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653. Stem-leaves orbicular, fixed at their centre. 



Climbing or twining plant; root tuber-bearing ; leaves singly 

 scattered or two or three together ; flowers large ; styles 

 penicillar-multifid ; seed -membrane bluntly expanded. 



D, Menziesii. 



Stem-leaves semiorbicular-crescentshaped, fixed at the 

 base ... 654 



654. Calyx beset with hairlets. 



Erect ; root tuber-bearing ; leaves small, singly or ternately 

 scattered; sepals closely appressed; styles three, penicillar- 

 multifid ; seeds ovate. D. peltata. 



Calyx glabrous. 



Erect ; root tuber-bearing ; leaves small, singly or ternately 

 scattered ; sepals laxly appressed ; styles three, penicillar 

 multifid ; seed -membrane narrowly much expanded. 



D. auriculata. 



VIOLACEAE. 

 HYZKENANTHISRA. 



655. Leaves mostly small, entire or bluntly denticulated. 



Shrub, in the lowlands tall, in the alps dwarfed ; leaves 

 rigid, generally from elliptical- to cuneate-linear ; flowers 

 axillary, on very short stalklets, fragrant ; petals yel- 

 lowish ; fruit small. H. Banksii. 



HYBANTHUS. 



656. Shrubby. 



From rather dwarf to tall, glabrous ; leaves scattered, from 

 lanceolar- to broad -linear ; flowers generally few together, 

 on a short stalk ; petals somewhat bluish. Figure 9. 



H. fioribundus. 



Herbaceous ... ... ... ... ... ... 657 



657. Flowers axillary, solitary, on short stalks. 



Slender, glabrous herb ; leaves all scattered, from lanceolar- 

 to narrow-linear, entire ; lower petal blue. 



H. Vernoni. 



Flowers racemose, the racemes on long stalks. 



Slender, glabrous herb ; upper leaves opposite, linear, 

 entire ; lower petal blue. H. filiformis. 



