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DE CANDOLLE'S SYSTEM. 



Rhododendron albiflorum. 1. A corolla and pistil, with all the stamens removed 

 save one. 2. An anther. 3. A ripe capsule burst. 4. A vertical section of a 

 seed. 



99 m Ebenacea. Trees or shrubs without milk. Leaves 

 alternate, coriaceous. Calyx inferior, in 3 or 6 divisions. 

 Corolla hypogynous, usually pubescent, imbricated. Stamens 

 definite ; twice as many as the segments of the corolla, four 

 times as many, or the same number. Ovary several-celled, 

 the cells having 1 or 2 pendulous ovules; style divided. 

 Fruit fleshy, few-seeded. Albumen cartilaginous ; embryo in 

 the axis ; radicle turned towards the hilum. 



Subdivision. Styraceae. Ovary inferior. Stamens perigy- 

 nous. Style simple. 



USES. The fruit of Diospyros Lotus, Kaki, and others, is 

 extremely astringent when* green, but becomes bletted and 

 sweet after a time, when it is eaten. Diospyros Virginiana and 

 others have a febrifugal bark. Ebony is the wood of Dios- 

 pyros Ebenus and several other species of that genus. The 

 fragrant gum resins, Storax and Benzoin, are produced by 

 species of Styrax. 



TYPICAL GENERA. Diospyros, Maba, Styrax. 



100. Aquifoliacea. Trees or shrubs. Leaves coriaceous. 

 Flowers small. Sepals inferior, 4 to 6, imbricated. Corolla 

 hypogynous. Stamens alternate with its segments. Disk 

 none. Ovary with from 2 to 6 cells; ovules solitary, pen- 



