GENERA. 



1 . Nardostachys DC. — Flowers hermaphrodite, slightly irregular ; 

 receptacle saclike enclosing adnate germen. Calyx membranous, 

 slightly increased after anthesis ; lobes 5, imbricate. Corolla slightly 

 irregular, sometimes (anteriorly) slightly gibbous and there having a 

 depressed glandule ; lobes 5, imbricate, finally open. Stamens 4 

 (posterior wanting), inserted in corolla, scarcely unequal ; filaments 

 contrariwise incurved ; anthers introrse dorsifixed, exserted, 2-rimose. 

 Germen inferior ; disk epigynous subnil ; style slender exserted, at 

 stigmatose apex scarcely dilated truncate. Cells 3, of which 2 sterile, 

 lateral; ovule very small sterile or 0. Ovule in fertile cell 1, descending 

 from subapical placenta, anatropous ; raphe dorsal, finally somewhat 

 lateral; micropyle superior. Fruit dry, indehiscent, obconical- or 

 ovoid- turbinate, crowned with calyx; sterile cells scarcely smaller 

 than fertile. Seed descending exalbuminous ; cotyledons of rather 

 thick straight embryo oblong; radicle superior shorter. — Perennial 

 herbs ; stem thick (odorous) covered at base with dense fibrous per- 

 sistent remains of former leaves ; leaves opposite, crenate- dentate or 

 oftener entire, exstipulate ; the lower elongate ; the upper in scape- 

 like part of stem few and smaller; flowers in terminal compound- 

 racemose subcapituliform cymes; bracts opposite, free or scarcely 

 connate. (Himalaya.) — See p. 504. 



2. Patrinia J.^ — Flowers oi Nardostachys ; calyx small, unequal, 

 subentire or sinuate or obtusely dentate, not enlarged. Corolla lobes 

 5, subequal, imbricate, open. Stamens 4^ &c. of Nardostachys, 



^ Afin. Mus. X. SIL—BC. Not. Val A; Prodr. —Mouffctta Neck. Elem. i. l2i.—Gytoiiant/ius 



iv. 623.— Endl. Gen. n. 2178.— H. Bn. Pai/er Rafin. Ann. Sc.Fhys. vi. 88. 



Fam. Nat. 240.— B. H. Gen.ii. 153, 1232, n. 1.— ^ u Sometimes 2 or 5 " (?). 

 Fedia Adaxs. Fum. des PL ii. 152 (notMoixcH). 



