16'6 ON AGILE. [Cl. 14. 



the cell. Embryo incurved, suiYounding a farinaceous 

 Albumen. Stem herbaceous, or slightly shrubby. 

 Leaves opposite or alternate, mostly succulent, very 

 various in shape." 



Sect. 1. Germen superior. Reaumuria, Nitraria, 

 Semvium, Aizoon, Glinus, and Orygia Forsk. 



Sect. 2. Germen inferior. Mesembryanthcmum y 

 fig. 1248, and Tetragonia. 



Orel. 88. ONAGRJE. " Calyx superior, of 1 leaf, 

 tubular; it's limb divided, either permanent or deci- 

 duous. Petals definite, inserted into the upper part 

 of the Calyx, alternate with it's segments. Stamens 

 definite, inserted into the same part, either as many, 

 or twice as many, as the Petals, rarely still more nu- 

 merous. Germen simple. Style mostly solitary. 

 Stigma either deeply divided, or undivided. Fruit cap- 

 sular or pulpy, inferior, or rarely half-inferior, usually 

 of many cells, with many Seeds in each, rarely of only 

 1 cell ; sometimes crowned with the limb of the Ca- 

 lyx, sometimes naked at the top. Embryo destitute 

 of Albumen. Stem herbaceous or shrubby. Leaves 

 alternate or opposite." 



Sect. 1 . Styles several. Intermediate genera, be- 

 tween the Ficoidece and Onagra. Mocanera Juss. 

 weflLinn. Suppl.), Vdfilia, and Haloragis Schreb. 

 (Cercodea Soland. and Juss.). 



Sect. 2. Style 1. Fruit capsular. Stamens as many 

 as the Petals. Montinia, Scrpicula, Circtea and Litd- 

 ivigia. 



