CLASS XX. ORDER VIII. 
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calyx 3-parted, superior; corolla 3-petalled ; stigmas ligulate, 2-cleft; capsules 
without calves, 1-celled ; seeds numerous, attached to the sides, (tape-grass.) 
Ceratio'la. Calyx bud-like, imbricated with 6 to 8 scales; corolla 0 ; stamens 
2, exsert; stigmas 4 to 6, 2 of them longer ; berry with 2 long seeds. 
ORDER SIL TRIANDRIA. 
Empe'trujvi. Calyx 3-parted, persistent. Staminate flowers : petals 3, mares* 
cent; stamens 3; filaments long; anthers 2-parted. Pistillate flowers: germ 
superior, depressed; style 0, or very short; stigmas 9, reflexed, spreading; berry 
round, 1-celled, 2 to S-seeded, seeds bony. 
Fi'cus. Common receptacle fleshy, (becoming the fruit,) enclosing the apeta- 
ious florets; both staminate and pistillate, either in the same, or in distinct in¬ 
dividuals. Staminate flowers: calyx 3-parted. Pistillate flowers: calyx 5-parted; 
pistil 1, lateral; seed 1 covered with the closed, permanent, somewhat fleshy 
calyx, (fig-tree.) 
ORDER IV. TETRANDRIA. 
Vis^cum. Staminate flowers: calyx 4-parted ; corolla 0; anthers sessile, adher¬ 
ing to the calyx. Pistillate flowers: calyx 4-leaved, superior ; corolla 0 ; style 0 ; 
berry 1-seeded, globose; seed cordate; parasitic, adhering to trees, (mistletoe.) 
Myri'ca. Ament ovate, oblong ; scales lunulate. Staminate flowers: stamens 
4 to 6 ; anthers 4-valved. Pistillate flowers : germ 1 ; stigmas 2; drupe 1-celled, 
i-seeded. (bay-berry.) 
Broussonf/tia. Staminate flowers: ament cylindrical; calyx 4-parted. Pis¬ 
tillate flowers: ament globose ; calyx tubular, 3 or 4-toothed ; germ club-shaped ; 
seed 1, covered with the calyx, (paper mulberry.) & 
ORDER V. PENT ANDRIA. 
Zanthox^ylum. Staminate flowers: calyx 5-parted ; corolla 0; stamens 3 to 
6. Pistillate flowers: pistils 3 to 5; capsules equal to the number of pistils, 
1-seeded. (prickly-ash, or toothache-tree.) 
Hum ;/ ulus. Staminate flowers: calyx 5-leaved; corolla 0; anthers with 2 
pores at the extremity. Pistillate flowers : calyx 1-leaf‘ed, entire, oblique, spread¬ 
ing ; styles 6; seed 1, within the leaf-like calyx; inflorescence strobile-form, (hop.) 
Nys^sa. Perfect flower: calyx 5-parted; corolla 0 ; pistil 1 ; drupe inferior; 
nut 1-seeded. Staminate flower 5, 8, 10, or 12, inserted around a peltate gland, 
(pepperidge-tree.) 
Hamilto'nia. Perfect flowers: calyx sub-campanulate, superior, 5-cleft; co¬ 
rolla 0; nectary with a 5-toothed disk; stamens 5; pistil 1; fruit a drupe. 
Staminate flowers vary only in having no pistil. (American oil-nut.) 
Acni"da. Staminate flowers: calyx 5-parted; corolla 0. Pistillate flowers-: 
calyx 3-parted; corolla 0 ; styles 0 ; stigmas 8, sessile ; capsule 1-seeded. (wa¬ 
ter hemp.) 
Cam"nabis. Staminate flowers: calyx 5-parted. Pistillate flowers: calyx 
5 leaved, entire, gaping laterally; styles 2; nut 2-valved, within the closed 
calyx, (hemp.) Ex. 
Spina'cia. Staminate flowers : calyx 5-parted; corolla 0. Pistillate flowers: 
styles 4; seed 1, within the indurated calyx, (spinach.) Ex. 
ORDER VI. HEXANDRIA. 
Smi'lax. Staminate flowers : calyx 6-leaved ; corolla 0; anthers adnate to 
*he filaments. Pistillate flowers : style minute ; stigmas 3 ; berry 3 celled, supe¬ 
rior, 1-3-seeded. (green brier.) 
Diosco'rea. Staminate flowers: calyx 6-parted; corolla 0; styles 3; capsule 
3-celled, triangular, compressed ; cells 2-seeded ; seeds with membranaceous 
margins, (yam-root.) £. 
Gledit^schia. Perfect flowers: calyx 6 or 8-parted, deciduous ; 3 or 4 of the' 
exterior segments smaller ; corolla 0; stamens 5 or 6, seldom 8 ; legume flatly- 
compressed, 1 or many-seeded. Staminate flowers: calyx sub-turbinate, 5-8- 
parted; 3 to 5 of the segments interior; stamens 6 to 8. (honey-locust.) S. 
ORDER VIII. OCTANDRIA. 
Pop"ulus. Staminate flowers : ament cylindric; calyx a tom scale; corolla 
turbinate, oblique, entire, supporting 8 to 30 stamens. Pistillate flowers: ament, 
calyx, and coroll'a like the staminate ; stigma 4 or 6-lobed; capsule 2-cellecL 
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