Euonymus. pentandria monogynia. 627 



on the apex, two-celled, with two ovula in each attached to 

 the base of the cell. Styles two ; slightly united at the base, 

 recurved. Stigmas headed. Capsules ovate-oblong-, size of 

 a small olive, smooth, brown, one-celled, two-valved. Seeds 

 generally two ; when so lanceolate, and flat on the inner side, 

 milled. Integuments smooth, light chesnut-colour, pretty 

 thick and may while recent be divided into two or three la- 

 mina ; aril complete within half a line of the apex, thick and 

 soft, colour a lively bright yellow. Perisperm conform to 

 the seed, soft, white. Embryo erect. Cotyledons cordate. 

 Radicle c) lindric, as long as the cotyledons, inferior. 



/. I r ONYM ( ".V Schrcb. gen. X. 373. 

 Corol from four to fi\ e-petalled. Germ from two to five- 

 ( <lled; cells two-seeded ; attachment inferior. Capsule su- 

 perior, three or four-celled, three or four-valved. Seeds ca- 

 lx ptred. Embryo erect, and furnished with a perisperm. 



]. E. atropurpurea. Willd. spec. i. 1132. 



Shrubbv, erect. Leaves opposite, lanceolar, smooth, ser- 

 rulate. Peduncles few-flowered ; flowers tetrandrous. 



Found by Dr. Buchanan in Nepal, from whence he sent 

 seed to this garden, where in eight years the plants are four 

 or five feet high, thin of branches ; and now beginning to 

 blossom in March. 



Trunk erect. Bark smooth, and ash-coloured. Branch- 

 lets spreading, round, and smooth. Leaves opposite, short- 

 petioled, lanceolar, smooth on both sides, very finely serru- 

 late, from four to six inches long, by one and a half broad. 

 Stymies ; while the shoots are quite tender a small soft bris- 

 tle or two occupy their place. Peduncles below the leaves, 

 opposite, expanding, dichotomous, each division three-flow- 

 ered, with generally one in the fork. Flowers pedicelled, 

 small, oreenish white. Calyx four-leaved ; leaflets round, 

 concave and smooth. Petals four, cordate, lanceolate, ex- 



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