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34. CAROLINA-ALLSPICE FAMILY. Onl.r CALYCANTIIArK/K. 



A Hiiiull lamily ol ii li-w latlu'r curious Hhrul)««, with npiKwitu leaves ; repreHcnled \>y llie 



Carolina- Allspice. Othji'iinthHs. 



FlowfiH HoTDi'wliat (»n the plan of tlie roHo, liaving a \m%9 



iminlMriif siinplo jMHtils contiiiiiCfl in n iiort of cIohciI ciilyxcnp, 



or li()lU)W ncf'ptacle, itiid iittiicli«(l to its inner HUifacf. Hut tiie 



outride iH covtTfd with ttopnhi or ciilyx lobo», wliich aru (-(iloiniMl 



liko the j)etalH (iMown-imrph') ; tlu-NC are many and narrow, in 



Hfveral iowm. .Stann-nH inany, on tiif top of 



tlie c«i» ; tilamentK liardly any; antluMn Ion;,', 



tipped witli a jtoint. Ovaries making lar;4» 



nkencM, enclosed in tlio lar^e and dry hip. 



S( fd-leaveM of tlie embryo rolled up. .Sluulm, 



with rather aromatic hnrk, &u., and opposite 



entire lea\eH, williout any stipnles. l''lowers 



luigo, when bruised giving t>ut a frai;riince 



loendiliiijr that of HtrnwberrioM. "NViM in tlie 



Southern States, especially in and near tho 



niountains ; and also cultivated, especially the 



first species. 



'M'i. Klii«crlii)» briiiu'li (if Carolina AlUiilcp. .Til.T Hulf of 

 It ('iilyx-<'ii|i of till' Hiiiiip, rill llii'diiKli l)'ii;;tli»iHi'. iCiniipiire 

 It with a liuKu, Kii,'. ;)0U.) ;Vt\. A ilpi; riiiit III' hip. 



1. Common C. Leaves oval or rouinlish, downy beneath. Conimonly ctilt. in gardens. C, jturidw. 



2. Smooth ('. Leaves oblong, sniootii, green both sides ; tiowers smaller. V. In'riijiUvs. 



3. CiL.viX'OLH ('. Leaves oblong or lance-ova);e, jiointed, glaucous or whitened beneath. C (jlaucua, 



35. LYTHRUM FAMILY. Order LYTllRACK.K. 



ITerlis whh cntiro and mostly opixwite leave.-*, and n()stii)uk's ; the calyx tubular orcu])- 

 sliaped, bearing Iruni 4 to 7 jietals and 4 to 14 .^taniens on its throat, and eiiclosin:.,' tho> 

 ninny-seuded ovary aiul thin pod. ]>etwecMi the 4 to 7 teeth of the calyx are as many 

 a<lditi()iuil ])rojectiou.s or .supernumerary teeth. Style i. 



Flowers regular or nearly so. 



Caly.x cylindrical, sttveral-ribbed or angled : petals 4 to 7, rather unequal : stamens 



twice as many as the petals : pod 2-celled, (Liitlirnm) LythbuM.* 



Calyx short bell-shaped : petals 5 : stamens 10 or 14, long and protruded : pod with 



3 to 5 cells : leaves often whorled, (Ncsaa) Nes^EA. 



Flowers with an irregular tubular calyx, spurred or i)rojecting at the base on the upper 

 side. Very unequal petals, and 12 unecpial stameus in two sets. Pod few-seeded, 

 bursting through one side of the calyx, (Cuphea) CUPHEA. 



* Sometimes called Loosestrife ; but this name properly belongs to plants of another family. 



