1.11 IIJTKACK.K. (nKTTI.K KAMILV.) 



()i!1)i;k 1-J(t. K>lI»KTHArKiE. (CiK.witi kiiy Family.) 



Slirulis. witli i>vi,'r;;rrcii liin';ii' .iltiTiinti' or w ImhIciI lt';iv<'s, witlioiif 

 sfiitiilcs, and small din'cious or jKily^aiiKnis Hdwits. — Calyx liracU 

 like, of 2 -.'5 se]>als, iiuhricatcd. Corolla of 1?-;? jx'tals similar lo the 

 calyx. liyi>ni^yiioiis. StaiiKMis 'J- ■]. altcrnalc willi the jictals, pxscrlod : 

 anthers 'J-cclled, extrorse. Ovary 1* - K-oellerl, the cells l-rtvuled. 

 Style short or none : stigma lohed or incised. Drupe herrv-l ike, glo- 

 bose, of 2-9 one-seeded nutlets. Seeds erect. Knihryo in the axis 

 of copious fleshy alhumen. 



1. CERATIOLA, -Mi.hx. 



Calyx bractcd, of two fringed sepals. Corolla 2-j)etalle(l. Stamens 2 : an- 

 ther tells j^lobose. Ovary resting on a flesliy disk, 2-eclle(l, 2-oviiled. Style 

 short : stin;nia niany-elcft. Drupe 2-seeded. — A hcath-likc erect vcrticilliitely 

 imu'li liranc'hed sliruh, with small linear shining whorled leaves, and axillary 

 (whorled) reddish flowers. 



1. C. ericoides, Midix. — Dry barren .sands, Florida to South Caro- 

 lina. Nov. — Slniili 2^- 5° high, the young branches jnibescent. Leaves 3 

 in a wliorl. 4"- 6' long, tiic margins rcvoliite. Petioles yellowish, appressed. 

 Drajie yellowish, somewhat persistent. 



Ohdkk 121. BATIDACEiE. (Batis Family.) 

 Represented only by 



1. BATIS, P. Browne. 



Flowers dioecious, in axillary fleshy conical spikes. Bracts of the -sterile 

 flowers round-cordate, persistent. Calyx cup-shaped, somewhat coni])ressed, 

 unei|ually 2-lipped. I'etals 4, rhombic-ovate, clawed. Stamens 4, alternate 

 with the petals, partly exserted : anthers olilong, introrse. P'ertile flowers 

 consolidated. Bracts deciduous. Calyx and corolla none. Ovary 4-celled, 

 with a single erect anatropous ovule in each cell. Stigma sessile, broad, ob- 

 scurely 2-lobed. Drupe 4-seeded. Seed oblong, without albumen. Cotyle- 

 dons fleshy. Kadide inferior. — A smooth maritime shrub, with the habit of 

 Salicornia. Leaves opposite, flesliy, club-shaped, semi terete. Stipules none. 

 Petals white. 



1. B. maritima, L. — Salt marshes, Florida, and westward. June- 

 Sejit. — I'lant jiiilc green, strong-scented. Stems prostrate, 2° -.3° long, the 

 short branching tlt)wering stems erect. Leaves 1' long. Spikes .3" -5" long. 



Order P22. URTICACE^:. (Nettle Family.) 



Herbs, with watery jnice, often armed with stinging hairs. Leaves 

 undivided, stipulate. Flowers monoecious or dioecious, apetalous. — 

 Calyx of the sterile flower 4-5-parted or 4-5-sepalous. Stamens as 



