364 FLOWERING SHRUBS 



resemble those of Strcptopus iu/ip/cxifo/iiis, are oval and 

 strongly nerved, very pointed at the apex and rounded at 

 the base. The flowers usually grow in twos or threes at the 

 ends of the slender wand-like branches, where they hang 

 pendent on their thready stalks. They are creamy or green- 

 ish-yellow in hue, and have a floral cup that is cut '.nto six 

 equal narrow* segments and holds six long stamens, tipped by 

 large oblong anthers, and a three-lobed style. 



