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EUPHOR’BIA. Town. 18, Tithymalus. 
Cat. Cup 1 leaf, permanent, somewhat coloured, bellying; 
mouth with 4 (and in a few species with 5) teeth. 
Boss. Petals 4, (in a few species 5,) turban-shaped, 
bulging thick, lopped, irregularly situated, alternating 
with the teeth of the cup, and fixed by their claws to 
its edge: permanent. 
Stam. Filaménts many, (12 or more,) thread-shaped, 
jointed, standing on the receptacle, longer than the 
lossom, coming forth at different times. dnthers 
double, roundish. : 
Pist. Germen roundish, 3-cornered, standing on a little 
. fruit-stalk. \Styles 3, cloven. Summits blunt. 
S. Vess.. C roundish, consisting of 3 united berries, 
and 3 cells, opening with a jerk, prssls seinen 
Seeps solitary, roundish, 
Ops. Petals generally 4, sometimes 5. Male and female 
flowers are often found on the same plant. Capsule either 
smooth, hairy, or warty. Linn. ; 
POLYGYNIA. 
SEMPERVIVUM. Tourn. 140, Sedum. Gaertn. 65. 
CaL. Cup from 6 to 12 divisions, concave, acute, perma- 
nent. ‘ 
Bioss. Petals 6 to 12, oblong, spear-shaped, acute, con- 
cave, a little larger than the cup. 
Stam. Filaments 6 to 12, awl-shaped, slender. Anthers 
roundish. 
Pist. Germens 6 to 12, placed in a circle, upright, each 
ending in a style ; expanding. Summits acute. 
S. VEss. cepale 6 to 12, oblong, compressed, short, placed 
in acircle, tapering to a point outwardly, opening on 
the inner side. 
SEEDs many, roundish, small. 
Ons. When of a luxuriant growth, the numbers often in- 
crease, especially the number of the pistils. Nearly allied to 
Sedum, but differs in always having more than 5 petals. 
