154 BEllBERIDES. [CI. 13. 



with a Bractea to each tuft. Stamens and Pistils 

 generally separated, more or less completely." 



Cissampelos, Menispermurn, Leceba Forsk., Epiba- 

 terium Forst, and Abuta Aubl. 



Prof. DeCandolle has treated of this Order, by the 

 name of Menispermeaz, Syst. v. 1. 509, with the fol- 

 lowing principal characters. " Flowers separated. 

 Calyx-leaves and Petals definite, deciduous. Barren 

 Fl. with usually monadelphous Stamens, opposite to 

 the Petals, and agreeing with them in number, or 

 else numerous, in several rows. Fertile Fl. with a 

 few distinct, rarely combined, Germens. Seeds com- 

 pressed, generally crescent-shaped. Cotyledons re- 

 markable, in some instances, for being distant, and 

 lodged in 2 different cells of the Seed. Albumen none, 

 or very small." (This agrees with Gsertner's figures 

 and descriptions, better than Jussieu's account, yet 

 they are not irreconcilable.) "Leaves in some genera, 

 once, twice or thrice ternate." 



Sect. 1. Leaves compound. Lardizabala Fl. Pe- 

 ruv., Stauntonia DeCand. and Bursaia Petit-Thuars. 



Sect. 2. Leaves simple. Spirospermum Petit-Th., 

 Cocculus DeCand. a genus of 46 species, Pseliiwi 

 Lour., Cissampelos, Menispermurn, fig. 233, Abuta, 

 and Agdestis of Moc and Sesse Fl. Mex. Schizandra 

 of Michaux stands alone, as of spurious affinity, be- 

 cause of a disagreement in number between the 

 Anthers and integuments of the Flower. 



Ord. 78. Beuberides. " Calyx of a definite num- 



