378 DKECIA TETRANDRIA. [CL. XXII. 



the calyx. Filaments from three to nine, hair-like, long, pendu- 

 lous ; anthers roundish, deeply cleft, two-celled. 



Fertile Flowers. Calyx, deeply divided into three egg-shaped, 

 permanent segments. Corolla of three oblong petals, larger than 

 the calyx. Germen superior, round, depressed. Style very short, 

 erect ; stigmas nine, oblong, spreading. Berry globular, depressed, 

 wider than the calyx, one-celled. Seeds nine, triangular, closely 

 arranged in a circle. Name from en, in, and petros, a stone. 446. 



1. E. nigrum. Common Crow-berry* Stem and branches procumbent, 



leaves between linear and oblong. A small procumbent shrub, with 



numerous slender branches: leaves fringed at the edges : flowers reddish, 

 azillar : berries black. The berries .are eaten by grouse and other birds. 

 They are not unpleasant, and appear to be perfectly wholesome. Flowers 

 in May: grows on heaths abundantly. n. Bot. vol. viii. pi. 526. 

 Eng. Ft. vol. iv. p. 233. 1438. 



3. RU'SCUS. BUTCHER'S-BROOM. 



Barren Flowers. Calyx of six egg-shaped, spreading leaves ; 

 three alternate ones smaller. Corolla none. Nectary central, 

 egg-shaped, erect, coloured, as long as the calyx. Filaments 

 none ; anthers three, spreading, seated on the top of the nectary. 



Perfect Flowers. Calyx, corolla, and nectary, as above. Ger- 

 men superior, oblong, concealed in the nectary. Style short and 

 thick; stigma obtuse, protruded through the orifice of the nec- 

 tary. Berry globular, three-celled. Seeds seldom more than one, 

 globular, hard. Name anciently bruscus. 447. 



1. R. aculeiitus. Common Butcher'ii-broom. Leaves egg-shaped, sharp- 

 pointed, flowering on the upper side. Stems round, furrowed, two 



feet high : flower solitary : berry scarlet. Perennial : flowers in March 

 and April : grows on heaths and in woods : frequent in England. Eng. 

 Bot. vol. viii. pi. 560. 71:. Ft. vol. iv. p. 235. 1439. 



TETRANDRIA. 



4. VI'SCUM. MlSSELTOE. 



Barren Flowers. Calyx a slight border. Corolla of one petal, 

 deeply divided into four egg-shaped, acute, equal segments. Fila- 

 ments none ; anthers four, egg-shaped, compressed, cellular, seated 

 on the base of each segment of the corolla. 



Perfect Flowers. Calyx a slight border. Corolla of four, egg- 

 shaped, equal petals. Germen inferior, egg-shaped, crowned with 

 the calyx. Style none ; stigma obtuse. Berry globular, smooth, 

 juicy, viscid, one-celled. Seed one, heart-shaped, compressed, 

 obtuse. Name from ixos, of the Greeks. 448. 



1. V. Album. Common White Misseltoe. Leaves lance-shaped, broader 

 towards the end, obtuse ; stem forked ; heads of flowers sessile. 

 Root woody, thick : stem bushy, jointed, smooth, about a foot high : 

 leaves stiff: flowers yellowish : berries white. Birdlime is made from 



