DICOTYLEDONS. SALICAKL*:. 25J^ 



on Ijoth sltlcs, stem nearly simple very downy, root fibrous, 

 stigma 4-cleft. p. 1 17- — Marshes ami baiiks of river';, 



4. E. palnsire, leaves narrow lanceolate sessile nearly entire 

 and as well as the rounded erect stem siibgiabrous, stigma mi- 

 divided. p. 117- — Bog.^ and lakes. 



5. E. tetracrojuan, leaves lanceolate sessile glabrous denticulate, 

 stem vvitli i angles nearly glabrous, stignia undivided, p. 117. 

 — Ditches. 



G. E. monianumy leaves ovato-acnte shortly petiolate glabrous 

 all toothed, stem round pubescent as well as the fruit, stigma 

 4-cleft. p. 117. — Slomj places. 



7. E. alsinifolium, leaves ovato-acuminate rather obtuse sessile 

 glabrous lowermost ones entire the rest very slightly toothed, 

 stem round glabrous as well as the fruit, stigma entire, p. 117. 

 — Highland mountains. 



3. E. alpinnm, leaves elliptical glabrous on short footstalks 

 nearly entire, stem nearly glabrous, and fruit entirely so, stig- 

 ma undivided, p. 118. — If'tt places. 



Order XLIII. CUCITRBITACE.E. Juss. 



Flowers unisexual. Cal. superior, 5 -cleft. Cor. regular, 5- 

 lobed, bearing the stamens. Stamens definite, united in 3 

 sets. yJnthers linear, sinuous, either all syngenesious or only 

 4, the 5th being separate on a distinct filament. Ovafy 1. 

 Placentas 3 — 5-lobed, radiating from the sides of the ovary, 

 and forming spurious dissepiments. Style 3- fid. Sligmas 3, 

 2-lobed. Frjiit a berjjy (Pepo), spuriously 1 — 3 — .5—10- 

 celled, its outside dry, inside pid])y. Embryo straight, sur- 

 rounded by attenuated albumen. Cotyledons large, fleshy. 



Stems climbing or decuml)cnt, bearing cirrhi. Leaves rough, 

 alternate, simple. Mirb. 



]. BRYONIA. 



Mnncecious. Barren Fl. Cal. 5-toothed. Cor. 5 -cleft. Fi- 

 la7n.3. Anthers 5. Fertile FL Cf//. 5 -toothed. Cor.5- 

 cleft. Style trifid. Berry few-seeded. 



1 . Br. dioica, leaves palmate rough on both sides, flowers di(«- 

 ciotis, p. 212. — Garden hedges. 



Order XLIV. SALICARI/E. Juss. 



{Lytharice, Mirb.) 



Co/, inferior, 6 — 12-eleft. Cor. of G petals or none. Sinm. 

 tj-— 12. Ovary \. Cry/)97//c2-valved, 2-cclled, m.wv-seeueal. 



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