DIOECIA.— HEXANDRIA. 363 



long ; anih. 2-parted.. fertile. Germ, supe- 

 rior, depressed ; style 0, or very short ; stig. 9, 

 reflexed, spreading. Berry round, 1 -celled. 

 2 — 6-seeded. Seed erect, bony. 



TETRANDRIA. 



576. MYRICA. Ament ovate-oblong; scales lunulate. 



stam. fl. Slam. 4 — 6 ; anth. 4-valved. fer- 

 tile. Geirmen 1 ; stig. 2. Drupe 1 celled, 1- 

 seeded 



577. VISCUJVJ. Cul. with the margin entire or a lit- 



tle prominent. Pet. 4, short, united at the 

 base. stam. fl. Anth. 4, senile, adnate with 

 .the petals, fertile. Germ, crow ned with the 

 margin of the calyx; stig. 1. Berry globose, 

 1 -seeded. 



PENTANDRIA. 



578. NYSSA. perfect fl. Cal. 5-parted. Cor. 0. 



Pistil. 1. Drupe inferior. Nut 1 -seeded. 

 sterile Stam. 5, 8, 10, or 12, inserted around 

 a peltate gl tnd. 



579. ZANThOXYLUM. stam. fl. Cal. 5-parted. 



Cor. Stam. 3 — 5 — 6. fertile. Caps. 3— 

 5-celled, each l^seeded. 



580. ACJNIDA. stam. fl. CaL 5-parted. Cor. 0. 



fertile. CaL. 3-parted. Cor. 0. Styles ; 

 stig 8, sessile. Caps. 1 -seedeo. 



581. HUMULUS. stam. fl. Cal. 5-leaved. Anth. 



with 2 pores at the extremity. Cor 0. fer- 

 tile. Cal. 1 -leaved, large, persistent, concave, 

 entire. Cor. 0. Styles 2. Seed 1"; 



HEXANDRIA. 



582. SMILAX. stam. fl. Cal. 6-leaved. Cor. 0. 



.//////. .uinate to the filaments, fertile. Style 

 minute . stig. 3. Berry 3-celled, superior, 1, 

 oi 3-Meded. 



583. DIOSCOREA. ster. fl. Cal. 6-parted. Cor 



0. fertile. Styles 3. Caps. 3-celled, trian 



