CXXXIII. 



VISCUM ALBUM. 



Common Misseltoe. 



Class XXII. Dkecia. — Order III. Tetrandria. 



Nat. Ord. LoranthejE. 



Gen. Char. Male Flowers: — Calyx obsolete. Petals 

 four, ovate, fleshy, united at the base, each bearing a 

 single anther adnate with the upper surface. Female 

 Flowers : — Calyx an obscure margin. Petals four, 

 erect, ovate, minute, dilated at the base, deciduous. 

 Stigma sessile. Berry inferior, one-seeded. Embryo 

 sometimes double. 



Spec. Char. Leaves obvate-lanceolate, obtuse. Stem 

 dichotomous. Heads of flowers axillary. 



S YNONYMES. 

 Greek fat . 



f Viscum baccis albis. Bauh. Pin. 423. 



1 Viscum. Raii Syn. 464. Ger. Em. 1350. Dod. Pempt. 814. 

 Latin. . . < Viscum polycoccon. Cam. Epit. 556. Park. Theatr. 1393. 



j Viscum album. Lin. Sp. PI. 1451. Eng. Fl. iv. p. 236. 



L Eng. Bot. t. 1470. 

 French. . . Gui ; Gui blanc ; Gui de chene. 

 Italian. . . . Vischio. 

 Spanish . . Muerdago ; Liga. 

 Portuguese Visco. 

 German . . Mistel ; Eichenmistel. 

 Dutch .... Marentakken. 

 Danish. . . Fugleiim ; Mestertjene. 

 Swedish .. Mistel. 

 Polish . . . Jemiel ; Jemiola. 



Russ Omela. 



Hungarian Lep. 



