DECANDRlAe MONOGYXIA. 271 



Side 5-celIed, 5-valved. Seeds very numerous, 

 minute, subulate. 



Parasitic p]ant.s g-rowing' upon the roots of trees, desti- 

 tute of proper leaves and verdure; root densely squamose, 

 scales imbricated; sti.^ms ag-yreirated, simple, invested 

 with alternate scales; flowers racemose, pedicellate, ra- 

 ceme at first bent, at leng'lh erect. Scent of the whole 

 plant musky. 



Species. 1. H. *eiiropuea. \J\Tonotvopa Ilvpopithys. Sp. 

 PI.) In tlic pine-forests of Canada. 2. Umuginosa. Obs. 

 Kvery pai-t of ihe plunt pubescent e:ccept the base of the 

 stem and lower scales; scape more or less convolute and 

 angular (often triang-ular;) peduncles nearly an inch long". 

 Calix inconstant in the number of its seg'ments; filaments 

 pubescent, alternated at the base by 10 very short re curv- 

 ed filiform appendices; anthers excentrically peltate or 

 rather rivetted to the filaments on one side, somewhat 

 coriaceous, persistent, and opaque, almost renifoimly di- 

 lated, openinj^ outwards tlieir whole breadth, and at 

 length becoming revolute. Siyle pubescent^ stigma orbi- 

 cular; somewhat depressed, internally partly 5-lobed, 

 margin bearded. Dissepiments of the capsule coalescing 

 in the axis towards the base- consequently the fruit never 

 expands, us is also the case with Pyrola, thejmargins of the 

 capsule merely shrinking for tlie purpose of dissemina- 

 tion. 



388. MONOTROPA. L, 



Calix none. Corolla pseudo-polypetalou.s, 

 persistent; se.^ments 5, each witli a cucuUate, 

 nectariferous base. Jlnthers reniforni, liorizon- 

 tal, 1 -celled, emitting the pollen near the mid- 

 dle, by 2 transverse foramina. Stigma orbicu- 

 lar, naked. Capsule 5-cel!ed, 5-valved. Seeds 

 very numerous, minute, subulate. 



Parasitic f/lants, mostly upon the roots of trees, desti- 

 tute of proper leaves and verdure; root an agglomeration 

 of intricate succulent fibres producing many 1-flowered 

 scapes or stems, scapes squamose, flowers at first nuiant, 

 primarily incurved. The whole plant white and smooth, 

 destitute of tliC musky odor of Jlypopithys, scent when 

 bruised somewhat nauseous and liliaceous. 



Species. 1. M. morisoniuiia- 2- uni flora. Obs. Root 

 perennial? roundish, about the size of a walnut, composed 

 of a vast number of intricately rami&ed and agglomerated 



