98 ANGIOSPERMJE. 



Ivs. fragrant. New Z. S, Hippuris, Mare's-tail. Aquatic Ql 

 l i' y"°^'y 0'' partially submei-ged ; stem l°-2° high ; Ivs. linear 

 whorled ; fls. minute, 1-merous, axillary ; petals ; calyx a mere rim. 

 a spec. H. vulgdris, common ; Continental Eur., N. Am. Ov., Fig. 

 180, E, 



• "^"^j- ?®' Ly^'^aceae.— Fls. usually reg. Corolla polypetalous, 

 ISO-, diplo-, triplo-stemonous ; rarely 0. Sta. on calyx-tube. Ova. 

 free (except in Tribe 1), crowned by the persistent or accrescent calyx ■ 

 2-, several- (rarely 1-) celled. Boll, diupe, berry ; sds. usually oo. 

 Herbs, Shrubs, Trees. 40 gen., 300 spec, chiefly trop. ; both worlds. 

 3 Tribes : 



Tribe 1. Ova. adh. 1. Pvinica Granatum, only spec. ; Pomb- 

 G8ANATE, Grenadk. Tree 20°-25° high ; fls. 5-7-merous, scarlet, 

 white, or yellow ; berry large; rind tough , golden-red ; cells 2-seriate, 



oo-seeded; testa fleshy, red, edible. Kind of berry used to tan 

 morocco leather. Fr., Fig. 208. Sev. dwarf varieties. N. Af., W. 

 Asia. 2. Olinia cymosa, only spec, Hardpeer. Fls. 5-merous; 

 cymose ; drupe w berry. 3 varieties ; all shrubs, ^"-10° high ; wood 

 hard, valuable. Cape ; Abyssinia. 3. Axin&ndra zeyldniea. Fls. 5- 

 merous. Handsome tree, 60° high. Ceylon. Tribe 2. Ova. free. 

 1. Lagerstroemia. Fls. 6-merous ; petals clawed, limb crumpled. 

 Boll crowned by calyx. 14 species; large shrubs or trees of Asia; 

 Ivs. opp. ; fls. white, pink, purple, panicled, showy. L. reglnae, 

 Jarool ; magnificent timber tree, wood blood-colored, valuable. 

 Ind., Burmah. L. indica, CrSpe (Crape) Myrtle, 10°-20° high. 

 China. 2. Lawsonia alba, only spec. 10° high, fls. 4-merous, white, 

 panicled, fragrant. Asia, N. Af. ; sacred in Ind., where it is called 

 MENDiE ; Ivs. powdered are the Henna of Persia and Arabia. 

 Called Egyptian Privet in Eng. ; Jamaica Mignonette in W. 

 Ind. 3. Nesa^a. Q|. herbs or shrubs ; fls. 5-merous, yellow, pink, 

 purple ; calyx 5-7-merous. Sev. spec, both worlds. N. vertieilldta, 

 shrubby, stems 2°-8° long, fls. pink ; N. Eng. to Fla. 4. Lythrum, 

 Loosestrife. Similar, but pet. 5-7 ; fls. purple, pink, or white. L. 

 Salicdria, 8°-4° high ; fls. large, pink-purple. Eur. L. aldtum, fls. 

 smaller, purple ; st. alate. W. and S. 5. Ciiphea. Calyx elongated, 

 gibbous, or spurred ; petals usually 6, unequal, sometimes O. Sev. 

 spec, herbs or undershrubs, trop. and N. Am. C. platycintra, Cigar 

 Flower. Q|., 8'-15' high; smooth; calyx bright vermilion; teeth 

 violet, edged with white ;''petals 0. Mex. C. viscosissima, Q, homely, 

 l°-2° high, clammy-hairy; fls. small, petals pink. Conn, to 111., S. 

 Tribe 3. Herbs, usually aquatic. Fls. small. 1. Ammiinnia. Q. 

 Fls. 4-merous, small, axil. Low herbs, in wet places. Sev. spec, 

 both worlds. A. hiimilis, Ivs. spatulate. Mass. to Mich, and S. 



Ord. 90. Melastomaceje. — Fls. 8, reg., cymose, rarely sol. 

 Calyx-tube campanulate or oblong ; limb 5-6-3-partite. Petals 5-6-3 ; 

 sta. = or double or triple their number ; filaments free ; connective 

 often appendaged ; anthers usually with apical porous dehiscence. 

 Ova. free or variously adh. to calyx-cup; cells 4-5, or 6-20, rarely 1. 

 Berry, drupe, boll. Sds. oo ; often reniform or coohleate. Lvs. opp. 

 or whorled ; 3-5-7-9-ribbed. Ti-ees, Shrubs, rarely Herbs; all inno- 

 cent ; fls. showy. 165 gen., 2000 spec. ; warm climates, both worlds ; 

 chiefly in Am. and Ind. 3 Sub-Ordere : 



Sub- Ord. 1. Ova. 1-00 -celled. Sds. large, few. 1. Memecylon. 



