ENNEANDRIA. DIGYNIA. Hydrocharis. 



It bears buds or rather bubbles. Bud pendent, on a very 

 long thread-like leaf-stalk, consisting of 2 convoluted scales re- 

 sembling leaf-scales^ within which are contained the leaves, be- 

 coming gradually larger, tiled and convoluted. Link. Root of 

 many long thick white fibres. Leaves round-kidney. shaped, 

 very entire, smooth, fleshy, and, on removing the outer skin 

 when the leaves are dried, a most beautiful close net-work of 

 veins is seen. Mr. Woodward. Leaves kidney-shaped, thick, 

 smooth, reddish underneath. Bloss. white. 



Common Frog-bit. Slow streams and wet ditches, P.June* 



Var. 2. Blossoms double, sweet-scented. Link. 

 Ditch on the side of Audrey Causey near a wooden bridge 

 in the Isle of Ely. R. Sjn« 



CLASS X- 



387 







DECANDRIA. 



MONOGYNIA. 



(l) Flowers complete ; regular ; of many Petals. * 



MONOTROPA. Calyx like a blossom j bulging at the 



base: Caps. 5 -celled j many-seeded. 



PY'ROLA. Anthers 2-horned, upwards: Caps. 5-celled j 



many-seeded. 



[Geranium. Lythrum salicaria.J 



(2) Flowers of 1 petal ; regular. 



ANDRO'MEDA. Bloss. bell-shaped, but roundish : Caps. 



5 -celled. 



AR'BUTUS. Bloss. egg-shaped: transparent at the ba6e: 



Berry 5 -celled. 

 ' [Vaccinium Myrtillus and Oxycoccos, Chlora pcrfoliata.] 



(3) Flowers incomplete. 



[Mercurialis.] 



* * 



DIGYNIA. 



SCLERANTHUS. Bios . none : Calyx 5 -cleft : supe 



rior ; Seeds 2 ♦ 



c c 2 





