

ii 



ill 



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198 



I'Ol'l LAl; 1I.()I{A, 



flowers scattered in n long ninl luikiMl sleiidor si)iko ; cnlyx greenish, 4 iiartcd ; stinnenK 5 ; 



Htyle.s 5!, bent down in fruit. Tliitkuls. J'. Viviiuiiiiiiitm. 



-t- ■+- Sunifwlmt clind)iii^,', or Kupportcd liy recurved simrp ]>iickly briKtles on the strong angluH uf 



the stems, &c. ; flowers wliite or flt'sli-ccdour in sniall racemes or lieads ; root annual. The 



prickly angles cut like a saw, whence the jiliints are called 'J'enrTlntvih. 

 II. Ahi{<)\v-i.k.\vi:u K. Leaves arrow sliapcil (Ki;,'. 100), .short-sialked; akeiie3 angled. P. sni/ittatuin, 

 18, JIa1-HKKI» I.KAVKl) K. Leaves halberd shaped (Fig. 102), long stalked ; akene flattish. Low 



grounds. J', (trifdlittm. 



•*- -t- -i- Twining annuals, with smooth stems and greenish oi- whitish flowers in lumicled racemes ; 



leaves heart-shaped and jiartly hallierd-sliaped. 



13. Cl.lMUlNG K. Smooth, cdind)ing hi;;h over shrubs, itc. ; racemes leafy; 3 of the calyx lobes 

 more or less winged in fruit. 'J'liiekets in low grouml. J', duiintbrum. 



14. LlN'DWKKI) K. Low, stems roughish ; racemes eorymbed ; 3 if tiie calyx-loltes ridged in the 

 middle. Cult, an I waste grounds. J>, Coino/fidus. 



80. LAUREL FAMILY. Onhr LAUHACK.E. 



Trees or slirubs, with spii-y hark and h-aves ; tlu," liiikT luiukud witli Innisparcnt dotn 

 under a inaguiryin,i;-^'hiss, alternate and .'simple ; the calyx of 6 petal-like .-^cprvls. Stamens 

 *^ ■ "*'•' 9 or 12 on llie very hoi- 



toni of the calyx ; the 

 anthers opcnin;^ hy up- 

 lifted vidve.'^. Pistil sini- 

 ]de, with a i -celled 

 ovary, in fruit forming 

 a herry or drupe, i- 

 seeded. Flowers t^ene- 

 rally ]tolyL:amou.sortli{e- 

 cious in .'^prin;^. — A very 

 Avell -marked family, 

 mo.stly in hot countrie.'*, 

 but we iMissess two or 



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Pl-til, Willi till' (iviiiy (liviilril til sliuwth'Miviik' liaiiyiiit; fi'um the loji. ISS. l.i.iil iml cliiMUr ♦l,^..,i vui\ir><i<iit 'it i \'i'a 

 orn-uit. 4sy. Luwerljalluirniit, mt u.ioss. lUrt-L 1 epiL.LnuiLiN LS. 



Am. Strrilo flinviT uf .Sassafia--. iHX Ki'itili' flowor of tlii'simn'. 4Kri. Miiiriiiriril stanii'ii 

 Willi two .i//((Mi/.< al tlir liasf. till' iihllii'r oiiciiiiii,' liy t wo l:ir;ji' ami tMoxmall v.ilvis, is 



Flowers perfect : stamens 9, with good anthers, and 3 sterile ones. Tree, with entire 



oblong leaves ; common South. (•Pf'/w«) Re»-Bay. 



Flowers dicecious or nearly so, greenish-yellow : stamens 9, about 3 of them with 

 yellow glands at the base of the filaments (I''ig. 486). 

 Anthers 4-celled and 4-valved. Tree : flowers in stalked corymbs, appearing with 



the leaves ; some of the latter 3-lobed, (SdssafrKS) Sassakras. 



Anthers 2-celled and opening by a single valve to each cell. Shrub : flowers in 



sessile clusters, appearing earlier than the entire leaves, [Benzoin) SncEBUSH. 



