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albumen scanty ; embryo axile. — An erect shrub ; leaves opposite 

 subsessile oblong entire, 3-ribbed at base, exstipulate ; flowers pedun- 

 culate 1-3, terminating short twigs (Texas, North Mexico). See 

 p. 346. 



32. Jamesia Torr. & Gray. — Receptacle very shortly turbinate ; 

 sepals 5, 3-angular-ovate, sometimes 2-ficl. Petals 5, alternate, con- 

 volute. Stamens 10, 2-seriate ; filaments linear complanate ; anthers 

 introrse, sub-2-dymous. Germen to a great extent superior, adnate 

 at base inside receptacle, 1-celled ; placentas 3-5, parietal, oo - 

 ovulate ; branches of style 3-2, subextemally stigmatose at apex. 

 Capsule surrounded by calyx at base, incompletely 3-5-celled, dehis- 

 cent at apex between styles. Seeds co , ovate ; testa shining ; embryo 

 albuminous axile. — A branching shrub ; back deciduous ; leaves 

 opposite petiolate ovate largely serrate, beneath white-pubescent, 

 exstipulate, deciduous ; flowers in terminal compound cymiferous 

 racemes (Rocl// Mountains of North Mexico). See p. 347. 



33. Carpenteria Torr. — Receptacle cupuliform subhemispherical. 

 Sepals 5-7, valvate and petals as many alternate, convolute, inserted 

 on margin of receptacle. Stamens co , slightly perigynous with 

 perianth, free ; anthers shortly oblong. Germen to a great extent 

 superior ; cells 5-7 ; ovules co , go -seriately inserted on rather 

 prominent 2-lobed placentas ; style 5-7-fid ; apex linear stigmatose. 

 Capsule conical-ovoid, surrounded by calyx at base, 5-7 -celled, 

 loculicidal. Seeds co , inserted on subglobose projected placentas ; 

 testa loose reticulate ; albumen fleshy ; embryo axile. — A shrub ; 

 bark deciduous ; branches 4-gonous ; leaves opposite petiolate exsti- 

 pulate, elliptical- oblong or lanceolate-entire, 3-plicostate at base ; 

 flowers few, in simple racemose cymes (Mountainous California). 

 See p. 347. 



34. "Whipplea Torr. — Receptacle shortly turbinate. Sepals 5-6, 

 and petals as many alternate imbricate (?) inserted on margin of 

 receptacle. Stamens 10-12, perig} T nous ; filaments subulate free; 

 anthers 2-dymous. Germen adnate at base to receptacle, ovoid ; cells 

 4, 5 ; styles as many, longitudinally stigmatose at apex within : 

 ovule 1 in each cell, inserted below apex, descending. Capsule sub- 



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