Stamina. Filaments 8,- awl-shaped, as long as the cup. An- 

 ihera roundish. 



Pjstilla. Germen beneath the receptaculum of the blossom. 

 Styles 4, simple, upright, as long as the stamina, permanent. 

 Stigmata simple. 



Peri carpi um. Berry globular, between the cup and the blos- 

 som, the cup being connected with the under side of the 

 berry, of 4 cells, dimpled at the end. 



Seeds solitary, compressed. 



N. B. Such are the characters of the terminating flowers j 



but the lateral flowers have blossoms with 5 clefts, 10 stamina, 



and 5 pistilla. 



PARIS. 



Calyx. Perianthium 4-1 eaves, permanent; leqfits spear-shaped, 

 acute, as large as the blossom, expanding. 



Corolla. Petals 4, expanding, awl-shaped, resembling the 

 calyx, permanent. 



Stamina. Filaments 8, awl-shaped, short, beneath theantherae. 

 Anthera long, growing to the middle of the filaments, and 

 on each side of them. 



Pistilla. Germen roundish, but with 4 angles. Styles 4, ex- 

 panding, shorter than the stamina. Stigmata simple. 



Pericarpium. Berry globular, with 4 angles, and 4 cells. 

 Seeds several, lying in a double range. 



BUTOMUS. 



Calyx. Involucrum simple, of 3 leaves, short. 



Corolla. Petals, 6, circular, concave, shriveling, every 



other petal standing on the outside, smaller and more 



acute. 

 Stamina. Filaments g, aw'-shaped, 6 of them on the outside 



&f the otheis. Anthera composed of 2 plates. 

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