1 2S Loranthaceae — Aristolochiaceae. 



DAPH'NE LAURE'OLA (51). Spurge Laurel. 2—4. Leaves ever- 



(1240) green, flowers greenish in bunches in the axils of the leaves, fruit 

 black. Copses and woods. 



Daph'ne Meze'reum (9). Mezereon. 3 — 4. Leaves deciduous, flowers 

 (1239) pinkish appearing in clusters before the leaves, fruit red. 



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ORDER 62. — Loranthaceae. 



Evergreen parasitic shrubs, leaves opposite coriaceous exstipulate, sepals 

 thick 4, 6, or 8 superior, corolla o, stamens equal number to the sepals and 

 adnate to them, ovary I -celled, fruit a I -seeded berry. 



Vis'cum arbum (40). Mistletoe. 3—5. Yellowish-green glabrous, branches 

 (1242) dichotomous, leaves obovate-lanceolate entire, flowers small green 

 dioecious sessile in the forks of the branches, sepals 4 triangular, berry 

 white i in. diam. [F. Rg. T. W. Tb. C. 



ORDER 63. — Aristolochiaceae. 



Flowers perfect, regular or irregular, calyx superior tubular -campanulate 

 or trumpet-shaped entire 3-lobed or very irregular, stamens 6 or 12 epigynous, 

 ovary 4 — 6-celled. 



As 'arum Europae'um (6). Asarabacca. 5. Leaves radical evergreen 

 (1237) reniform, flower solitary dull purple, stamens 12, perianth 3-lobed 

 campanulate. [M. G. [Feizor.) 



ORDER 64. — Empetraceae. 



Flowers usually dioecious regular, perianth of 6 scales. Stamens 3 — 4 

 alternate with the petals hypogynous. Ovary globose. Fruit a fleshy drupe. 

 Heath-like shrubs with alternate exstipulate leaves with revolute margins. 



EMPE'TRUM NrGRUM(7i). Crowberry. 4—6. Stem wiry trailing, 

 (131 5) leaves evergreen linear-oblong with margins rolled back so as nearly 

 to meet over the midrib, flowers minute purple sessile, filaments very 

 long, anthers red, berries black or purple. Heaths and rocks. 



ORDER 65. — Euphorbiaceae. 



Stamens and pistil in separate flowers. Plowers minute. Perianth 3- or 

 4-lobed sometimes wanting. Stamens one or more. Ovary superior usually 

 3 -celled with as many styles and stigmas. Herbs with entire leaves and 

 usually milky juice. 



