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Order XL. LOEANTHACE^. 



CaLadnatetothe o^aiy, with two bracts at its base; limbentire 

 or lobed. Cor. of 4 — 8 more or less united petals. Stam. as many 

 as and opposite to tbe j)etals with which the filaments more or 

 less combme ; anth. sometimes adnate to the petals. Ovary 

 1, 1-ceUed with 1 pendulous ovule. Style filiform or 0. Stigma 

 capitate. Fr. succulent. Albumen fleshy.^-tarasitioal plants 

 with entire mostly opposite leaves. 



1. VisCTTM. Dioecious. Male : Cal. 0. Pet. 4, ovate, fleshy, 

 united at the base. Anth. adnate to the petals, many-celled. 

 Fem. : Cal. an obscure entire superior maa-gin. Pet. 4, erect, 

 somewhat triangular, minute. Stigma sessile, blunt. Berry 

 1-seeded, crowhedwith the calyi. 



1. Vis'ciTM Linn. Mistletoe. 



1. V. alhum (L.) ; st. repeatedly forked, branches terete, I. 

 ovate-lanceolate blunt, fl. in the forks of the stem sessile clus- 

 tered. — <^. 8. — Evergreen, parasitical, yellow, succulent. Male 

 fl. about 3 together, female about 5, yellowish. Berries white, 

 pellucid, globular, viscid.»^Parasitie^ on various trees. P. III. 



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Order XLI. CAPRIFOLIACE./E. 



Cal. adnate to the ovary, usually with bracts at the base ; 

 limb 4 — 5-lobed. Cor. regular or irregular, 4r-— 5-cleft. Stam. 

 4 or 5, free, on the coroUa, and alternate with the lobes. Ovary 

 3 — 5-celled. Stigmas 1— -3. Fruit not bm-sting, 1- or many- 

 celled. Usually fleshy. Albumen fleshy. — ^L. opposite. ' 



1. Adoxa. Cal. J-inferior, 2 — 3-cJ,eft. Car. rotate, 4 — 5- 

 lobed. Stam. 8 — 10, in pairs aUernate with the lobes of cor.:; 

 anth. 1-ceUed. Styles i 5— 10, Fr. 4— 5-celled; cells 1- 

 seeded. 



2. Sambuctjs. Cal.-limb 6-eleft. Cor. rotate, 5-lobed. 

 Stam. 5. Stigmas 3, sessUe. Fr. 3 — 4-3eeded.' — L. pinnate. 



3. VrBTiBNTrM:. Cal.-limb 5-cleft. Cor. bell- or funnd-shaped,: 

 5-lobed. Sta,m. 5. Stigmas ^, sessUe. Fruit l-seedei-^- 

 L. simple. 



4. Ijoniceba. Cal.-limb small, 5-cleft. Cor. tuhdar' or 

 funnelshaped, limb 5-fid or irregular. Stam. 5. StyleJUi- 

 form. Stigma capitate. Fruit 1— S-ceUed, few-seeded. 



5. LDJN.aiA. Cal.-limb 5-cleft, with la^eolate subulate equal 

 deddiums segments. Cor. tm-binate beU-shaped, 5-lobe|i.. 



