Victorian Plants. 53 



SALICARIEAE. 



Petals conspicuous. 



Herbs, from dwarf to tall ; calyx elongated, much streaked, 



of somewhat herbaceous texture. Lythrum. 1162 



Petals minute or absent. 



Herbs always small: calyx abbreviated, membranous. 



Ammaxmia. 1163 



ONAGREAE. 



263. Lobes of calyx deciduous. 



Herbs or somewhat shrubby plants; petals four, usually 

 pink; fruit very narrow, much elongated, opening from 

 the summit downwards into four valves; seeds terminated 

 by long hairlets. Epilobium. 1164 



Lobes of calyx persistent. 



Herbs or rarely shrubs; petals four or five, yellow or white; 

 fruit rather narrow and elongated, opening longitudinally; 

 seeds without terminal hairlets. Jussieua. 1165 



RHA1VXNACEAE. 



264. Branchlets and leaves opposite. 



Spinescent shrubs ; leaves small or absent ; tube of the calyx 

 extended beyond the fruit ; petals minute or absent ; 

 stamens four or five, very short ; fruit small, dry. 



Colletia. 1166 

 Branchlets and leaves scattered or the latter crowded 265 



265. Anthers almost broader than long. 



Shrubs, from dwarf to tall ; leaves seldom large ; tube of 

 the calyx extended beyond the fruit; petals minute, 

 always present ; stamens usually enclosed by the petals ; 

 fruit small, dry. Cryptandra. 1167 



Anthers generally longer than broad. 



Shrubs, less frequently trees ; leaves often rather large ; 

 tube of the calyx entirely adnate to the fruit; petals 

 minute or absent ; stamens rather long ; fruit small, dry. 

 Figure 61. Pomaderris. 1176 



