76 23. CBLASTEACTSiE. 



** Leaves opposite. 



3. L. eathar'ticum (L.) ; sep. elliptic pointed, I. opposite obo- 

 vate, upper 1. lanceolate. — Fl. white, small ; sep. serrate ; pet. 

 acute. St. one or more, slender, ,2 — 6 in. high. , Panicle forKed, 

 spreading. — In dry pastures. A. VI. — VIII. , E. S. I. 



2. Radio 'la Gmel. Flax-seed. AU-seed. 



1. R. millegrdna (Sm.) — S. lincfides DC, Koch. — St. 1 — 2 in. 

 high, repeatedly forked, with solitary minute white fl. in the 

 forks as well as at the ends of the' branches. Sep. deeply and 

 acutely -S-cleft, connected below into a tube. — Damp sandy 

 places: A. Vri. VIII. E.S.I. 



Division II. CALYCIFLORiE. 



Petals distinct, and stamens perigynous or hypogynous. — 

 Orders XXIH.— XXXIX. 



A. Petals and stamens perigynous (except in Orders XXVIII., 

 XXIX., XXXI. and XXXV. 



Order XXIII. CELASTEACEiE. 



Sep. 4 — 5, imbricate in the bud.' Pet. 4 — 5, inserted into the 

 margin of an hypogynous fleshy disk. Stam. alternate with the 

 petals, inserted in the disk. Ovary sunk in the disk, more or 

 less connected with it, 3 — 4-celled ; cells 1 — 2-seeded ; ovules 

 erect. Embryo straight. — Trees or shrubs. 



[1. Staphylea. CaJ. 5-parted, coloured; disk pitcher- 

 shaped.. Pet. 5. Stam. 5, inserted round the disk. Styles 

 2 — 3. Caps, membranous, 2 — 3-celled, opening internaUv. 

 Seeds few, oony, truncate at the hile. — Leaves compound.] 



■1. EroNYMDS. Cal. flat, 4 — 5-lobed ; disk peltate. Pet. 

 4 — .5, inserted in the margin of the disk. Stam. 4 — 5, in- 

 serted in the disk. Style 1. Caps. 3 — 5-celled, 3 — 5- 

 angled, loculicidal. Seeds solitary in each cell, with aflexhy 

 aril, not trimcate at the hile. — Leaves simple. 



1. SiAPHrtE'A Linn. Bladder-nut. 



■\_S. pinnita (L.) ; 1. pinnate, leaflets S— 7, petioles without 

 glands, fl. racemose, styles 2, caps, bladdery. — Fl. vellowish 

 white.^Not a native. S. VT.] " E. 



