4e5 TETRANDHIA D^GYNIA. CuSCUta. 



breadlli vaiious, but in general about five or six inches each way. — 

 Fetioles round, downy, three inches long. — Vauichs terniiual, um- 

 bel-like ; divisions two-fosked. — Flozcers very small, yellow. 



Herm APHiioDiTE Flowers solitary, sessile in tlie divisions of 

 the \rdmv\e.— Cii/ijx siij)eiior, luur-leaved ; leajlets unequal -exterior 

 j-.air sniall, ova!, bractiioiin, caducous ; interior paii»!arge, vvedge- 

 hhaptd, liiifce-toodied, j)eunanent, increasing in size wilh the peri- 

 carp into two long, mtnibranaceous wings.— Coro/ woue. — ^Sectarj/ 

 consisting of {our clavate, yellow oVauds.—Fit'aments four, longer 

 lliaii il.e ca!\N, inserted alternalely with the nectarial glands into a 

 j)t-iforated receptacle. Anthers quadrangular, opening on each side 

 with an oval lid. — Germ inferior, ovale, ^tijlc none. Slignm small, 

 immersed in the peifoia'ion of the receptacle of the fdament and 

 nectarial glands. — Capsit'e globular, wiinkled, one-celled, one-valved, 

 not opening sjiontantou-ly, size of a cherry, ending in two long, ob- 

 tuse, lanceolate, uienibiaiiaceous wings. — Seed one. 



0//.S. The wood of this tree wliicii is while and very light, is em- 

 ploy ed to make Cala.narum (iloats), when lo be had, in preference 

 to any other. 



DIGYNIA. 



CUSCUTA. Schreb. Gen. N. 227. 



Coii/x four or live-leaved or parted. Coral one-petalled. Germ 

 two-celled, one or two-seeded, attachment inferior. Capsules supe- 

 lior, iwo-celled, circumcised. Embryo spiral, rolled round the pens- 

 perm, with an infeiior radicle. 



1. C. rejexa, I^oib. Corom. PL ii. iV. 104. 



Parasitical ;Jlo:cers racenied, penlandrous. Scales of the nectary 

 bearded. Capsules four-seeded. 

 Deng. I]//'d/ alg«sf-l«ta. 

 Teling. Sitama-poorgonooloo. 

 This plant is parasitical, appearing on any busliin the cold season. 



