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on both sides, stem nearly simple very downy, root fibrous, 

 stigma 4-cleft. p. 1 17. Marshes and lanks of rivers. 



4. E. palustre, leaves narrow lanceolate sessile nearly entire 

 and as well as the rounded erect stem subglabrous, stigma un- 

 divided, p. 117. Bogs and lakes. 



5. E. tetragonum, leaves lanceolate sessile glabrous denticulate, 

 stem with 4 angles nearly glabrous, stigma undivided, p. 117. 

 Ditches. 



6. E. montanum, leaves ovato-acute shortly petiolate glabrous 

 all toothed, stem round pubescent as well as the fruit, stigma 

 4-cleft. p. 117. Stony places. 



7. E. alsi?iifolium } leaves ovato-acuminate rather obtuse sessile 

 glabrous lowermost ones entire the rest very slightly toothed, 

 stem round glabrous as well as the fruit, stigma entire, p. 117. 

 Highland mountains. 



S. E. alpinnm> leaves elliptical glabrous on short footstalks 

 nearly entire, stem nearly glabrous, and fruit entirely so, stig- 

 ma undivided, p. 118. 'iVet places. 



ORDER XLIII. CUCURBIT ACE^E. Juss. 



Flowers unisexual. Cal. superior, 5 -cleft. Cor. regular, 5- 

 lobed, bearing the stamens. Stamens definite, united in 3 

 sets. Anthers linear, sinuous, either all syngenesious or only 

 4, the 5th being separate on a distinct filament. Ovary 1. 

 Placentas 3 5-lobed, radiating from the sides of the ovary, 

 and forming spurious dissepiments. Style 3-fid. Stigmas 3, 

 2-lobed. Fruit a berry (Pepo), spuriously 1 3 5 10- 

 celled, its outside dry. inside pulpy. Embryo straight, sur- 

 rounded by attenuated albumen. Cotyledons large, fleshy. 



Stems climbing or decumbent, bearing cirrhi. Leaves rough, 

 alternate, simple. Mirl. 



1. BRYONIA. 



Monoecious. Barren Fl. Cal. 5-tooihed. Cor. 5-cleft. Fi- 

 lam.3. Anthers 5. Fertile Fl. Cal. 5 -toothed. Cor. 5- 

 cleft. Style trifid. Berry few-seeded. 



1. Br. dioica, leaves palmate rough on both sides, flowers dioe- 

 cious, p. 272. Garden hedges. 



ORDER XLIV. SALICARL^E. Juss. 



(Lytharice, Mirl.) 



Cal. inferior, 6 12-cleft. Cor. of 6 petals or none. Stam. 

 6 12. Ovary \ . Capsule 2-valved, 2-celled, many-seeded. 



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