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Switzerland) ; glabrous, the buds orange-crimson. H. 

 hirsutum^ L. ; pubescent, flowers small, pale yellow. 

 //. montanwin^ L. ; nearly glabrous, flowers pale yellow, 

 the upper pairs of leaves very distant. H, huiui- 

 ficsum, L. ; stem slender, prostrate; very local. H. 

 elodes, Huds. {Elodes paltistris, Sp.); leaves orbicular, 

 woolly, flowers pale yellow, campanulate, half-closed ; 

 bogs, very rare. The following are not British : — H. 

 Richeriy Vill. {Btirseri, Sp.), (PI. 25); leaves ovate- 

 lanceolate, not dotted, flowers few, large, petals spotted, 

 sepals with a broad fringe of glands, terminating in a 

 club, stem 2-ridged ; rare ; Jura, Dauphiny, Pyrenees. 

 H. nummulariuniy L. (PL 26) ; flowers solitary or very 

 few, leaves coriaceous, glabrous, orbicular, not dotted, 

 stem glabrous, 4-12 in., whole plant tinged with red; 

 high ; Dauphiny, Pyrenees. 



C. Stamens in five bundles ; leaves opposite : — H. 

 Androscemum^ L. {Androscemum officinale^ All.) ; 

 shrubby, flowers large, fruit a black berry ; woods ; 

 Southern Switzerland, Pyrenees. 



Order XXIII.— RUTACEiE. 



Flowers usually regular; sepals and petals usually 4 

 each; stamens usually 10; leaves with translucent dots ; 

 seed-vessel generally composed of a number of follicles. 

 A large order, chiefly of tropical and sub- tropical shrubs 

 and trees ; not alpine. 



I. RUTA, L. 



Flowers regular ; leaves deeply divided ; shrubs with a 

 strong odour. 



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