296  TETRADYNAMIA, SILIQUOSA. 
ERYS’IMUM. Tourn. 111. Gertn. 143. 
Cau. Cup 4 leaves; leafits egg-oblong, parallel, but 
proaching, coloured, deciduous. — toad 
Bxoss. 4 petals, forming a cross. Petals oblong, flat, v 
_ blunt at the end ; claws as long as the cup, upri 
ae Gland double, on the inner side of t 
_ shorter filament. ee 
Stam. Filaments 6, as long as the cup, the 2 opposite ones 
shorter than the others. Anthers simple. se 
Pist. Germen strap-shaped, 4-edged, as long as the sta 
mens. Style very short. Summit a small knob, per. 
Vas, Podiong sep alinpied ote, axsd tural xactly 
S. Vzss, Pod long, strap-shaped, stiff, and strai exactly — 
_ 4-cornered, with 2 vives, and 2 cells, r mn 8 
SEEDs many, small, roundish, 
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CHEIRAN THUS. Tourn, 107, Leuogjum. Geertn.143,. 
Can. Cup 4 leaves, compressed ; leafits spear-shaped, con- 
cave, upright, parallel, but a ae, asd towards the — 
top, deciduous, the 2 outer bulging at the base. ~ eee 
Buoss. 4 petals, fo ing across. Petals circular, long ae 
than the cup; claws aslongasthe cup. © 
Sram. Filaments 6, awl-shaped, Siaradte as long as the — 
_ Cup, 2 of them shorter and bulging at the base, within — 
‘the cup. Anthers upright, cloven at the base, acute 
and refleeted at the top. a 
A Nectariferous Gland surrounding the base of the 
short stamen on each side, gee’ 
Pist. Germen prism-shaped; with 4 edges, as Jong as the 
stamens, with a small tubercle on each side the base. 
Style very short, compressed. Summit oblo , divided,” 
ected, thick, permanent. ee 
S. Vess. Pod long, compressed, the 2 opposite angles 0D- 
literated and marked with a little tooth ; ces 4 
valves 2, furnistied with a very short style, and at 
upright cloven summit. : ae A 2 
SEEDs many, pendant, alternate, somewhat egg -shapee 
compressed, with a membranaceous border. ae 
Oss. The little tooth on each side of the germen, in some 
species, almost disappears, in others it grows larger. - In the © 2 
Ch, tricuspidatus the pod has 3 points at the end, LINN. 
