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E X P L A N A T IO N O F S IG N S , &e.
Unde r th e Utles of th e orde rs a re given signs, intended to show a t a glance tlic general liabit of
la rf e , small, and .nVddie-slLd
plants, and ai e as follows ; th e first sign m each row indicating a deciduous tre e or sh ru b , th e next
an eve rgreen, and so on a lte rn a te ly : — , xc
1. Round-headod trees;asli, elm, beech, ches tnsuuct,h &asc .t heD oeak,
ciduous and evergreen.
2. & 3. Spiry-toppod o r conical trees •
such as th e spruce fir, silver fir, larch,
pine, deciduous cypress, &c. Deciduous
and evergreen.
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4. pFopaslatirg, iaetev etrrgereese ;n succyhp arse stsh, e Lpyormabmairddayl oak, &c. Deciduous and evergreen.
' Drooping t r e e s ; such as th e weeping
willow, weeping elm, &c.
C Shrubs of th e la rg e st size, and also
middle-sized shrubs. Deciduous and
evergreen, b u t exclusive of twiners,
climbers, trailers, &c.
7. U n d e r-shrubs, or shrubs of th e smallest
size. Deciduous and evergreen, b u t ex clusive
of twiners, tra ile rs, &c.
8. Tw in in g shrubs ; such as the honeysuckle,
aristolochia, &c. Deciduous and
evergreen.
i). Climbing shrubs ; such as th e clemati.«?,
ampélopsis, vine, &c. Deciduous and
evergreen.
10. T ra ilin g shrubs, th e branches of which
lie p ro s tra te on th e ground, b u t do not
root into i t ; such as many species of
willow, Cytisus, &c.
11. Creeping shrubs, o r such as send up
shoots from th e ir creeping ro o t s ; as
many species of Npiraj'a, &c.
oach individual ^ e c io s an d varie ty are th e same as those used in tlie
. and in th e Jlo rtu s B rita n n ic u s , viz. iii EDveecridgureoeuns ttrreeee., *^ EDveecridgureoeuns sshhrruubb.. Deciduous under-shrub.
-A Deciduous trailer.
fU. Ev erg reen tra ile r.
Deciduous creepe r.
E v erg ree n creeper.
tt. E v erg ree n u n d er-sh ru b .
Deciduous twiner.
Ev erg reen twiner.
Deciduous climber.
fi_ E v erg ree n climber.
A cc entu a t io n s and I n d ic a t io n s .
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T he en g ra v ed F ig u r e s
ABRIDGED
a r b o r e t u m ET FRUTICETUM
BRITANNICUM.
T r e e s and shrubs, in common with all o th e r flowering plants, are arranged
bv botanists in two grand divisions ; viz. the Exogenous, o r Dicotyledonous,
Plants, the stems of which increase from without, and the leaves o f which
have reticulated veins ; and th e Endogenous, or Monocotyledonoiis, P lants,
the stems o f which increase fi-om within, and the leaves o f whicli have parallel
veins. The first class includes all the hardy trees and shrubs in Britain, with
the exception o f shrubs o f th e genera Yiwca, Smìlax, /¿ùscus, and one or two
others, which belong to the second class. W e shall arrange th e genera and
species under the same subdivisions, subclasses, sections, orders, and tribes,
as we have adopted from DeCandolle in our Hortus Britannicus.
C lass 1. EXO'GENÆ.
Stems increasing from without ; le a v e s luiih reticulated Veins.
Subdivision I. DICHLAMY'DEÆ..
Calyx and Corolla distinct, by which they arc dklinguMed from Subdivision H.,
in ivhich the flowers have only a calyx.
It is in consequence o f this high developement o f th e floral envelopes, th a t
the greater [lart o f handsome-flowering trees and shrubs are found in Dichla-
m jd eæ , it rarely liappening th a t those witli a single floral envelope have any
brilliant colouring.
Subclass I. THALAMIFLO'llÆ.
Flowers with Petals and Stamens inserted in the Bcccptncle
This subclass contains all the Polyandrous plants o f Linnæus ; as the snh-
class Calycifloræ, in which the stamens are seated on the calyx, contains all
the plants o f the Linnæan class Icosandria.
Section I.
Carpella, that is, the component Parts o f compound Capsules or Fruits, numerous ;
or the Stamens placed opposite ihc Petals.
O r d e r I. iZANUNCULA'CE/D.
T he Diagnostic, or Distinctive, Character, or, as we shall term it, the Ordinal
Character, o f this order, is thus given by Dr. Lindley /Vyjoc/m'oHi,
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