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Europe {Lau'riis no'hili^), which gives the name to the 

 order. In South Africa there are only 3 genera, but 

 one (Cas'sytJia) is peculiar in being a leafless parasitic 

 climber, closely resembling tlie Dodder (Cus'cuta) of the 

 Convolvulus family (see p. 188). 



Fig. QO.— Cas'sytha. I. Twining end parasitic floworinR shoot. II. Vertical 

 " section of flower. III. Diagram. IV. Fruit. 



Cas'sytha. — Fig. 90 illustrates a flower which is 

 very small (I.) and very peculiar. The receptacular 

 tube carries a calyx of six sepals in two whorls (II., 

 III.). Then there is a whorl of six stamens (III.). 

 The three standing in front of the three oiUer sepals 

 have three others in front of them ; but the anthers 



