SANTALACEiE. 



323 



3-5 -nerved. 

 woods. Gr. 



p. 7, 8. Rill meadows and 



3. divaricatunx. Root descending. Stems 

 several, ascending. Pan. pyramidal. Branches 

 spreading. L. linear, acute, mostly 1-nervcd. 

 Bracts somewhat asper on margin. Apophysis 

 longer than half the drupe, p. 7, 8. Bouc/h 

 mountains. Trieste and Fiume. 



4. linophyllum. Root descending. Stems 

 many, prostrate. Fl. in racemes. Stalks as 

 long as flowers. Margin of Bracts denticu- 

 late, asper. Apophysis shorter than half 

 drupe, sometimes fleshy . Bracts of upper Fl. 

 shorter than fruit, p. 6-8. Calc. pastures. 

 Eng. Fr. Vienna. This is T. humifusum of 

 Koch and of the French botanists ; hut it is 

 the T. linophyllum of Enff. Bot., and no other 

 species seems to have a better claim to the 

 name. The degree in which the calyx is 

 rolled in varies considerably. 



5. ramosum. Like Sp. 4, except that the 

 L. axe somewhat 8 -nerved, and the middle 

 bract always exceeds the fruit, p. 6, 7- Dry 

 hill pastures. Vienna. Sty. 



6. Iiumile. Root descending. Stems se- 

 veral, ascending. Fl. in racemes, nearly ses- 

 sile. Margin of Bracts denticulato- asper. 

 Apophysis shorter than haJi drupe, p. or b. 

 6, 7. Fallow. lower Aust. It. 



ii. Calyx of Fruit rolled in only at top ; 

 remaining/ about as long as fruit. 



7. pratense. Root fusiform. Stems many. 

 Fruit-branches honzontal. Fr. subglobose, 

 not longer than the stalk, p. 6, 7. HHl 

 meadoivs. G. 



8. tenuifolium. Root fusiform. Stems 

 many. Fr.-stalks ascending in all directions. 

 L. long linear. Fr. globose. — Koch. p. 6, 7. 



Stony pastures. Banks of Steyer in lower 

 Austria. 



9. alpmum. Root fusiform. Stems many. 

 Fr.-stalks nearly ereci;, secund. Fr. subglo- 

 bose, longer than stalk, p. 6, 7. Eeaths 

 and pastures. Fr. G. It. Sw. 



B. Bracts single : upper enlarged, sterile. 



10. ebracteatum. Root creeping. Rac. 

 simple. Fr. ovoid, coriaceous, stalked, p. 6, 

 7. Grassy hills, n. G. 



11. rostratum. Root prsemorse. Stems 

 many. Rac. simple. Drupe sessile, subglo- 

 bose. p. 6, .7- m. and e. Alps. 



706. OSYRIS. 



1. alba. L. sessile, alternate, lineari-lan- 

 ceolate, quite entire, w. 4, 5. Rocks and 

 barren, s. Fr. Trieste. It. 



LXXXVII. EL^AGNEiE. 



Perianth inferior, ,2-4-cleft. Stamens inserted in the throat, as many, or twice as many, 

 as the segments of the perianth. Anthers of 2 cells, bursting by two longitudinal clefts. Fruit 

 drupe-like, composed of a Nut imbedded in the fleshy, persistent calyx. 



707. EL^AGNUS. 



1. angustifolia. L. lanceolate, acute, 

 quite entire, with silvery scales on both sides. 

 Fl. axillary, stalked. S. 5, 6. Warm barren 

 hills. Osero. Provence. 



708. HIPPOPHAE. 



1. rhamnoides. L. lanceolate. S. 4, 5. 

 Sandy shores, e. Eng. and beds of torrents, 

 s. Fr. G. It. 



LXXXVIII. BALANOPHOEE^. 



Flowers separate. Barren. Perianth superior. Divisions as many as stamens. Stamens 

 1-4. Fertile. Germen of 1, or of 2 unequal cells. Ovulum solitary, pendulous. Fruit 

 coriaceous. No Leaves. 



709. CYNOMORIUM. 

 1. coccineum. Stem scaly. Amentum cy- 



lindrical. Scales ovate, retuse. p.? 4, 5. 

 Sandy shores. Isl. of Ronciglio at ,Trapani. 

 Lampedusa. Parasitic, Fungus-like. 



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