366 70. AR1STOLOCI1IACEJ::. 71. EMPETRACEJ2. 



Order LXX. AEISTOLOCHIACE^E. 



Perianth adnate to the ovary below, tubular above, with a 

 lobed dilated usually irregular limb. Stam. 6 12, epigynous. 

 Ovary 3 6-celled. Style simple ; stigma radiant. Fr. many- 

 seeded. Seed with a minute embryo at the base of fleshy albu- 

 men. No stipules. 



[1. ARISTOLOCHIA. Perianth tubular, swelling at the base ; 

 mouth dilated on one side. Anth. 6, adnate to the short 

 columnar style under the 6-lobed stigma. Caps. 6-celled.] 



2. ASARUM. Perianth bellshaped, 3-fid. Stam. 12, inserted 

 at the base of the style. Anth. attached to the middle of 

 the filaments. Stigma 6-lobed. Caps. 6-celled. 



1. ARISTOLO'CHIA Linn. Eirthwort. 



[1. A. Clematitis (L.) ; creeping, st. erect simple, 1. cordate 

 stalked glabrous, fl. clustered. j B. 398. St. 6. 16. FL pale 

 yellow. Established near old ruins. P. VII. VIII.] E. 



2. AS'ARUM Linn. Asarabacca. 



1. A. europa'um (L.) ; 1. reniform blunt E. B. 1083. St. 

 short, with 2 evergreen leaves, between which there is a solitary 

 drooping dull-green flower. Perianth-segm. ovate and incurved. 

 Filaments extending beyond the anthers. Woods and banks, 

 very rare. P. V. E. 



Order LXXI. EMPETEACE.E. 



Dioecious. Perianth of hypogynous scales imbricate in several 

 rows. Stam. equal in number to the inner row of scales and 

 alternate with them, free. Ovary free, on a fleshy disk, 2 9- 

 celled. Ovules solitary, ascending. Style 1. Stigma radiant. 

 Fr. fleshy with bony cells. Embryo in the axis of fleshy albu- 

 men. Radicle inferior. No stipules. 



1. EMPETRUM. Cal. 3-parted. Pet. 3. Stam. 3 in the male 

 flowers. Style short ; stigma dilated, peltate, with 6 9 

 rays in the fern, flowers. Berry globose, 1-celled. Seeds 

 6-9. 



