200 



I'OIM'I.AU ri.OKA. 



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riowern niomwoioun, liotlj kiixN in Ni>|mritto onikin liko N|tikoii; llir cnlvx, Ao., in tho 



fi'itilo sort l>oo<»miiiij; )lo»liy ntiil ont»l>I«', making a IxTiii'tl inulti|ilo fiuil ( J.|l\ 



V\^. ii\). Stimiciit |. Slyli'N J. (. I/. .;•((,•() Mri.llKIUIV. 



l-'lowpin «Uu<«"ii»uK , 1l»t' f(>i tile niH't t-nllciiicil ill It fltmi' iitiil n»mnl ln'nil, wliji'h in (losliy 



in fruil. StaiiK'iiH 4. Styl<' 1. 



Stt'iilo llowiMH ill Mi'ikfM. I.ciucs loinnl (i\m1(< m licmi Hlia)>i>i1, r(iu)jli aliovo, Noft. 



<lowi'y ln'iiiMuli, Miiiu' of tlioiii |ialiiiat«'ly lolu'il, [Hriiii.t.'<,>iii tin) * I'AI'KuMri.liKllnv. 



StPiilo rti)Wor« ill iiiooiiU'f«. LoavoN uhluiig, Miutntli ivlmvo, ciiliii' ; Inaiichli'tN 



>*l>iiiy, (.l/rr(7»}m) 'Omaok OllANdK. 



III. NKT'ri.K SiiiKAMH.Y Hovlis (in this coniitiy). wilh «i|)|<(i»ito or iiltoniafc Iimivi-h, 11 tdimh 

 I'.hi'ixis hat k. aiiil a ruldnilrsM jni«tv I'Mowcih iiioiiii<i'itiiis m iliu'iMniiN, in M)iikrH. i.'km'iih's, \r., imt 111 

 tutkiiiH, >>taiiii'iiM ol' (ii(> Kunu> nninlioi an i\u; NopalN, Ovary 1 oclloil, ami Hlyl<> 111 Mti|^iiia only 1 ; 

 fruit an akono. 



(irrncii) NnTi.i:, 



o 



com 



»>n 



riants Ix'sot with slin^inu hristlon. 



l.oavoH (»p|iosit«» . Nopals .J in liolli kitiils of lliiwors : stiKimv " little tnfl. \(ii'i 



l.iMVos altoniato : sepals 5 in tho sterile, .\ uneiivial 01 j in the feitile. lloweiH : 



Nti)tiua awl shapoii. {lAipftvInt) Wood Nittii;. 



riants (lestitnto of ytin);ini; hairs, and 



\'ery sini>otli • leavis oppoMie : sepals n'l' ). "''P'li'i'*'' : sti;;nia a t nft, (/'i/(<f) ( '|,KAIIWKKI>. 

 Smooth or hairy ; leaves ofliMi aluMiiate : calyx in tho f»>itil«> tlowera a cup with a 

 narrow month enolosinjj the tivary. 

 Sti^'tna loiii; and tliiead Nha] iil : tlower-elusteis naked, in spikes. 



( liohmiriii) I''a!,nic-Nkiti,i:. 

 Stijima a little tuft : lloweis in axillary oyiiies or clusters, aeeoiniianiud hy 



hMfy hr.iots. (/'iiiiifi'iriii) rKii.lToitY. 



IV. HK^ir SiiUAMn.>. Heihs. with <liiv\Mous flowers, a eolonih>ss jniee, tihrons ton<^h hark, and 

 ipposite. 01 sometimes ahiMiiate, ]>alniately lohed 01 eonipomid lou^iiisli leaves. Sleiile flowers in 

 ompound racemes or panicles, with 5 sepals and 5 stamens. Fertile flowers crowded, and with 

 only I sei>al. whii h cmhraces the ovary and akcne : stigunis j, huig. 

 Ucrh erect, animal : leaves of ; to 7 lance slipped toothed leaflets. Stamens droopinji. 



Kertilo flowers in spiked clusters, each with a nainvw hract, [('inni<tlii,H) Hkm '• 



Heih twining;: root perennial ; leaves heart -shai>ed amUohed. Fertile flowers in short 

 ;in ' scaly catkins, with hroad and thin liracts, in fruit makin<; a sort of mem- 

 hianaceous cone, \JJumulits) Uov, 



83. PLANE-TREE FAMILY. Order TLATANACEE. 

 Tills coiisisU^ only ot tho goint.>< 



Plane Tree. PhitaDus. 



Flowers moravMous. in scpaiate round catkin like heads. No calyx nor corolla to cither kind. 

 Steiile flowers consisting of short stamens ami cluh-shaped scales intermixed: fertile flowers, of 

 little scales and ovaries, which hecome cluh-shaped akeiies. covered holow with long hairs. Style 

 nwl -shaped, simple. Tree, with colourless, juice, alternate palmately-lohed loaves and sheathing 

 stipules. Only one species in this country, viz :— 

 American P., Stcamouk. or Bitto.vwooik A well-known tree by river-banks. P. occidentulis. 



