LUCKTHORN FAMILY. 85 
Onper XX. reuse, anmion aenignne Fatty.) 
Shr nate leaves with stipules minute or obsolete, 
and small, reo ie sometimes onal sige "Stamens wher perigynous, a8 many 29 
the yalvate s sepals, alternate with them and opposite the hooded or concave petals. Sta-— 
Mens and petals inserted on the edge t of a fleshy disk which lines the tube of the calyx 
and a coheres with t the lower pare of bi 2-5-celled igmas2~—5. Fruita 
pod with 1-seeded cells ; seeds not arilled, embryo large, ones ee ee 
1. RHAM’NUS, Tournef. Bucxrnorn. 
[An ancient Greek name, alluding to its numerous b 
Calyx 4- Belch, the bell-sha,»ed tube lined with the thin pe Pata 
4- 3 seem otched at the end, short-clawed, wra me 
sometimes wan ting. Ovary free, 2 —4-celled. "Frat a ey 
22 Ge i ieliiatals poun: gi ventional 
An enlarged flow*r. wa : ‘ 
