240 FOLYANDEIA POLYGYNIA. [CL. XIII. 



1. T. Europce'us. Mountain Globe-flower. Petals about fifteen, 

 converging into a globular form ; nectaries from five to ten, as long 



as the stamens. Stem nearly two feet high, round, hollow, 



branched at the top : leaves cut into five deep segments, which are 

 themselves divided, the root-leaves on long stalks. Flower glo- 

 bular, bright-yellow. Perennial : flowers in May and June : grows 

 in shady, mountainous situations : not common. Eng. Bot. vol. i. 

 pi. 28. Eng. Fl. vol. iii. p. 56. 841 . 



21. HELLE'BORUS. HELLEBORE. 



Calyx none. Petals five, inferior, roundish, permanent, 

 Nectaries numerous, very short, in a circle within the petals,, 

 consisting of one leaf, tubular, narrowest beneath, with two 

 erect, unequal lips at the orifice. Filaments very numerous, 

 awl-shaped ; anthers roundish, two-celled. Germens superior, 

 from three to ten, egg-shaped, compressed, erect. Styles awl- 

 shaped ; stigmas roundish. Follicles egg-shaped, compressed, 

 leathery. Seeds several, oval, in two rows at the edges of the 

 follicle. Named from Jielem^ to injure, and bora, food. 278. 



1. H. viridis. Green Hellebore. Stem many -flowered, leafy ; 



leaves fingered ; petals spreading.. Stem erect, round, a foot 



and a half high, forked : flowers few, terminal and axillar, green. 

 Fetid and acrid. Perennial : flowers in April and May : grows in 

 woods and thickets : rare. Eng. Bot. vol. iii pi. 200. Eng. Fl. vol. 

 iii. p. 57. 842. 



2. H.fcetidus. Stinking Hellebore. Stem many-flowered, leafy 



leaves pedate ; petals converging. Stem two feet high, branched: 



flowers numerous, panicled, drooping, green, tinged with purple. 

 Fetid, acrid, and violently purgative. Perennial: flowers in March 

 and April : grows in thickets and waste ground : rare, and like the 

 preceding, never truly wild. Eng. Bot. vol. ix. pi. 613. Eng. FL 

 vol. iii. p. 58. 843, 



22. CA'LTHA. MARSH MARIGOLD. 



Calyx none. Petals five or more, inferior, egg-shaped, spread- 

 ing. Nectaries none. Filaments numerous, thread-shaped, 

 shorter than the petals ; anthers oblong, two-lobed, erect. 

 Germens superior, from five to ten, oblong, compressed, erect. 

 Styles none ; stigmas obtuse. Follicles cylindrical, pointed, 

 two-edged. Seeds numerous, oval, arranged along the edges 

 of the follicle. Named from calathos, a cup. 279-. 



1. C.palustris. Common Marsh Marigold. Stem erect; leaves 



heart-shaped, rounded. Eoot large : stem about a foot high, 



hollow, round, branched : lower leaves stalked, upper sessile : pe- 

 tals five, roundish, bright-yellow. Perennial : flowers in May and 

 June: grows in marshy places, and about the edges of rivers and 

 lakes. Slightly acrid, sometimes eaten by cattle. Eng. Bot. voL 

 viii. pi. 506. Eng. Fl. vol. iii. p. 59. A variety, with somewhat tri- 

 angular acutely crenate leaves, and a creeping stem, is by some 

 made a species under the name of C. radicans. Eng. Bot. vol. xxi... 

 pi. 2175. Eng. Fl. vol. iii. p. 60. 844, 



