364 DI0EC1A.— DECANDRIA. 



gular. compressed ; cell* 2-seeded. Seeds with 

 me ubranaceous margins. 

 384. GLEDl iSCHIA. perfect. CaL G— 8-parted, 

 deciduous, 3 or 4 of the exterior segments 

 smaller. Cor. 0. Slam. 5 — 6, rarely 8. Le 

 guitoe fl ttly compressed, 1, or many-s»eded. 

 sterile. Cal. snbtnrbinate, 5 — S-parted, 3~ 

 5 of the segments interior. Stum. 6 — 8. 



OCTANDKIA.' 



585. POPULUS. Anient* cvlimiri* al ; scales lacera 



ted. sterile fl. St ami b — 30, -" t'.ed on a 

 turbinate obuque entire rul\ x. fertile. CaL 

 turbinate. Sttg. 4. Caps, •ajpertor, ?-celKd, 

 2-valved, many-seedecl. Seeds surrounded wilb 

 long hairs 



586. DIOSPYROS. Cat. 4— 6-cleft. Cor. urceplate, 



4 — 6 cleft, sterile ft. Stam. 8— 16 ; jiiam, 

 often producing 2 anthers, fertile. Stig. 4 — 

 5. Berry 8 — 12-seeded. 



587. SHEPHEKDIA sterile fl. CaL 4-cleft. Cor. 



0. Stam. 8, included, alternating with 8 glands. 

 fertile. CaL 4-cleit, campanulate, superior. 

 Style 1 j *t'ig. oblique. Berry 1 -seeded, 



EMVEANDRTA. 



588. ELODEA. Spath birid. stemle fl. Cor. 3~ 



©Hailed Stum. 9. $ of theft! interior, fer- 

 tile. Cal, 3-parted ; tub*' very long. Pet. 3. 

 Sterile filaments 3. Ulnculun about 3-seeUed 

 Seeds cyltudric. 



IiKCANDiflA. 



580. G YMNOCL \DUS. CaL tubal r, 5-cleft. Cor 

 4 }-M. Or 5-piti!l d. sterile fl. Stam- 

 lu. fertile. .S'///e 1. Lcxviiie 1 -celled, in 

 tei •. illy somewhat pulpy. 6«e r tis roundish, large- 

 bard. 



