IVY TRIBE. 



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A remarkable plant belonging to this order is Gunnera 

 scabra, found bj Darwin growing on the sandstone cliffs 

 of Chiloe. He describes it as somewhat resembling 

 Rhubarb on a gigantic scale, each plant producing four 

 or five leaves nearly eight feet in diameter. 



1. H^DERA (Ivy). Calyx of 5 teeth, inserted on the 

 ovary ; petals 5 10 ; stamens 5 10 ; styles 5 10, often 

 combined into 1 ; berry 5 -celled and 5 -seeded, crowned 

 by the calyx. (Name, the Latin name of the plant.) 



2. ADOXA (Moschatell). Calyx 3-cleft, inserted above 

 the base of the ovary ; corolla 4 or 5-cleft, inserted on 

 the ovary ; stamens 8 or 10, in pairs ; anthers 1 -celled ; 

 berry 4 or 5-celled. (Name, in Greek signifying incon- 

 spicuous, from its humble growth. ) 



H^DERA HELIX (Commo 



