PiSTiT.i.A. Germen 6, oblong, tapering to a point, ending in 

 styles. Stigmata simple. 



Plricakpium. Capsula 6, oblong, gradually tapering, up- 

 right, of 1 valve, which opens at the inner side. 



Seeds many, oblong-cylindrical, blunt at each end, fixed to the 

 side of the capsula. 



ARBUTUS. 



Calyx. P^rianthium with 5 divisions, blunt, very small, per- 

 manent. 



Corolla, l Petal, egg-shaped, flattish and transparent at the 

 base, mouth with 5 clefts, segments blunt, rolled back, 

 small. 



Stamina. Filaments 10, awl-shaped, but bellying, very slen- 

 der at the base, half as long as the blossom, and fixed 

 edgeways to its base. Anther* slightly cloven, nod- 

 ding. 



Pistillum. Germen nearly globular, sitting upon the recepta- 

 culum, which is marked with 10 dots. Style cylindrical, 

 as long as the blossom. Stigyna rather thick and blunt. 



PeriCahpium. Bery roundish, with b cells. 



Seeds small, of a bony hardness. 



N. B. The Arbutus uva ursi has only 1 seed, in each cell of 



the capsulse, the other species several. 



DIANTHUS. 



Calyx. Perianthium cylindrical, tubular, scored, permanent, 

 with 5 teeth at the mouth, and encompassed at the base with 

 4 scales, 2 of which are opposite, and lower than the 

 other 2. 



Corolla. Petals 5. Claws as long as the cup, narrow, fixed 

 to the receptaculum. Limbs flat, broadest towards the end, 

 blunt, scolloped. 



Stamina. Filaments 10, awl-shaped, as long as the cup, stand- 

 in? wide towards the top. Anthera oval-oblong, compressed, 

 fixed sideways. 



