The vegetable kingdom, or, The structure, classification, and uses of plants : illustrated upon the natural system / by John Lindley ; with upwards of five hundred illustrations.

  • Lindley, John, 1799-1865.
Date:
MDCCCXLVIII [1847]
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Credit: The vegetable kingdom, or, The structure, classification, and uses of plants : illustrated upon the natural system / by John Lindley ; with upwards of five hundred illustrations. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    Endlicher.] upou mere theoretical considerations, and is difficult to use in consequence of the looseness of the characters assigned to what the author names Classes, which are equi- valent to my Alliances. The following are the details of his system :— No spiral vessels. No sexes. Spores lengthen- j tHALLOPHYTA No opposition of stem and root, ing in all directions Born without soil: feeding by the surface: fructification vague . I 'i'.OTOI’HYTA. Born on languid or decaying organisms: feeding from within: developing! ttysterophvta all the organs at once. J Opposition of stem and root. Spiral vessels. Sexes in the more perfect. CORMOPHYTA. Stem growing at the point only, using the lower part only for conveying \ . fluids.) Sp.-vessels 0. Both sexes present. Spores loose in spore-cases . . . Anophyla. Sp.-vessels . Stale sex missing. Spores loose in one or many-celled spore- \ prot0phy[a cases, j Both sexes present. Seeds embryoless, of many spores . . Hysterophyta. Stem growing at the circumference Amphibrya. Stem growing at both point and circumference Acraiuphibrya. Ovules naked, receiving impregnation immediately by the foramen . . . Gymnospcrma. Perianth 0, rudirn. or simple, calycine or coloured, free or adherent . . Apetala. Perianth double, outer calycine inner corolline, monopet. occasionally abortive. Gamopetala. Perianth double, outer calycine inner corolline, parts distinct or united by \ n. , . . the base of the stamens, occasionally abortive. / u Region I. THALLOPHYTA. Section 1. Protophyta. Class 1. Algce. Diatomacere/12 Nostochin®, 18 Confervacese, 14 Charace®, *26 Ulvaceae, 18 Floride®, 23 Fucace®, 20 Class 2. Lichenes. Coniothalami, 45 Idiothalami, 45 Gasterothalami, 45 Hymenothalami, 45 Section 2. Hysterophyta. Class 3. Fungi. Gymnomycetes, 29 Hyphomycetes, 29 Gasteromycetes, 29 Pyrenomycetes, 29 Hymenomycetes, 29 Cohort I. A sophtta. Class 4. Jlepaticce. R.'cciace®, 57 Ar.thoeerote®, 60 Targioniace®, 58 Marchantiace®, 58 •Jungerroanniace®, 59 Class 5. Mutci. A ndr®ace®, 63 fcpbagnace®, 64 lir} ace®, 64 Class 12. Qlumaeece. Gramme®, 106 type race®, 117 Class 13. EnmdUbUutce. Centrolepide®, 120 Rest lace®, 121 Erloeanlone®, 122 Xyride®, 187 Commeljnace®, 188 Class 14. Helobia. Alismace®, 209 Butomace®, 208 Class 15. Cfrronarlas. •Tuncacen?, ]$>f Philydrc®, 186 Melanthace®, 193 Region II. CORMOPHYTA. Section 3. Cohort II. Protophyta. Class 6. Equiseta. Equisetace®, 61 Class 7. Filices. Polypodiace®, 78 Hyinenophylle®, 80 Gleicheniace®, 80 Hchizaace®, 80 Osmundaees, 81 ; Marattiace®, 82 lOpbioglosse®, 77 Section 4. Pontederace®, 206 Liliace®, 200 Smilace®, 215 Class 16. Artorhizce. Dioscore®, 214 Taccace®, 149 1 Class 17. Enaatce. TTydrocharlde®, 141 1 Jlurrnannince®, 171 Iride®, 187 ff®rnodornce®, 151 Hypoxide®, 151 Amarylllde®, 155 Hroineliace®, 117 Class 18. Gi/rutndrfr. Orehide®, 173 | ApOttaitic— ,1-1 Acrobrya. Class 8. Hydroptcrides. Salviniace®, 71 Marsileace®, 71 Class 9. Selagincs. Isoete®, 71 Lycopodiace®, G9 Class 10. Zamice. Cycadcace®, 223 1A1PHIBRYA. Class 19. Scitaminece. Zingiberace®, 165 Cannace®, 168 Musace®, 1C3 Class 20. Fluvialca. Naiade®, 143 Class 21. KjKidiciJlorcr. Aroide®, 127 Typliace®, 126 Pan dune®, 130 Class 22. Prlncipea. Pnluta', 133 CohOTt I.G VMNOSPFR.M.*. Class 23. Contfertr. Cupressiii®, 220 Abietin®, 226 Cohort III. Hystero- THYTA. Class 11. RJiizanthccp. Balanopliore®, 89 Cytine®, 91 Rafflesiace®, 93 Taxinene, 230 Gnetace®, 232 Cohort II. Apktala. Class 24. Piperita:. Chlomnthaceii', 519 Piperace®, 515 Haurure®, 521 Class 25. Aquatic a. CeratophyTlow, 263 Callitrichiue®. 284 PodoHteme®, 482 Class 20. Jufi/fvrrt*. CfisiiftHne®, 249 Myrice®, 250 Uetuloce®, 251 Cupulifer®, 290