33. rARONTcHiACE^:. 149 



1. MONTI A. Cal. of 2 sepals, persistent. Cor. 5-parted, 

 with 3 segments smaller than the others, tube split to the 

 base in front. Stam. 3, inserted in the throat and opposite 

 to the smaller segments of the corolla. Ovary turbinate. 

 Style very short. Stigmas 3. Caps. 3-valved, 3-seeded. 



2. CLAYTONIA. Cal. of two sepals, persistent. Cor. of 5 free 

 petals. Stam. 5, opposite to and adhering to the petals. 

 Style 3-cleft. Caps, globose, 3-valved, 3-seeded. 



1. HON'TIA Linn. Blinks. 



1. M.fontdna (L.).-E. B. 1206. St. 11. 1. L. opposite, 

 spathulate, entire. Valves of the caps, rolled longitudinally 

 inwards after the seeds have fallen. a. minor (All.) ; st. short 

 ascending rigid, ped. axillary and terminal, seeds netted-asperous. 

 . major (AIL), M. rivularis (Gm. ); st. flaccid ascending, 

 ped. axillary, seeds netted. Watery places. 8 in water. A. 

 IV.-VIII. E. S. I. 



2. CLAYTO'NIA Linn. 



*1. C. perfoliata (Donn) ; radical 1. fleshy rhomboidal-spa- 

 thulate, upper st.-l. 2 connate, raceme subverticillate with 1 or 2 

 basal flowers, pet. nearly or quite entire. Sy. E. B. 260. St. 

 tufted, ascending, 4 12 in. high. Pet. white, just overtopping 

 the calyx. Naturalized. (N.W.American.) A. IV.-VI. E. S. 



*2. C. sibir'ica (L.) ; radical 1. ovate -acuminate, upper 1; 

 opposite sessile, fl. mostly solitary in raceme, pet. bifid. E. B. 

 iii. Suppl. 260 A. C. alsino'ides (Sims) ed. viii. St. often 

 1 ft. high. Fl. more and larger than in Sp. 1. Naturalized. 

 (N.W. American.) A. IV. VII. E. S. 



\Portulaca oleracea (L.) is a common weed near Richmond, 

 Surrey.] 



Order XXXIII. PARONYCHIACE^E '. 



Cal. 5-parted, imbricate in the bud. Pet. usually minute and 

 resembling abortive stam., or 0. Stam. indefinite, opposite the 

 eep. (when the same number), somewhat hypogynous. Ovary 

 free. Styles 2 or 3. Fr. dry, 3-valved or indehiscent. Em- 

 bryo more or less curved. Albumen mealy. With stipules. 



1 Benth. & Hook. Gen. Plant, include this in the Order Illecebracete 

 among the Monochlamydeee. H. & J. G. 



