432 Ki riioKmArK.K. (si-iugk family.) 



12. JATROPHA, L. 



Flowers inonoecioiia. Scjtals .5, mostly united. Petals 5, or none. Glands 

 of tiie disk .5, opposite the caly.x lobes. Stamens monadelplious. Styles 3-4, 

 'J - 3-eleft, capsule "2 -4-seeded. — Herbs or shrubs. Leaves mostly palmately 

 lol.cd. 



1. J. gOSSypiifolia, L- Sln-ubln (2'^ bifrli); leaves rouiidisli, 3-5-lobed, 

 .<errate, the j)etiole bri.xtly, j^landular ; brads and caly.\ l)ristly-ciliate ; j)etal8 

 5, dark red. — Key West {('nrtiss), introduced. 



13. CNIDOSCOLUS, I'uhl. 



Flowers monoecious, apetalous, cymo?e. Calyx corolla-like. Calyx of the 

 sterile flower 8<ilver-sha])etl, 5-lobed. Stamens 10, the 5 inner ones with mona- 

 delphuns tilaments. Fertile Howers intermingled with the sterile one.s. Calyx 

 of 3 sepals, convolute in tiie bud. Styles 3, many-parted. Cajjsule of three 

 1 -celled, 1-seeded, 2-valved carpels. — Herbs or slirulis, with alternate leaves, 

 and white flowers. 



1. C. StimulosuS, Gray. Herbaceous, bristly with stinging hairs ; stem 

 erect, simide or branched; leaves long-petioled, round-cordate in outline, ])al- 

 mately 3-5-lobetl or parted, the divisions toothed, pinnatifid, or somewhat 

 bipinnatifitl, often discolored; calyx showy; capsule oblong; seed oblong, 

 smooth, spotted. (Jatvoplia stimulosa, Michr) — Drj' pine barrens, Florida to 

 North Carolina. April- Sept. 21 — Stem ^"-a" high. Flowers sometimes 

 dioecious. 



14. RICINUS, Tourn. Castor-oil Plant. 



Flowers monoecious, apetalous, in a dense oblong panicle, the ujiper ones 

 fertile. CalvxS -5-parted. Corolla none. Stamens numerous; the filaments 

 much branched : anther-cells distinct, pendulous. Styles 3, 2-parted. Cap- 

 sule spiny or bristly, of 3 oblong 1-celled, 1-seeded, 2-valved carpels. — Herbs, 

 or (tropical) shrubs or trees, with petioled peltate lobed leaves. Panicles 

 lateral and terminal. 



1. R. communis, L. Stem large, glaucous ; leaves ort)icular in outline, 

 palmately 7-9-lntie(l; the lobes oblong or ovate, acuminate, unequally ser- 

 rate, smooth ; petioles glandular ; panicles in the forks of the stem, and op- 

 posite the leaves, dense, glaucous. Capsules oblong, spiny. — Waste places. 

 Introduced. Jnne-Oct. (T) — Stem 3°- 10° high. Leaves 1° in diameter. 

 Stipules large, deciduous. Panicle 6'- 12' long. 



15. PHYLLANTHUS, Swartz. 



Flowers monoecious, apetalous, axillary. Calyx 5-6-parted. Stamens 3, 

 monadelphous. Glands 5-6. Ovary 3-celled, with two ovules in each cell. 

 Styles 3, 2-cleft. Capsule globose, of three 1-celled, 2-seeded, 2-valved car- 

 pels. — Smooth herbs, with 2-ranked leaves and branches. Flowers small, 

 greenish. 



1. P. Carolinensis, Walt. Annual; branches erect spreading ; leaves 

 oblong, oval, or obovate, entire, short-petioled ; flowers mostly by pairs, one 



