67. EL^AGNACEJB. 68. IHTMELAOB^. 311 



14. P. dumetorum (L.) ; st. twining striate, 1. cordate sagit- 

 tate, segments of perianth winged, nut very smooth and shining. 

 —E. B. S. 2811.— St. wiry, olimloiDg to 'the height, of 4 or 5 

 feet.— Thickets in the South, rare. A. VII.— IX. E. 



4. PAaoPT'RTjM Oaert. Buck-wheat. 



[F. esaden'tum (Moench) ; st. erect without prickles, fl. in. 

 cymose panicles, stam. 8, 1. cordate-sagittate acute, nut trique- 

 trous acute with entire angles. — Polygonum, Fagopyrum L. 

 E. B. 1044. — An escape. Sown as food for game. A. VII. 

 VIII.] 



Order LXVII. EL^AGNACE^. 



Mostly dioscious. Perianth tubular ; limb 2 — 4-toothed, in 

 male fl. 4-parted. Stam. 3 or more, inserted in the throat. 

 Anth. 2-celled, nearly sessile, bursting on the inner side longi- 

 tudinally. Ovary free, 1-celled, with 1 erect ovule. Fr. crus- 

 taceous, enclosed within the fleshy persistent perianth. Albumen 

 thin and fleshy. Eadicle inferior. — No stipules. 



L HippoPHAE. Dicecioua. Male fl. in a sort of catkin ; 

 scales ovate, 1-flowered. Perianth of 2 leaves adhering by 

 their points. Stam. 4, with very short filaments. — ^I^emale 

 fl. solitary. Perianth tubular, cloven at the summit. Style 

 short. Stigma long. Nut 1-seeded, in the large colom'ed 

 berrylike perianth. 



1. Hrppo'pHAE Linn. Sea Buokthorn. 



1. H. rhamnoides (L.). — E. B. 426. — A thorny shrub with 

 linear-lanceolate silvery leaves. Fl. appearing with the young 

 leaves. Fr. orange. Height 4 — 6 feet. — Sandy spots and cliffs 

 of the South-east and East coasts chiefly. Sh. V. E. 



Order LXVIII. THYMELACE^. 



Perianth tubular, inferior, often coloured, 4 — 5-cleft. Stam. 

 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 fleshy. Kadiole superior. — 

 No stipules. 



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

 Stam. 8, falling short of the perianth, inserted in the tube 

 in 2 rows. 



