MONORCIA. MONADELPHIA. z 
Misia 8 to 16. Fem. Styles 8, bifid. Cap- 
sule 3-grained, 3-ce 
i Herbaces_0 hrubby; 
_ bractes ,e, flowers axillary, spike 
“Spike masculine, the lower feminine. 
_Svectes. 1. A. virginica. 2. caroliniana. fi 
_A genus of hear 40 species umostexclusivelyindige- E 
nous to tropical America and india 
769. CROTON. L. ee ee 
Mase. Calix cylindric, 5- todthede= Corolla of 
~& petals or none. Stamina 10 to 15._ ‘Fem. Ca- 
lix 5 or many-leaved. Corolla none. Styles 3 or 
6 bifid. Capsule 3-grained, S-celled, 3.seeded. 
nly shrubby; leaves stipu- 
posite; flowers axillary or ter- 
omerate, upper flowers masculine. 
minal, spiked c or cong 
x _ Pubescence stellate. 
Species. 1. C. maritimum. "9, argyranthemum. { 
ow _ 4, capitatum.—Throughout the Hlinois 
-and Louisiana to the sources of the Missouri. ¢ 
6, twice bifid. 5, * eli at 
Se % 
escent; leaves eiliptic 
older ones obtuse above, upper surface smoother, green 
- flowers conglomerated; styles 3, bifid; capsules sagula, 
2 2-seeded. Has. Around St. Louis, Louisiana. spe. 
_ cies allied to ©. capitatum; very aromatic. py oi 
A genus of more than 80 species, almost e: 
iia to 4 warmer parts of America and pate 
8 aii ‘ciytode sh fd. pn sell 
cells 1-seeded. aes 
Mostly shrubs, leaves alternate, stipulate, often} 02 
flowers oi eee ae! or terminal. 
18 species” indigenous 
; — mi Arabia a 
