140 ANGIOSPERM^. 



4 spec, Eur., Caucasus. M. germdnica, 8° high, Ivs. narrow, flat ; fls. 

 pink, spicate. Eur. 2, Tamarix (Myrica of the Greeks). Lvs. and 

 fls. minute; fls. in large, showy, panicled spikes. Small spreading ev. 

 or decid. trees or shrubs. 20 spec. Medit. States, Asia. T. gallica, 

 decid. tree, fls. pale pink. Eig. 119. S. Eur. T. orientdlis, ev., 2-5° 

 high, fls. pink, E. Ind. T. mannifera, secretes a saccharine matter 

 (caused by the puncture of an insect) believed by some to be the Manna 

 of the Israelites. Mt, Sinai, Arabia. Many varieties. 



Ord. 136. Portulacaceae. — Pis. g . Sepals 2, or calyx 2-partite or 

 2-3-tid. Pet. 5-4-3, hypog. or epig., distinct or connate. Sta. fewer 

 or more than sep., alone or bundled, often connate at base. Ova. 

 1-celled. Boll 2-3-4-5-valved (pyxidium in Portulaca) ; few-sev.- oc - 

 seeded.. Emb. peripheric. Perisperm mealy. Lvs. alt. or opp., 

 simple, various ; often linear, spatulate ; fleshy ; sometimes slip. Suc- 

 culent herbs, low, spreading; rarely ev. 15 gen., 125 spec, both 

 worlds. 1. Portulaca. Q, Q|., rarely ev. Pis. usually large, showy, 

 of various colors, ephemeral, opening only in sunshine. 16 spec, 

 both worlds, chiefly Am. P. olerdcea, P0BSlane. Fls. small, pale 

 yellow. Q, Eur. ; nat. in TJ. S. Used as a pot-herb and in salads. 

 P.pilosa, fls. large, pink. 0, S. U. S., S. Am. P. grandiflora, Qj., 

 rt. tuberous ; fls. large, of various colors. S. Am. 2. Montia, mono- 

 typic. Pet. connate. Small aquatics ; fls. minute. M. fonidna, 

 Watbu-Blinks ; widely distributed ; common in Gt. Brit. 3. Clay- 

 tonia, Spring Beauty. or Q|., with tuberous or fleshy rts. Pis. 

 small, pink or white, veined, racemed. 20 spec. Am. C. virginica, 

 01, fls. pink; lvs. linear; C. carolinidna , similar, but smaller; lvs. 

 broader. U. S. 4. Talinum. ©, Q|.; fls. pink, white, yellow, usu- 

 ally cymose. 11 spec. Am. T. ^ereii/'dZtMrn, Qj., fls. pink. On rocks, 

 Penn. to Tenn., N. C., Ga. 5. Calandrmia. 0, Q|.; fls. large, of 

 various colors. 60 spec, Am. C. discolor, lvs. rosulate ; fls. rose- 

 color, racemed on a scape. Chili. C. Menziesii, low, spreading, leafy 

 stems ; fls. crimson, racemed. Pacific States. 



Intermediate Ord. Paronychiacese. — Leading to Caryophyllacese. 

 Close to Portulacaceae ; but pet. minute, squamiform or ; calyx often 

 petaloid and indurated ; ova. 1-eelled ; fr. di-y, small, usually a utricle. 

 17 gen., 90 spec, chiefly in Eur., N. Af., in sands and barren places. 

 4 Tribes, distinctions in infl., which is compound. Tribe 1. 2 gen., 

 11 spec , Old "World. 1. SclerAnthus. Calyx-tube hardened. 10 

 spec. S. dnnuus, Knawel; 0, 2'-5'' high. Eur. Introduced in 

 TJ. S. S. perennis, similar, but perennial ; food of the Polish cochi- 

 neal-insect. Eur. Tribe 2. 3 gen., 4 spec. — 2 Af., 1 Canaries. 

 1. Dicherdnthus, monotypic. Small ev. shrub; pet. 0; fls. in small 

 corymbose term, cymes. Canaries. Tribe 3. 7 gen., 65 spec, both 

 worlds. 1. Corrigiola, 0, fls. white. C. capensis, Cape G. H. C. 

 teUphiifolia, S. Eur. 2. Anychia, 2 spec, N. Am. A. dichotoma, 

 PoRKBi) Chickwked, 0, low, branchfis forking, fls. in the forks ; 

 green. Can. to Gulf 3. Paronychia, Knotwoet. Stipules silvery, 

 showy; fls. oftenhiddenby large white scarious bracts; infl. cymosehds., 

 or fascicles. 40 spec , both worlds ; 0, Ql, small csespitose, spreading. 

 P. argyrdeoma, Q|., mts., N. H., Va., 8. P. dichotoma. Harper's 

 Ferry, S. and W. P. brasilidna, ev., Brazil ; P. hispdnica, ev., Spain ; 

 P. iidlica, ev., Italy ; P. canat-iensis, ev., Teneriffe ; P. bengal ensis, Q, 

 Bengal. Tribe 4, 5 gen., 10 spec, both worlds. 1. lU^cebrum, 



