66 THE FLORA OF THE ALPS 



R. graveolens^ L. (including divaricata^ Ten.), Rue ; 

 flowers yellow, leaves somewhat fleshy, glaucous, divided 

 into obtuse oval lobes ; a shrub 2-3 ft. high ; rocky places ; 

 Neuchatel, Styria, Carniola, Pyrenees. R. montana, L. ; 

 leaves divided into linear lobes ; a small shrub with 

 smaller yellow flowers ; Pyrenees. 



2. DiCTAMNUS, L. 



Flowers irregular ; sepals and petals 5 each ; stamens 

 10, inclined towards the base. 



D. albuSy[ L. ; flowers pink, leaves unequally pinnate; 

 stony hills ; Southern Switzerland, Dauphiny, Pyrenees. 



Order XXIV.— ILICINEiE. 



Flowers small, in axillary cymes ; sepals 3-6 ; petals 

 and stamens 4-5 ; ovary 3- or more-celled ; fruit a drupe 

 with 3 or more i -seeded stones. A small order of 

 usually evergreen trees and shrubs, widely distributed ; 

 not alpine. 



I. Ilex, L. 



Calyx 4-5-parted, persistent; stamens 4; drupe 4- 

 seeded. 



/. AquifoliuMj L., Holly; common. 



Class II.—CAL YCIFLOR^. 



Flowers usually with both calyx and corolla; petals 

 (when present) distinct; stamens springing from the 

 calyx or upper part of the ovary (Orders XXV. -XL.). 



