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POPULAR FLORA. 



34. CAB-OLIITA-ALLSPICE FAMILY. Order CALYCANTIIACE.E. 



A small flimily of a few rather curious s!irub:s, with opposite leaves; represented by the 



Carolina-Allspice. Cahjcdntlius. 



Flowers somewhat on the p!:in of tlie rose, having a large 



number of simple pistils contained in a sort of closed calyx-cup, 



or liollow receptacle, and attached to its inner surface, liut tlie 



outside is covered with sepals or calyx-lobes, which are colored 



like the petals (brown-purple); these are many and narrow, in 



several rows. Stamens many, on the top of 



the cup; filaments liardly any; anthers long, 



tipped with a point. Ovaries making large 



akenes, enclosed in the large and dry hip. 



Seed-leaves of the embryo lolled up. Shrubs, 



M'ith rather aromatic bark, ^c. and opposite 



entire leaves, without any stipules. Tlowers 



large, when bruised giving out a fragrance 



resembling that of strawberries. Wild in the 



Southern States, especially in and near the 



mountains; and also cultivated, especially the 



first species. 



Sj2. Floweriiiir branch of Carolina Allspice. 3?3 Ilalfcf 

 a citlyx rnp of llie same, cut ihroufli len-flhw ise. (Cuinpai* 

 il wuli ;i Rose, Fij. 360 ) i.6i. A ripe fiUil or hip. 



330 SSI 



1. Common C. Leaves oval or roundish, downy beneath. Commonly cult, in gardens 



2. Smooth C. Leaves oblong, smooth, green both sides; flowers smaller. 



3. Glaucous C. Leaves oblong- or lance-ovate, pointed, glaucous or whitened beneath. C. f/luucus. 



C. Jloriilus. 

 C. herif/aius. 



35. LYTHRUM FAMILY. Order LYTHRACEJE. 



IIerb3 with entire and mostly opposite leaves, and no stipules; the calyx tubular or cup- 

 shaped, beariiirj from 4 to 7 petals and 4 to 14 stamens on its throat, and enclosing the 

 many-seeded ovary and thin pod. Between the 4 to 7 teeth of the calyx arc as many 

 additional projections or supernumerary teeth. Style one. 



Flowers regular, or nearly so. 



Calyx cylindrical, several-ribbed or angled: petals 4 to 7, rather unequal: stamens 



twice as many as the petals: pod 2-cel!ed, {Ly(hrnm) Lytiirum.* 



Calyx short bell-shaped: petals 5: stamens 10 or 14, long and protruded: pod with 



3 to 5 cells: leaves often whorled, [Nescca) Nes-K^v. 



Flowers with an irregular tubular calyx, spurred or projecting at the base on the upper 

 side. Very unequal petals, and 12 unequal stamens in two sets. Pod few-seeded, 

 bursting through one side of the calyx, ( Ciiphen) Cupiiea. 



*■ Sometimes called Loosestrife ; but this name properly belongs to plants of another family. 



