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239. LYTHRUM. 



n. solitary. L. opposite and alternate, lineari- 

 lanceolate, somewhat obtuse. Bracts 2, minute, 

 subulate, a. 7-9. Overflows. 



3. geminiflorum. " L. alternate, lineari- 

 lanceolate. Stalks in pairs, axillary, 1 -flowered. 

 Cal. campanulate, ■nith 8 or 12 erect teeth. 

 Pet. lanceolate, obtuse, small, a. 8, 9. Rotta 

 di Luzzara near Mantua." — Beet. 



S. Floivers solitary, axiHanj. Stamens\%. 



4. Gr^fferi. "Stem diffuse, branched, 

 angular. L. alternate : lower eUiptico-oblong ; 

 upper lineari-lanceolate. Pet. 6. Teeth of 

 Cal. nearly setaceous, connivent. p. 5-9. 

 Moist. It". Sic." — Guss. 



5. Preslii. "Stem nearly simple and 

 erect, with 4 winged angles. L. alternate. 



cordato-oblong. Pet. 6. Teeth of Cal. short, 

 spreading. M. nearly as large as those ofL. 

 Sahcaiia. a. p. 5, 6. Moist. Sic." — Guss. 

 Bertoloni considers this the same as the pre- 

 ceding. 



C. Flowers in spikes. Stamens 12. 



6. Salicaria. L. opposite or in threes, 

 cordato-lanceolate. PL ia whorls, nearly ses- 

 sile. Inner Teeth of Cal. twice as long as 

 outer, p. 7, 8. Banks of ditches and 

 streams. 



7. virgatuni. L. opposite, lanceolate : 

 lower rounded at base ; upper attenuate at both 

 ends. Lower PI. in whorls ; upper alternate. 

 Teeth of Cal. of equal length, p. 6, 7. s. e. 

 Germany. 



XXXVII. TAMAEISCINE^. 



Calyx 5 -partite. Petals 5, both imbricate in the bud, inferior. Stamens equal to petals or 

 twice as many. Stigmas 3. Capsule 3-edged, 3-valved, 1-celled, many-seeded. Placentas 3. 

 — Shrubs. 



240. TAMARIX. 



1. gallica. Smooth, glaucous. L. ovate, 

 acuminate. Spikes lateral, long, cylindrical. 

 Bracts acuminato-cuspidate. l.S. 7. Sandy 

 shores of sea and rivers, m. and s. Em\ 



[The English plant is said to differ from 

 this in ha\dug L. nai-rower at base, an bypogy- 

 nous ring with 5 angles instead of 10 lobes, a 

 shorter point to the anthers, and a capsule 

 abruptly narroT^^ed instead of gi-aduaUy tapering 

 from the base ; but we have no Tamarix which 

 has any reasonable pretence to be called a native 

 of England.] 



2. a&icana. Smooth, somewhat glaucous. 

 L. ovate, acuminate. Bracts oblong or lanceo- 

 late, on an ovate base, but blunt at the point, 

 with a scariose margin. Spikes lateral, elliptic, 

 hardly three times as long as iroad. l.S. 

 6, 7- Sea-shore, s. Pr. Isl. Osero. 



3. ^ermanica. Stamens 10, alternately 

 shorter. Filaments united for half their length. 

 L. lineari-lanceolate, sessile. Spikes solitary, 

 termiaal. Bract longer than flower-stalk. S. 

 6, 7. Gravel of rivers, s. Em-. 



XXXVIII. PHILADELPHE^. 



Calyx semi superior, 4-10-pariite, persistent. Petals as many as divisions of calyx, convolute 

 in the bud. Stamens 20 or more. Stigmas numerous. Capsule 4-10-ceUed. Seeds many, 

 crowded ia the internal angles of the cells, each with a loose membranous aril. Albumen 

 fleshy. Shrubs with opposite hnpunctate L. and no Stipules. 



241. PHILADELPHUS. 



1. coronarius. PI. in racemes. Style 

 4-partite, shorter than stamens. L. elliptic. 



acuminate, serrato-denticulate, 3-nerved. l.S. 

 Among beeches on mountains. Ver. Vic. Tyrol. 

 Hedges in Dau. 



