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L. COENEiE. 



Pi-uit a drupe. The order in other respects resembles the Araliacem. 

 359. CORNUS. 



1. sanguinea. No Invohicre. Branches 

 straight. L. opposite, ovate, green on both 

 sides. S. 6, 7- Thickets. 



2. mas. Involucre of 4 L. L. oval, acu- 



luiuate. Umbel about as long as involucre. S. 

 3, 4. Dry hills. "Wanting in Br. and Sic. 



3. suecica. Herbaceous. All L. oppo- 

 site, sessile, ovate, 5-7 -nerved. Involucre far 

 exceeding umbel, p. 6, 7. Featy moors. 

 Sc. G. 



LI. LORANTHACEiE. 



Mower superior. Corolla in 4 divisions. Estivation valvular. Stamens 4, opposite divisions 

 of corolla ; adnate to corolla. Eerry of 1 cell and 1 erect seed. Shruiiy jjarasitical plants, 

 with opposite leaves. 



860. VISCUM. 



1. album. Repeatedly dichotomous. L. 

 obovato-lanceolate. Fl. crowded, axillary, ses- 

 sile. s.S. 5. Parasitic, chiefly on Pomacece. 



2. Oxycedri. Stem very much branched, 

 jointed, with a sort of cup at the top of each 



joint and no L. ■w Parasitic on juniper. 

 Lang. Prov. I. of Cherso. 



361. LORANTHUS. 



1. europseus. Fl. dioecious. Pet. 6. An- 

 thers adnate. Raceme temdnal, simple. s.S. 

 4, 5. Parasitic on oaks. 1. Austr. Apen. 



LII. CAPEIFOLIACE^. 



Calyx superior. Corolla of 1 petal, upon the 

 with its lobes ; in Linncea didynamous. Germen 

 ben-y, often of 1 cell. 



362. SAMBUCUS. 



1. Sbulus. Herbaceous ! Cyme with 3 

 branches. StipiQes leafy. Stem warty. AH the 

 Fl. perfect, p. 7. TJncult. 



2. nigra. Corymb of 5 branches. L. 

 pinnate. Lts. ovate. s.T. 6. Thickets, ^c. 



3. racemose-. Pan. ovate. Lts. oblong, 

 acuminate, nearly equal at base. Stalks smooth. 

 l.S. 4j 5. Woods. Wanting in Br. and Sic. 



363. VIBURNUM. 



1. Tinus. L. evergreen, quite entire, 

 glandular on the veins beneath. Beny ovate. 

 S. 3, 4. Dry woods, s. Eur. 



2. laantana. L. ovali-cordate, serrate, ru- 

 gose. Young L. covered beneath with a stel- 

 late, mealy pubescence. Cyme terminal. S. 5. 

 Hedges and thickets. 



3. Opulus. Corymb radiate; the outer 



germen. Stamens on corolla, and alternate 

 3-5-celled, with pendulous ovules. Fruit a 



Fl. baiTen. L. 3-lobed, acuminate, serrate. 

 StaUcs glandulai*. S. 6, 7. Moist woods and 

 thickets. 



364. LONICERA. 



A. Berry solitary. Flowers ringent, sessile, 

 in verticillate heads. Stems climbing. 



1. implexa. L. evergreen! upper con- 

 nato-perfoUate. Terminal heads sessile. Style 

 hairy. s.S. 5, 6. F)ry hills, s. Fr. It. Istr. 



2. Caprifolium. Upper L. connato-per- 

 foliate ; lower oblong, smooth. Heads sessile. 

 Styles smooth- s.S. 5, 6. Rough thickets. 

 m. and s. Em*. 



3. etrusca. Upper L. connato-perfoliate ; 

 lower obovate, downy. Heads stalked, gene- 

 rally temate. Style smooth. s.S. 7, 8. 

 Thickets. Coasts of Mdt. 



4. Fericlymenum. L. all distinct. Heads 

 staUced. s.S. 6-8. Woods and hedges. 



