180 MONOECIA MONANDRIA. [CI. 21. 



** Umbel of 3 branches. 



2. E. Peplus, 14, 959. (Petty S.) Umbel three-branched, forked. 



Bracteas ovate. Leaves obovate, stalked, entire. Nectaries cres- 

 cent-shaped. Seeds dotted. 

 Cult. gr. . 7, 8. Erect; 6 — 10m. light green. Fl. small, yellowish. 



3. E. exigua, 19. 1336. (Dwarf S.) Umbel three-branched, forked. 



Bracteas lanceolate. Leaves linear. Nectaries horned. Seeds 

 wrinkled. 

 Gravelly fields. ©. 7. Small; 3 — 5 in. Fl. yellowish. Umb. some- 

 times of '4 or 5 branches. 



*** Umbel of 4: branches. 



4. E. Ldthyris, 32. 2255. (Caper S) Umbel 4-branched, forked. 



Leaves opposite, 4-ranked, sessile, entire ; heart-shaped at the base. 

 Thickets, rare, naturalized. $ .5,6. Erect ; 2 — 3 f. purplish. Fl. in 

 the forks. 



**** Umbel of 5 branches. 



5. E. portldndica, 7. 441. (Portland S.) Umbel five-branched, 



forked. Bracteas slightly heart-shaped, concave. Leaves linear- 

 obovate, pointed, smooth, spreading. Nectaries four. Capsule 

 rough at the angles. 

 Sea-coast in the S. If . 8. About \f. glauc. Nect. 4, crescent-sh. 



6. E. pardlia, 3. 195. (Sea S.) Umbel about five-branched, forked. 



Bracteas heart-kidney-shaped. Leaves imbricated upwards, con- 

 cave. Nectaries five. Capsule nearly smooth. 

 Sandy sea-coast. 1£. 8, 9. Glauc. 1 f. Nect. 5, crescent-shaped. 



7. E. helioscopia, 13. 883. (Sun S. Wart- wort.) Umbel of five three- 



cleft, then forked, branches. Bracteas and leaves obovate, ser- 

 rated. Nectaries four, undivided. Capsule smooth. 

 Cult. gr. 0. 7, 8. Deep green, 6 — 10 in. Nect. yellowish. 



8. E. stricta, 5. 333. E. platyphylla, Br. Fl. (Upright Warty S.) 



Umbel of about five three-cleft, then forked, branches. Leaves 

 lanceolate, finely serrated. Nectaries four, rounded, entire. Cap- 

 sule warty. Seeds smooth. 

 Fields. 0. 7, 8. Light green, 6 — 15 in. Br. and divisions fewer 

 in weak plants. 



***** Umbel of 6 or more branches. 



9. E. Esula, 20. 1399. (Leafy -branched S.) Umbel of numerous 



forked branches. Bracteas nearly heart-shaped. All the leaves 

 uniform. Nectaries rhomboid, with two horns. Capsule smooth. 

 Shady woods, rare : wild? If.. 7. Green, 12 — 18 in. L. linear-obov. 

 Nect. tawny. 



10. E. Cyparhsias, 12. 840. (Cypress S.) Umbel of numerous, forked 



branches. Bracteas somewhat heart-shaped. Stem-leaves lan- 

 ceolate ; those of the lateral branches linear and very narrow. 

 Nectaries lunate. Capsule nearly smooth. 



