;:J22 80. moscoRBAcas^. — 81. htdkoohaeidace^. 



1. Pabis. Perianth siitlietbaceous', 8-parted ; 4 inner divi- 

 sions narrower than the others. Stam. 8 — 10: Anth. oh the 

 middle of the subulate filament. — G-. F. G. Mouocot. ii. 58. 



1. Pae'is Linn. Herb-Paris. 



1. P. quadrifSUa (L.) ; 1. usually 4 in a whorl. — St. 1 ft. high, 

 froth the end of a longrhizome, usually with 4, rarely from .3 — C, 

 ovate 1 at its summit. Fl. solitary, terminal Sep: lanceolate. 

 Pet. subulate. Styles 4. Berry 4-ceUed; cells with 4 — 8 seeds. 

 No root-leaves. — Damp woods. P. V. E. S. 



Order LXXX. DIOSCOEEACEiE. 



PeHanth superior, petal-like, 6-parted. Stam. 6, inserted into 

 the base of the segments of the perianth. Anth. bursting in- 

 wards. Ovary inferior, 3-celled. Ovules 2 in each cell, erect. 

 Style 1. Stigmas 3, reflexed. Fr. baccate, or dry and flat. 

 Embryo minute, quite enclosed in the albumen. 



1. Tamtjs. Perianth beUshaped ; limb 5-parted. Male with 

 6 stamens. Fem. with the perianth adhering to the ovary 

 and persistent, and very short' abortive stamens. 



., ,' 1. TaWs Ximi. Black Bryony. 



1. T. communis (L.) ; 1. undivided cordate acute shining. — 

 ^,-8.91. — Dioecious. Eoot large, thidk, fleshy. St. very long, 

 twining. Racemes, axillary, on long stalks. Fl, , ,yellowish>- 

 green, regular, small. Berry red. — Hedges and thickets. I*. 

 V. VI. ,- ' " E. 



Division II. FLORIDA. 



Leaves parallel- veined, persistent. Floral envelopes whojled, 

 or none.— Ord. LXXXI.— XCV. 



Order LXXXI. HYDEOCHAEIDACE^. 



Sep. 3, herbaceous. Pet. 3, regular, coloured. Stam. epigy- 

 nous. Ovary solitary, inferior ; placentas parietal sometimes 

 projecting into the centi'e of the ovary. Stigmas 3 — 6. Fr. dry, 

 or succulent, not bursting, 1- or spmiously many-celled. Seeds 

 many. Albumen 0. Embryo straight, cylindrical 



1. I-Iydbochabis. Dioecious. Cal 3-parted. Pet. -3. Male 

 with 9 — 12 stamens in 8 rows surrounding 3 abortive styles. 

 — Pem. with 3 abortive filaments and 3 fleshy scales sur- 

 rounding the 6 deeply bifid styles. Caps, ti-celled, many- 

 seeded. — L. floating, orbicular. 



