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PLATE XL.
CHELONE CAMPANULOIDES.
Bell-flowered Chelone.

CLASS XIV. ORDER II.

DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA. Two Chives longer. Seeds covered.

ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.

Calyx 5-partitus. Rudimentum filamenti quinti inter suprema stamina. Capsula bilocularis.

Empalement of five divisions. The rudiment of a fifth thread is found placed between the upper chives. Capsule of two cells.