Psricartium, none. Berry fleshy,top-shaped, coloured, soft, 

 of 1 cell, crowned by imperfect segments, closed at the neck, 

 formed by the tube of the calyx. 



Seeds numerous, oblong, n;ugh with hair, adhering to the in- 

 side ot the calyx. 

 N. B. The Germen is formed of the calyx, and resembles a 



berry. Linn. 



NYM PI-LEA. 



Calyx. Perianthium beneath, 4-leafed, large, coloured on 



the upper surface, permanent. 

 Corolla. Petals numerous (often 15,) fixed to the side of 



the germen, in more than l row. 

 Stamija. filaments numerous (often /0,) flat, crooked, 



obtuse, short. Anther* oblong, fixed to the edge of the fila- 

 ments. 

 Pistii.lum. Germen egg-shaped, large. Style none. Stigma 



circular, Hat, central, sitting, marked with rays, scolloped 



at the edge, permanent. 

 Pericarim i M. Berry hard, egg-shaped, fleshy, rough, narrow 



at the neck, ciowned at the top, with many cells (10 to 13), 



filled with pulp. 

 Seeds many, roundish. 



N. B. The Nymphaea lutea has a calyx composed of 5 

 circular leafits, and the petals are smaller than in the other 

 species. Linn. 



CHELIDON1UM. 



Calyx. Perianthium -2-leaved, roundish, leajits somewhat egg- 

 shaped, concave, obtuse, caducous. 



Corolla. Petals 4, circular, flat, expanding, large, narrower 

 at the base. 



Stamina. Filaments about 30, flat, broader upwards, shorter 



