POLYGONEiE, 



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large, many -nerved (12 or more). Lower L. 

 twice as long as interkuot. Branches leafy to 

 the end. Seeds quite smooth, ■w. 5, 6. Sandy 

 shores, s. Eng. very rare. Pr. It. 



17. flagellare. Smooth. Stem prostrate. 

 L. Kneari-lanceolatc, acuminate, spreading, hav- 

 ing close, straight nerves ; lower hardly as long 

 as interkuot. Ochreas many-nerved (few- 

 nerved, Bert.). Lobes acuminate. Seeds 

 finely granulate, w. 6-9. Rome. K. Naples. 

 P. flagellare of Lois, seems to be the same as his 

 arenaria. It is perhaps a distinct species. 



18. eq.uisetifoi'me. Erect. Branches rod- 

 like, nearly leafless. Stipules with many nerves 

 and many teeth. Eac. long, lax. w. 7-9, 

 Gravelly beds of torrents. Sard. Cors. 



19. ele^ans. Erect. Branches foi-ming 

 a spreading panicle. L. lanceolate, rough. 

 Stipules many-nerved. Div. acuminato-seta- 

 ceous. Rac. lax, leafless. El. nsuaUy in pairs. 

 — Bert. iv. 6. Martina and Ginosa in lapy- 

 gia. BasUicata. 



20. herniarioides. Whole Plant sca- 

 brous. Stem prostrate. L. obovato-lanceolate. 



Ochreas with few nerves {about .5). Fringe 

 setaceous at top. Seeds quite smooth. iv. 

 7-9. Sicily. 



21 . controversum. Smooth. Stem pros- 

 trate. L. oblongo-lanceolatc, straight : lower 

 obtuse ; upper acute. Stipules fringed. Nerves 

 few. Rac. long, terminal, -w. 6-10. Palermo. 



D. L. cordato-sagittate. Stem tvjininy ! 

 Cotyledons flat. 



22. Convolvulus. Segm. of Cal. keeled. 

 Stem angular, a. 6, 7- Fields and hedges. 



23. duinetoruiu. Segm. of Cal. with a 

 winged keel. Stem slightly striate, a. 7, 8. 

 Hedges and thickets, m. Eur. rare in Eng. 



S. L. sagittato-cordate. Stem erect. Coty- 

 ledons contorted. 



24. Fagopyrum. Axillary Rac. simple ; 

 terminal corymbose. Edges of Seed quite 

 entire, a. 7, 8. Escapes. 



25. tataricuxu. Axillary Rac. simple ; 

 terminal disposed in leafless, interrupted spikes. 

 Edges of Seed repando-dentate. a. 7, 8. Sandy 



fields. Become a weed in Han. and Westph. 



LXXXIV. THYMELE^. 



Perianth inferior, tubular, 4- or 5-cleft. Anthers inserted at the mouth or in the tube, 

 twice as many as the divisions of the perianth, opening by two longitudinal clefts. Ovary of one 

 cell and one seed. Fruit a Nut or Drupe. 



701. STELLERA. 



1. Passerina. L. linear. Fl. 4-cleft, sessile, 

 axiUary. Bracts twice as long as fruit, a. 

 6, 7. Fields, m. and s. Eur. 



2. pubescens. " L. linear, downy. Fl. so- 

 litaiy or in pairs, approximate in spikes. Fr. 

 (at least the upper) twice as long as bract, a. 

 8-10. Clayeyfields. Sic." — Guss. 



702. PASSERINA. 



1. dioica. Fl. axillary, in pairs, tubular. 

 Segm. lanceolate. Bracts 0. L. Kneari-lan- 

 ceolate, acute, crowded, dotted beneath. s.S. 

 Pyrenees. 



2. nivalis. Fl. axillary, solitary, tubular. 

 Segm. ovate, furnished with bracts. Stem 

 prostrate, twisted. L. shining, lineari-lanceo- 

 late, obtuse. s.S. Very high. Pyr. 



3. Thymelea. Fl. axiUary : lower solitary; 

 upper clustered. Tube of Perianth very long, 

 segments linear. Branches simple. L. ovato- 

 lanceolate, acute, glaucous. s.S. 5. Rocky 

 hills, mdt. Fl-. 



4. hirsuta. Fl. axillary, clustered. Cor. 

 somewhat campanulate. Segm. ovate. L. 

 ovate, fleshy, woolly on inside, smooth without. 

 s.S. 10-5. Coasts, mdt. Fr. w. It. Sic. 



708. DAPHNE. 

 A. Flowers in axillary clusters or racemes. 



1. lyEezereum. Fl. axiUai-y, sessile, in 

 smaU. clusters, opening before the L. 1 L. lan- 

 ceolate, attenuate, deciduous. S. 3, 4. Shady 

 hills, s. Eng. rare. G. Fr. It. 



2. Tartonraira. Fl. in axillaiy spikes or 

 clusters. L. obovate, coriaceous, many-uerved : 

 these and Branches sUky. Cor. hairy : seg- 

 ments ovate. s.S. 4, 5. Rocky, mdt. Fr. It. 



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