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2-cellecl ; cells dehiscing by valves from below upwards; valves 2, 

 finally confluent into 1. Staniinodes go exterior or 0. Carpels oo, 

 more rarely few (1-5), eacli concealed in a separate cell in the re- 

 ceptacle ; ovary free, inserted by more or less oblique and Ijroad base 

 on the receptacle, 1 -celled, at apex sensibly tapering into a style 

 exserted through canal in velum, tip stigmatiferous ; ovule 1, 

 subbasilar ascending; micropyle extrorse inferior ; raphe ventral. 

 Berries smooth or hairy, more rarely echinate, included in septate, 

 finally nearly dry or baccate receptacle; mesocarp usually incom- 

 plete, at apex thick fleshy, at base thin membranous; putamen 

 bony, smooth rugose or echinate. Seed erect, albumen copious ; 

 embryo straight, radicle inferior. — Aromatic trees or shrubs ; leaves 

 opposite, or more rarely verticillate, glandular, covered with a simple 

 or stellate, more rarely scaly pubescence ; flowers cymose ; cymes 

 solitary or geminate, usually axillary, either 2-pluriparous, or 

 by abortion, 1 -parous unsymmetrical, sometimes 1 -sexual, more 

 rarely 2-sexual, terminal flowers male {Tropical and subtropical 

 America). See p. 305. 



IV. ATHEEOSPEEME^. 



11 ?. Doryphora Endl. — Flowers polygamo-dioecious, receptacle 

 infundibuliform ; perianth-leaves 6-8, sub- 2 -seriate, imbricate ; in- 

 nermost petaloid. Stamens cc, perigynous inserted within and below 

 perianth; interior co, sterile; exterior few (4-10) fertile; filaments 

 free, short, with 2 external glands at base ; anthers basifixed 2-celled 

 extrorse ; cells dehiscing b}^ uplifted valves ; connective slightly 

 prominent on each side above the cells, produced at apex into a very 

 long subulate tail. Staminodes interior antherless. Carpels cr, 

 free inserted in bottom of receptacle, in male flowers sterile, in 

 female fertile, ovary stipitate, 1- celled; style inserted at variable 

 height on dorsal angle, stigmatiferous at tip ; ovule 1 subbasilar 

 erect, micropyle superior extrorse. Fruits cc, dry (caryopsids) 

 anatropous (or campylotropous) included in thickened woody recep- 

 tacle, finally splitting irregularly longitudinally. Style more or less 

 persistent basilar; pericarp thin, covered with elongated hairs, 

 albumen copious fleshy; embryo straight or incurved, radicle in- 

 ferior. — Aromatic trees; leaves opposite serrate or crenate; cymes 

 axillary or terminal {Aiidralia). See p. 309. 



