136 TRIANDRIA.. MONOGYNIA. 
TRIANDRIA. 
~ MONOGYNIA. 
VALERIA/NA. Tourn. 52. Geertn. 86. 
Cat. hardly any, but a border on the germen. _ 
Bross. Tule bellied on the under side, containing honey. 
Border with 5 clefts. Segments blunt. ie 
Stam. 3, or fewer than 3, peraape: upright, as Jong as_ 
the blossom. Anthers roundish. 7 
Pist. Germen beneath. Style thread-shaped, as long as 
the stamens. Summit thickish. : 
S. VEss. a crust, not opening, deciduous, crowned. 
Sexps solitary, oblong. ; 
Oss. There is a wonderful diversity in the parts of the 
flowers in different species of Valerian, as well in numberas in 
figure. Lryw.—Thus, in Valer. rubra, the flowers have only 
1 stamen ; in Val. dioica, the stamens and pistils are on dif- 
ferent plants, : ; “as ae 
BRYONIA. Tourn. 28, Gertn. 88. 
Car. Cup look ee 
AL. 1 leaf, bell-shaped, with 5 awl-shaped teeth. 
Bross. with 5 divisions, Cl cher fixed nee cup. 
Segments egg-shaped. eo 
Sram. Filaments 3, very short. Anthers 5, only 1 onthe — 
estate but 2 on each of the others growing — 
er, an: oe 
_ Female flowers on the same plant. 
Car. Cup as above, superior, deciduous. agi 
or as above. ee. 
Ist. Germen beneath. Style with 3 clefts, as long as the 5 
es So when open, ‘Svmmits notched at the end, 
ing. | . 
S. Vkss. ‘roundish, smooth. | 
Szeps few, enclosed in distinct cells, ae 
Oss. In the Bryonia dioica the stameniferous, and pistil- 
ore * OF male and female flowers, are found on different 
