EUPnORBlACE^. (spurge FAMILY.) 717 



5 E. Postii. 



■■'■ * * Leaves opposite, or scattered, not stipuled, the floral opposite or 

 whorled. Olands not appendaged, entire, or truncate-2-Jiorned. 



t All the leaves except tlie loioest opposite. Glands pcctinately 2-S-cJ(ifl. 

 Styles undivided. Inflorescence forlced. Annuals. 



6 E. lanata. 



t t Leaves not op>posite, scattered or croicded. Bracteoles letween staminate 

 floicers hirsute or ptlumose. 



X Glands truncate-2-horned. Infloresence umlelled. Caruncle of seed conical, 

 elongated, longitudinally grooved. Annuals. " 



7 E. cornuta. 



I \ Glands transversely ovate, loith rounded margin, not 2-horned. In- 

 florescence umbelled. Annuals and perennials. 



§ Seeds smooth. 

 *[ Capsule smooth or minutely tubercled. (8) annual, others iierennial. 



8 E. altissima, 9 arguta, 10 eriophora, ll Gaillardoti. 



TF *\ Cap)sule warty. (13) annual, (13-15) perennials. 

 13 E. Cybirensis, 13 Apios, 14 thamnoides, 15 erinacea. 

 § § Seeds minutely tiibercled. Capsule warty and villous. Perennicds. 



16 E. pubescens. 



§ § § Seeds netted-wrinlled. Annuals. 



17 E. helioscopia, 18 Berythea, 19 oxyodonta. 



§ § § § Seeds pitted, or excavated-grooved. (30) ^j^^'^^w^''^, (31) annual. 



30 E. Cassia, 31 phymatosperma. 



XIX Glands truncate, retuse, or more or less 2-horned. Inflorescence 

 ttmlelled, rarely dicJiotomous. 



§ Seeds tuhercled. Annuals. 



33 E. Aleppica, 23 parvula, 34 exigua. 



§ § Seeds transversely grooved. Annuals. 



35 E. falcata. 



^ § § Seeds longitudinally grooved, or with longitudinal rows of pits. 



Animals. 



36 E. aulacosperaia, 27 Peplus, 38 peploides, 39 Chamajpcplu*!. 

 § § § § Seeds irregulary p)itted, mottled, or netted-icrinkled. 



*[ Annuals. 



30 E. Szowitsii, 31 Reuteriana, 33 piisilliina. 



^ IT Perennials. 



33 E. obovata, 34 Chesneyi, 35 caudiculosa. 



§ § § § § Seeds smooth. Perennials. 



^ Floral leaves free. 



