SYNGENESIA. POLYGAMIA ASQUALIS.. 397 
SON’CHUS. ‘Tourn. 268. Gertn. 158. 
jor common, tiled, bellying. Scales many, strap-shaped, 
unequal. 
Bross. ‘Billo tiled, sath: Florets: hermaphrodite, 
“namerous,, equal. 
Individuals of 1 petal, riartow, strap-shaped, lopped; 
with 5 teeth. 
Sram. Filaments 5, hair-like ; -very: short. Anders form- 
ing a hollow cylinder. 
Pist. Germen somewhat egg-shaped. Style thread-shaped, 
as long as the stamens. Swmmits 2, reflected. _ 
S. Vess. none, the calyx clositig forms a Aiea 
_ but tapering to a point. __ 
SEEDs solitary rather that he Dair-like, sti 
Receees naked. Bete esl ibes irviohybetrs |: 
6 iy baht {Se tog ae tc} 
“LACTU’CA, x Res 267. Gaim, 158-- 
Cat. common tiled, cylindrical,” scales many, nibiing to 
a point, membranaceous at the ed age. 
Boss. ita tiled, uniform. Florets hetmaphrodite, 
i of 1 petal, vie? hae lopped, with 4 
or 5 teeth. 
Stam. Filaments 5, hair-like, very | short. Anthers form- 
ing a hollow cylinder. ~~ 
Pist. Germen somewhat egg-shaped. Style thread-shaped, 
as long as the stamens. Summiits 2, reflected. 
S.Vess. none. Calyx closing, egg-shaped, cylindrical. 
SEEDS solitary, egg-shaped, tapering to a bre com- 
, sm Down hair-like, on a oa 
tapering downwards. 
Recepr. naked. 
Oss. the L. scariola and L. virosa have furrowed seeds. 
PRENAN’THES. Gerin, 158. 
Cax. common, double, cylindrical, smooth, scales’ of the 
cylinder equal in number to the florets scales of the 
base few, unequal, very short. 
Bross. comp : penittally consisting of a single row of 
florets. Florets's t 5 to 8 or more, hermaphrodite, equal, 
standing in a circle. 
Individuals of 1 petal, strap-shaped, wk ia _ $ 
teeth, 
