them scarcely two inches in length, obliquely cordato-ovate, sub- 
palmately three to five lobed, but the lobes are much larger on 
one side than the other, acuminate, coarsely and unequally, but 
sharply and submucronately serrated. Sfipules small, ovate, 
fimbriated. Peduncle axillary, solitary, longer than the petiole, 
bearing a small imperfect «mde/ of two to four dipetalous flowers. 
Petals ovate, yellow, with a tinge of orange towards the base. 
Male flower pedicellate, with a cluster of many stamens borne 
upon a short stalk (hence monadelphous), all inclined to one side. 
Filament very short. Anther linear-cuneate, most of it made up 
of the connectivum, yellow. Female flower sessile, apparently 
one to each umbel. Ovary or inimature fruit linear-oblong, te- 
tragonal, a little attenuated upwards ; the four angles are promi- 
nent, but scarcely form wings, and these angles are equal, four- 
celled, with numerous ovules attached to the four central recep- 
tacles. Style short, soon dividing into four erecto-patent branches, 
each crowned with a large capitate downy s¢igma. 
Fig. 1. Stamens from the male flower, the petals being removed. 2. Single 
stamen. 3. Female flower (or immature fruit), the petals only removed. 4. 
Transverse section of the capsule :—all magnified. 
