248 PENTANDRIA. DIGYNIA, — 
Female flowers on the same plant. 
Cau. Cup as above, | 
Boss. none, ee 
_ Pist. Germen egg-shaped, compressed. Style none. Sun 
mit Blunt, obheae. z3 vo a. 
S. Vess. Drupa egg-shaped, tapering to a point ; coat thin. 
Srep. Nut of 1 cell, “pf 
~-LY’THRUM. Tourn: 199, Salicaria. Ceertn. dg 
CaL. Cup leaf, cylindrical, scored, with 12 teeth, every — 
other tooth smaller, ; ser 
Buoss, Petals 6, oblong, rather blunt, expanding, fixed ; 
by the claws to the divisions of the cup. vue 
Sram. Filaments 12, thread-shaped, as long as the oe 
the upper shorter than the lower ones. Anthers simple, 
TISL . : 4 pee 
Pist. 7. an oblong. Style awl-shaped, declining, as — 
long as the stamens. Swmmit round and flat, rising. 
S. Vess. Capsule oblong, tapering to a point, covered; 
cells 2, orl, : eee 
SEEDS numerous, small. _ i 
ons: In the Lythrum hyopifolia, there are only Gstammed. — 
Linn, 
- DIGYNIA, 
“CAR’PINUS, Tourn, 348. Gertn, 89. 
Male flowers. +, elec 
Caz, Catkin cylindrical, loosely tiled on every side, coll 
sisting of scales, with a single flower in each, egg- 
dared concave, acute, fringed, eat ee 
Bross. none, nics ant 
Sram. Filaments 10 or more, very short. Anthers dou 
_ Compressed, woolly at the end. a 
Female flowers on the same ll 
Ca. Cathkin loosely tiled, consisting of scales, inclosi 
a single flower ; spear-shaped, woolly, reflected ‘ 
the end. ste: ” es 
Involucrum of 1 leaf, © -shaped, permanent, 
6 clefts. Segments unequal. = ; ee ok aaa 
Cut very small, superior, with 6 unequal teeth. 
Pist. Geren very small, 2-celled, with the rudiments 
of 2 secds, Style very short. Summits 2, hair-like, a 
