 
Ranunculus. Calyx 5-leaved ; petals 5, with claws, and a nectariferous pore 
or scale on the inside of each; seeds without tails, naked, numerous, (crow¬ 
foot.) Some mistake an extra tegument for a capsule. 
Sempervi'vum. Calyx 9 to 12-parted ; petals 8 to 12; capsules 12, many-seed¬ 
ed; stamens 16 or 20. (house-leek.) Ex. 
Ado'nis. Calyx 4 to 5-leaved ; petals 5 or more, without nectariferous pores; 
seeds awnless, (pheasant’s eye.) Ex. 
