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 Order III, TETRANDRIA, Stcun. 4. 



429. LITTORELLA. Barr. J. Cal, 4-leaved. Cor, 



4-cleft. Stam. capillary, very long. 

 Fert.Jl, Cal. none. Cor. unequally 3- or 4-cleft. 

 Style very long. Nut of 1 cell. 



432. VRTIQA. Barr.f. Cal. 4^-\eaved. Petals none. NecL 



central, cup-shaped. Stam. the length of the caty^r. 

 Fert.Jl. Cal. 2-leaved. Cor. none. Seed 1, superior 

 polished. 



431. BUXUS. Barr.Jl. Cal. 3-leaved. Pet. 2. Rudiment 



oiagermen, 

 Fert.Jl. Cal. 4-leaved. Pet. 3. Styles 3. Caps, with 3 

 beaks, and 3 cells. Seeds 2. 



430. ALNUS. Barr.Jl. Ca/. scale of a c^z'yl^/w, permanent. 



3-flowered. Cor. deeply 4-cleft. 

 Fert.Jl. Cal. scale of a catkin^ permanent, 2-flowered. 

 Cor. none. Styles 2. iVz/^ compressed, without wings. 



Eriocaulon. Myrlca. 



Order IV. PENT AN DRI A. Stam. 5. 



433. XANTHIUM. Barr.Jl. Common Cal. imbricated, 



many-flowered, with intermediate scales. Cor. of 

 1 petal, funnel-shaped, 5-cleft. 

 Fert.Jl. Cal. of 2 leaves, with 2 flowers. Cor. none. 

 Drupa spurious, coated with the prickly calyx, 

 cloven. Nut of 2 cells. 



434. AMARANTHUS. Barr.Jl. Cal. of 3 or 5 leaves. 



Cor. none. Stam. 3 or 5. 

 Fert.Jl. Cal. of 3 or 5 leaves. Cor. none. Styles 3 

 or 2. Caps, of 1 cell, bursting all round. Seed 1. 



435. BRYONIA. Barr.Jl. Cal. with 5 teeth. Cor. 5-cleft. 



Filam. S. Antli. 5. 

 Fert.Jl. Cal. with 5 teeth, deciduous. Cor. 5-cleft. 

 Style 3-cleft. Berry inferior. Seeds few. 

 Fagus. Quercus. Atriplex. 



Order V. HEXANDRIJ. Stam. 6. 



436. ERIOCAULON. Co7nmo?i Calyx imbricated, many- 



lowered. 

 Barr. Jl. in the middle. Cor. in 6 or 4 deep seg- 

 ments. Stam. 6, 4, or 3. 



