68. IHYIIELACEJE. 69. SANIALACEJE. 297 



their points. Stam. 4, with very short filaments. — Female 

 11. solitary. Perianth tuhular, cloven at the summit. Styles 

 sliort. Stigma long. Nut 1-seeded, in the large coloured 

 beriylike perianth. 



1. HiPPOPHAii Linn. Sea Buckthorn. 



1. H. rhamnoides (L.). — A thorny shi'ub with linear-lanceo- 

 late silvery leaves. Fl. appearing with the young leaves. Fr. 

 orange. Height 4 — 6 feet. — 'Sandy spots and clitts of the South- 

 east and East coasts chiefly. Sh. "V . E. 



Order LXVIII. THYMELACEvE. 



Perianth tuhular, inferior, often coloured, 4 — o-cleft. S^am. 

 definite in number, in the tube. Anth. 2-celled, bursting lon- 

 gitudinally. Ovary free, l-ceUed ; ovule 1, pendulous. Fr. a nut 

 or drupe. Albumen or thin and iieshy. Radicle superior. 



1. Daphne. Perianth 4-fid, deciduous. Berry fleshy, 1-seeded. 

 Sta,m. 8, falling short of the perianth, inserted in the tube 

 , , in 2 rows. — G. F. CI. jMonochl. 46. 



1. Daph'jce Linn. 



1. D. MesArmim (L.) ; fl. about 3 together lateral sessile, tube 

 hairy, segments ovate acute. — Fl. pm-ple, or pale red, appearing 

 before the lanceolate 1. , which are narrowed below. Berries red. 

 A small shrub. — Woods, rare. Sh. III. Mezereoii. E. 



2. D. Laureola (L.) ; racemes axiUary of about 5 glabrous 

 drooping bracteate fl., 1. lanceolate attenuate below glabrous 

 evergreen. — A small shrub, 1 — 3 feet high, slightly branched, 

 naked below. Fl. yellowish green, fuanelshaped. Berries bluish 

 black.— AVoods and thickets. Sh. n.— IV. ' ' ' E. S. ? 



Order LXIX. SANTALACE^. 



Perianth adnate to the ovary; limb 3 — 5-fid ; sestivation val- 

 vate. Stam. 4 — 5, opposite to and inserted at the base of the 

 segijients. Ovary l-celled ; ovules 1 — 4, pendulous from near 

 the apex of a central placenta. Style 1. ■ Fr. di-upaceous, 1-seeded. 

 Enrbryo in the axis of fleshy albumen. 



1. Thesitjm. Perianth 4 — o-cleft, top- or funnel-shaped. 

 Stam. 5, with a fascicle of hairs at their base. Style 1. 

 Stigma simple. Nut drupaceous, orovraed with the persist- 

 ent perianth. — G. F. G. Monochl. 48. 



