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LXIIL CELASTRINE^]. 



diclinism, hypocorollism, isostemony, imbricate aestivation, several-celled and 1-ovuled ovary, anatropons 

 ovules, very short style, drupaceous fruit, fleshy albumen, woody stem, alternate leaves, and axillary flowers. 

 Celastrinece have, like Empetreee, small axillary flowers, poly petalous and isostemonous imbricate corollas, a 

 fleshy disk, an ovary with several 1-ovuled cells, ascending and anatropous ovules, a sub-sessile lobed stigma, 

 drupaceous fruit, albuminous seed, and straight and axile embryo. Celastrinetp chiefly differ in habit, stipu- 

 late leaves, perigynism, introrse anthers, often 2-ovuled ovarian cells, and the fleshy aril of the seed. The 

 few species of this family are dispersed over the Iberian peninsula, Central Alpine and North Europe, 

 North America, and the Magellanic region. 



The leaves and drupes are acidulous ; the fruits of Empetrum nigi-um are eaten in the North of 

 Europe for their antiscorbutic and diuretic properties. The Greenlandera ferment them, and obtain a 

 spirituous liquor. From the drupes of Core-ma an acid drink is prepared in Portugal, and employed as a 

 febrifuge in popular medicine. 



LXIIL CELASTRINE^E. 

 (RHAMNORUM sectio, Jussieu. CELARTRINE^E, Br. CELASTRACE^E, Lindl.) 



Eaont/miii. 

 Vertical Boction of flower (mag.). 



Kuonymut. 

 Seed without 



aril, cut 

 vertically (mag.). 



Euonymvt. Diagram. 



Euonymut. 



Seed cut transversely 

 (mag.). 



Spindle-tree. (Euonymut europctiu.) 



Euonymus. 

 Fruit (mag.) 



