Frankenia.] HEXANDRIA — MONOGYNIA. 137 



the perianth, with their backs towards the pistil. Capsules 3 — 6, 

 1-seeded, united by a longitudinal receptacle, from which they 

 usually separate at the base. — Nat. Ord. Juncaginejs, Rich. — 

 Named from r^ui, three, and yXwyj^, a point ; from the three 

 points of the capsules. 



27. CoLCHicuM. Perianth single, tubular, very long, rising 

 from a spatha; limb campanulate, 6-partite, petaloid. Caps. 3- 

 celled ; cells united at the base. — Nat. Ord. Melanthace;e, Br, 

 — Named from Colchis, where it was said to grow abundantly. 



(See Elatine in Cl. VIII.) 



ORD. IV. HEXAGYNIA. 6 Styles. 



28. Actinocarpus. CaZ. of 3 leaves. Peto/s 3. GermensQ — 8. 

 Capsules combined at the base, spreading in a radiated manner, 



2-seeded. Embryo much curved Nat. Ord. Alisimace^, De 



Cand Named from ay.iiv, a ray, and xagToe, ^ fruit; in con- 

 sequence of its curiously radiated fruit resembling a slarjish. 



ORD. V. POLYGYNIA. 31any Styles. 



29. Ali'sma. Ca/. of 3 leaves. Petals Q. Caps?</es many, clus- 

 tered, distinct, indehiscent, one-seeded. Embryo much curved. 

 — Nat. Ord. ALisMACEiE, De Cand. — Named from alis, ivater, 

 in Celtic. The genus is altogether aquatic. 



HEXANDRIA— MONOGYNIA. 



1. Berberis. Linn. Barberry. 



1. B. vulgaris, L. (common Barberry); racemes pendulous, 

 spines 3-forked, leaves obovate ciliato-serrate. E. Bot. t. 49. 



Copses, woods and hedges, in England and Scotland. Near Fermoy, 

 Ireland. Fl. June. T2 .—Shrub with upright, twiggy stems. Flowers 

 yellow, smelling disagreeably. Stamens highly curious in their forma- 

 tion and in their elastic property when touched. Berries oblong, a little 

 curved, red, tipped with the black style : they are agreeably acid and 

 much used for preserves. 



2. Frankenia. Linn. Sea-Heath. 



1. F. IcBvis, L. (stnooth Sea-Heath); leaves linear revolute at 

 the margin glabrous ciliated at the base. E. Bot. t. 205. 



Muddy salt-marshes, about Yarmouth and the other eastern coasts 

 of England. Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Fl. July. 1^.— A humble procum- 

 bent plant, with wiry stems and numerous fascicled leaves. Flowers 

 pale rose-coloured, terminal or from the axils of the branches. 



2. F. *pulverulenta, L. [powdery Sea-Heath); leaves obovate 

 retuse glabrous above, downy and pulverulent beneath, petiole 

 ciliated. E. Bot. t. 2222. 



Found in the time of Dilleuius and Hudson on the sea-coast of Sus- 

 sex. Fl. July. Steins prostrate, repeatedly dichotomous. Flowers 



smaller than in the preceding. 



