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Stamina 8 to 16. Fem. Siijles 3, bifid. Cap- 

 sule S-grained, 3-celled, 3 seeded. 



Herbaceous or shrubby; leaves alternate, stipulate; 

 bractes large, flowers axillary, spiked, upper part of the 

 spike masculine, the lower feminine. 



SjEGiES. 1. A. virginica. 2. caroliniana. 



A genus of near 40 species almost exclusively indige- 

 nous to tropical America and India. 



r69. CROTON. L, 



Masc. Calix cylindric, 5-toothed. Corolla of 



5 petals or none. Stamina 10 to 15. Fem. Ca- 

 ilx 5 or many- leaved. Corolla none. JStijles 3 or 



6 bifid. Capsule 3-grained, S-celled, 3 seeded. 



Herbaceous or more commonly shrubby; leaves stipu- 

 late, alternate, or rarely opposite; flowers axillary or ter- 

 minal, spiked or ccnglomeraie, upper flowers masculine. 

 Jfubf scence stellate. 



Species. 1. C. maritimum. 2. argyranthemum. o.glari' 

 diilosnm. 4. capiiatum. — Taroug'hout the Illinois territory 

 and Louisiana to the sources of the Missouri. Obs. Styles 

 6, twice bifld. 5. * elUpticHra- Crotonopsis elUptica? WUld. 

 Annual and stellately pubescent; leaves elliptic-ovate, 

 older ones obtuse above, upper surface smoother, green; 

 flowers conglomerated; styl-s 3, bifid; capsules angular, 

 2-seeded. Hab. Around St. Louis, Louisiana. A spe- 

 cies allied to C. capltatum; very aromatic. 



A ,eenus of more than 80 species, almost exclusively in- 

 digenous to the warmer parts of America and India. 



rro. JATROPHA. L. (Physick-nut.) 



Masc. Calix none or 5-Ieaved. Corolla mo- 

 nopetalous, funnclforni. »S'/flmi«a 10, alternate- 

 ly shorter. Fem. Calix nane. Corolla of 5 pe- 

 tals, spreading. Shjles 3y bifid. Capsule 3-ceil- 

 edj cells 1 -seeded. 



Mostly shrubs, leaves alternate, stipulate, often palmate; 

 flowers corymbose, axillary or termir.al. 



Species. 1. J. stimulosa. 



A genus of about 18 species indigenous to the warmer 

 parts of America, India, and Arabia Felix. 



