14 2. BERBEKIDAOBiE. 



13. AcoNi'itTM IJnn. Monk's-tood. 



tl. A. NapeVlus (L.) ; pet. horizontal upon curved stallis, 

 spurs bent down, fl. racemose, young carpels diverging. — E. B. 

 S. 2730. It. iv. 93.— St. 1—2 ft. high. Fl. purple. Filaments 

 slightly hairy, with cuspidate wings. Pet. inflated above ; lip 

 broad. Helmet open, hemispherical. Pedicels erect, dovray. — 

 Banks of rivers and brooks, rare. P. VI. VII. E. 



Tribe V. Paoniea. 



14. Act^'a Linn. Bane-berry. 



1. A. spzcdta (Tj.) ; raceme simple elongate, pet. as long as 

 the stamens, berries oval. — M. iv. 121. — L. stalked, bitemate ; 

 leaflets ovate, trifid, deeply cut. St. 1 — 2 feet high.— Moun- 

 tainous limestone tracts in the North. P. V. E. S. 



1.5. P^o'nia Linn. Pseony. 



[*1. P. Corallina (Eetz.) ; 1. bitemate, leaflets ovate entire 

 glaucous beneath, caps, downy recurved from the base. — fi. iv. 

 128.— Root fleshy, knobbed. Herb 2 feet high. Fl. large, 

 crimson with yellow anthers. — On the Steep Holmes Island in 

 the Severn. P. V. VI.] E. 



Order II. BEEBEEIDACE^. 



Sep. 3 or 4 or 6 in a double row. Pet. the same or double 

 that number. Stam. opposite to the petals. Anth. opening by 

 valves attached at the top and turning upwards. Cai-pel 1, 1- 

 ceUed ; seeds attached to the bottom or on a, lateral placenta, 

 albuminous. 



1. Bekbbeis. Sep. 6, deciduous. Pet. 6, each vdth 2 glands 

 at the base within. Stam. 6. Berry 2 — 3-seeded. 



[2. EpiMEDiDM. Sep. 4, deciduous. Pet. 4. Nectaries 4, 

 cupshaped. Stam. 4. Caps, podlike, many-seeded.] 



1. Bee'bekis Linn. Barberry. 



1. B. iMlgdris (L.) ; spines 3-parted, 1. obovate ciliate- 

 serrate, racemes pendulous many - flowered, petals entire. — 

 R. iii. £ 4486.— Height 6—8 feet. Fl. yellow. Berries red, 

 oblong, slightlv cuiTed. Filaments curiously elastic. — Hedges 

 and thickets. 'Sh.V, VI. E. S. ? I. 



