stellate leaves (_e.g._ _Asparagus_, _Galium_). HERBS CONSIDERED ACCORDING TO THEIR FLOWERS: "having no seed-vessel besides the Cup which covers the flower": Herbs of Stamineous Flowers, "whose flower doth consist of threddy Filaments or Stamina, having no leaves besides the _Perianthium_: or those herbaceous leaves encompassing these stamina, which do not wither or fall away before the seed is ripe"; and not of grassy leaves, may be distributed into such whose seeds are Triangular (Polygonaceae); Round: "distinguishable by sex, of male and female; because from the same seed some plants are produced which bear flowers and no seeds, and others which bear seeds and no flowers" (_e.g._ _Cannabis_, _Humulus_, _Mercurialis_): not distinguishable by sex (_e.g._ Chenopodiaceae, Urticaceæ, Resedaceae). Herbs having a Compound Flower not Pappous } } (Compositae). Pappous Herbs } Umbelliferous Herbs (Umbelliferae, with _Valeriana_). Verticillate Fruticose Herbs } } (Labiatae). Verticillate Not Fruticose Herbs } Spicate Herbs (a curious medley, including _Dipsacus_, _Eryngium_, _Echinops_, _Agrimonia_, _Circaea_, _Poterium Sanguisorba_, _Polygonum Persicaria_, _Trifolium stellatum_, _T. arvense_, and _Potamogeton angustifolium_). Herbs bearing Many Seeds together in a Cluster or Button (_e.g._ _Geum_, _Potentilla_, _Anemone_, _Ranunculus_, _Adonis_, _Malva_). HERBS CONSIDERED ACCORDING TO THEIR SEED-VESSEL: Of a divided Seed-vessel, which may be called Corniculate (_Paeonia_, _Dictamnus_, _Delphinium_, _Aquilegia_, _Aconitum_, _Geranium_, _Scandix_). Of an entire Seed-vessel: Siliquous: Papilionaceous Climbing Herbs } } (Papilionaceae). Papilionaceous Herbs not Climbing } Not papilionaceous (mostly Cruciferae). Capsulate: bearing Flowers of Five Leaves (Caryophyllaceae, Hypericaceae, _Euphorbia_, _Linum_, _Lysimachia_, _Ruta_, _Nigella_). whose flowers consist of three or four Leaves (some Cruciferae, _Epimedium_, _Papaver_, _Verbena_, _Statice_, _Veronica_). Campanulate Herbs: climbing (most Cucurbitaceae and Convolvulaceae): erect (Campanulaceae, some Solanaceae, _Digitalis_). Not campanulate (Primulaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Acanthaceae, _Aristolochia_, _Vinca_). Bacciferous herbs: may be distinguished according to their Qualities: Esculent fruit: more pleasant (Strawberry), less pleasant (Tomato). Esculent root (Potato):