DKECIA. v 



petals ; fertile flowers in large membranaceous cat- 

 kins. A climbing plant with rough stems, lobed leaves, 

 and handsome clusters of drooping catkins. NETTLE 

 TRIBE. P. 559. 



12. EIB^S. Calyx 5-cleft ; sepals 5, inserted on the 

 calyx ; fruit a berry. An alpine shrub with lobed 

 leaves, erect clusters of green flowers, and red berries. 

 GOOSEBERRY AND CURRANT TRIBE. P. 239. 



1 3. BRYONIA. Calyx 5-toothed ; sepals 5 ; filaments 

 3 ; anthers 5 ; fruit a berry. A climbing plant with 

 elegantly lobed, downy leaves, greenish flowers and 

 scarlet berries. GOURD TRIBE. P. 224. 



14. SALIX. Inflorescence in catkins, the scales of 

 which contain each a single flower. A handsome shrub 

 with long, flexible branches, glossy leaves, and seeds 

 tufted with silky down. CATKIN-BEARING TRIBE. P. 565. 



ORDER Y. HEXANDEIA. 6 Stamens. 



15. TAMUS. Perianth single, in 6 equal segments; 

 fruit a berry. A climbing plant, with heart-shaped, 

 glossy leaves, small green flowers, and scarlet berries. 

 YAM TRIBE. P. 604. 



16. E,UMEX. Seed 1, 3-cornered, enclosed in the 

 calyx. Herbaceous plants with erect stems, acid leaves, 

 and panicles of green flowers tinged with red. PERSI- 



CARIA'TRIBE. P. 537. 



ORDER YI. OCTAKDKIA. 8 Stamens. 



17. POPULUS. Inflorescence in catkins, the scales of 

 which are jagged ; stamens 8 30. Lofty trees remark- 

 able for having the upper portion of the leaf-stalk flat- 

 tened vertically. CATKIN-BEARING TRIBE. P. 565. 



18. SEDUM. Sepals 4 ; petals 4. A mountain plant, 

 with thick, fleshy leaves and yellow flowers, remarkable 

 for the rose-like scent of its roots. STONECROP TRIBE. 

 P. 232. 



