154 37. trMBELLlTEE^. 



32. ToRiLis. Cal. of 5 teeth. Pet. obcordate with an in- 

 flexed point, outer ones radiant and bifid. Pr. slightly 

 laterally compressed. Carp, with bristly primary ridges, 

 with many prickles on the spaces between them. 



Tr. XI. 8CANDICINEJE. Fr. compressed or contracted on 

 the sides, often beaked or narrowed at the top. Carpels 

 with primary ridges only. 



33. ScANBix. Cal. inconspicuous. Pet. obovate with an in- 

 flexed point. Fr. with a very long beak. Carp, with 5 

 blunt ndges ; stripes none. 



34. Ch^bophyllttm:. Cal. inconspicuous. Pet. obcordate 

 with an inflexed point. Fr. hardly beaked. Carp, with 5 

 equal blunt ridges, often only apparent at the top ; stripes 

 solitary or wanting. 



35. Mtbbhis. Cal. inconspicuous. Pet. obcordate with an 

 inflexed point. Fr. not beaked. Carp, formed of a double 

 membrane ; the outer with elevated keeled ridges hollow 

 within, the inner close to the seed ; stripes 0. 



Tr. XII. SMTRNIEJE. Fr. ovoid or didymous compressed or 

 contracted on the sides. Carpels with primary ridges only, 

 not beaked nor remarkably narrowed at the top. 



36. EcHiNOPHORA. Cal. of 6 teeth. Pet. obcordate with 

 an inflexed point, the exterior larger and bifid. Fl. of the 

 ray, sterile on long stalks, fertile central and soHtary. Fr. 

 ovoid terete, imbedded in the enlarged prickly receptacle. 

 Carp, with 5 depressed equal striate wavy ridges ; inter- 

 stices with single stripes and covered by a cobweblike 

 membrane. 



37. CoNiUM. Cal. inconspcuous. Pet. obcordate with a 

 short infiexed point. Fr. ovoid, laterally compressed. < 

 Carp, with 5 prominent or wavy crenate ridges, the lateral ' 

 marginal; interstices striate ; stripes 0*. 



38. Physospebmum. Cal. of 5 teeth. Pet. obcordate with 

 an inflexed point. Fr. laterally compressed, didymous. 

 Carp, reniform-globose, with ^filiform slender equal ridges, 

 the lateral within the margin ; stripes solitary. 



39. Smybnium. Cal. inconspicuous. Pet. lanceolate or 

 elliptic, entire, with an inflexed point. Fr. laterally com- 

 pressed, didymous. Carp, reniform-oblong with 3 dorsal 

 prominent sharp ridges, the 2 lateral marginal and inconspi- 

 cuous ; stripes many. 



* I have never seen any stripes, which are said to be sometimes 

 present. 



