48. AQraFOiiACEa. — 49. jASiiixAcas. 229 



ternally. — Inner side of the pet., filaments, germen and srrle 

 glabrous {Hypopitys glabra Bemh., DC), or hairy {H. mtilti- 

 fiora Scop., DC.). — ^Plant 6 — 8 in high, succvdent, simple, 

 clothed Tvith ovate scales, terminating in a short cluster, dingy 

 yellow, turning nearly black. Fl. -with large scale-lite bracts. 

 Not parasitical. Clusters sometimes erect. — Woods. P. ATI. 

 VrCL YeOmo Birces-nest. E. S. I. 



Order XLVm. AQUIFOLIACEiE. 



Sep. inferior, 4 — 9, imbricate. Cor. regular, 4 — 6-parted, 

 imbricate. Stam. inserted upon the base of the corolla and 

 alternate with its lobes. Disk 0. Ovary 2— ^-celled ; ovulra 

 solittuy, pendulous, with a cupshaped seed-staJk. Fr. fleshy, not 

 bursting ; seeds stony, 2 — 6. 



1. Ii,£x. CaJ. 4 — 5-fid, persistent. Cor. rotate, 4 — 5-fid. 

 Stam. 4 — 5. Stigmas 4—6, nearly sessile. Fr. fleshy, con- 

 taining 4 — 5 seeds. 



1. I'lBX Linn. Holly. 



1. /. Aquifdlium (L.) ; 1. ovate acute spinous wavy shining, 

 peduncles axillary short many-flowered, fl. somewhat umbellate. 

 — St. 7. 4. — A small tree. L. evergreen, often quite entire on 

 the upper branches, edged with strong spinous teeth and termi- 

 nated by a spine on the lower ones. FL white. Berries scarlet, 

 —Woods and hedges. T.VI.— YHI. E. S. I. 



Order XLIX. JAS:m:IXACEJJ. 



CaL monosepalous, divided, persistent. Cor. with 4 — 8 divi- 

 sions, rarely 0, valvate. Stam. 2. Ovaiy free, 2-celled ; ovules 

 in pairs, pendulous. Stigma entire or bitid. Fr. a berry, drupe, 

 or capsule, often 1-seeded. Albumen dense or none. 



1. LiGUSTBTTji. Fr. fleshy, a berry containing 2 seeds. Cal. 

 cupshaped, Avith 4 minute teeth. Cor. fimnelshaped j limb 

 4-cleft, spreading. Stam. 2. 



2. FaAXiNTJS. Ft. dry, of 1 or 2 single-seeded cells, com- 

 pressed and leaflike at the end, pendulous. Cal. or 4-cleft. 

 Cor. 0, or of 4 petals. — Fl. sometimes without stamens. 



1. LiGrs'iRrJi Linn. Privet. 



1. L. vtilffdre (L.); 1. elliptic-lanceolate entire glabrous, pa- 

 nicles terminal compound dense. — S. 14. 1. — ^A bushy shrub, 

 tj — 8 feet high, with straight smooth branches and opposite 

 leaves. Fl. white. Berries globose, black, rarely veuow. — 

 Thickets in the South of England. Sh. YI. MI. ' E. I. 



