578 MONOECIA TETRANDRIA. Serpicula. 
of a shining, deep green on both sides, from five to six inches 
long, by four or five broad, Pedioles nearly as long as the 
leaves, round, smooth, Siipules none, Panic/es axillary, 
corymbiform, longer than the petioles, all the divisions smooth, 
lucid green. lowers numerous, small, white. Bracles, 
exclusive of the involacres, oblong, one at each division of 
the panicle. Involuere four-leaved; three-flowered, viz. two 
male and one female, oblong, expanding. Mate. Perianth 
none, Corol six-petalled ; the exterior one rather longer 
than the inner one, Nectary, six elevated glands, alternate 
with the stamens. Filaments three, incurved, sub-clavate, 
shorter than the petals, Authers a large groove on each side 
of the apex of the thickened filament, Frama ce shorter pe- 
dicelled than the male. Perianth beneath cup-shaped, » ith 
an entire mouth, Coro/ superior, petals eight, the inuer four 
smaller, all inserted on the apex of the germ, Nectary four 
yellow olands, alternate with the four inner petals. Germ 
-the perianth, but under the corol, oval. one-celled, containing 
one ovulum, attached to the top of the cell, Style shorter 
than the petals. Stigma large, with a spreading lobed 
margin, 
For the fruit see Geertner’s work above quoted, where the 
- description and figures are both very accurate, 
-MONOECIA FETRANDEIA. 
‘SERPICULA. Schreb. gen. N. 1413. 
“Male ealyx four-toothed, Corol four-petalled, Female 
calyx four-parted, Pericarp a downy nut, 
S. verticillata, Willd. iv. 329, Corom. pl. ii. N. 164. 
» Dioecous, ramous, Flowers triandrous, Leaves vetti- 
celled, — 
Hottonia serrata, Willd. i, 314. 
Teling. Poo-natsoo. 
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