. Analytical class-book of botany : designed for academies and private students. Plants. 120 OEDEE LXXXII. HTDEOPHTLLACE^. OEDEE LXXXVH. GENTIANACE^. lar, rarely irregular, the limb 6-toothed, often -with a ro-w of scales in the throat. Stamens 5, inserted on the corolla alter- nately with its lobes. Orary deeply 4-lobed, or at least separat- ing into 4 portions, when matnre. Style 1, usually central, proceeding from base of the ovary, sometimes terminal. Fruit consisting of 4 achenia. A rather lar^e order of mucilaginous, emollient, never poisonous pl;inf=. Borago {Borage), flg. 27, Symphytum
. Analytical class-book of botany : designed for academies and private students. Plants. 120 OEDEE LXXXII. HTDEOPHTLLACE^. OEDEE LXXXVH. GENTIANACE^. lar, rarely irregular, the limb 6-toothed, often -with a ro-w of scales in the throat. Stamens 5, inserted on the corolla alter- nately with its lobes. Orary deeply 4-lobed, or at least separat- ing into 4 portions, when matnre. Style 1, usually central, proceeding from base of the ovary, sometimes terminal. Fruit consisting of 4 achenia. A rather lar^e order of mucilaginous, emollient, never poisonous pl;inf=. Borago {Borage), flg. 27, Symphytum {Oomfrey), and Ueliotropinm ilMio- trope), are Fig. 27. GEOUP VII. Oedee LXXXII.—HydropliyllaceEe. Hei'bs. Leaves alternate, or the lower ones opposite, usualty lobed, or pinnatifid. Flowers usually in ciroinate racemes, or unilateral spikes. Calyx 5-oleffc, usually appendaged at the sinuses, persistent. Corolla 5-lobed, regular, with melliferous scales or grooves near the base. Stamens 5, inserted on the base of the corolla, alternate with its lobes. Anthers 2-celled. Ovary free, 1-celIed. Stylo 1, bifid. Stigmas 2. Capsule invested with the permanent oalj'x. Seeds few, crustaceous. .'V small order of unimportant, chiefly N. American plants, represented by Ilydrophyllnm (Water-Leaf, Burr-Flower'), Oedee LXXXIII.—Polemoniacese. Herbs. Leaves opposite, rarely alternate, simple or com- poimd. Calyx free from the ovary, 5-oleft, persistent. Corolla regular, with a 5-lobed limb, convolute in prefloration. Stamens 5, inserted on the corolla, alternately with its lobes, often un- equal in length. Ovary 3-celled. Style 1. Stigma trifid. Cap- sule 3-ceUed, 3-valved, loeulioidal, the valves separating from the 3-angled axis, which bears the few, or many seeds. A small order consisting chieily of N. American plants. Phlox and Pole- monium {Greek Valerian), are examples. Oedee LXXXIV.—Diapensiacese. Low, prostrate, evergreen under-shrubs. Leaves crowded, heath-like. Flow
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