320 76. CANNABINAOEJi!. — 77. TJLMACEiB. 



segm., perianth bellshaped equalling the stam. or in the perfect 

 fl. (red) lengthening to twice as long as the stamens. — JE. B. 

 879. Curt. ii. 203. — St. prostrate or ascending, simple or 

 branched below. Cymes axillary, dense; primary fern. li. be- 

 tween the inv.-segm. and with 1 or 2 free bracts ; each segm. 

 bears on its face 1 or 3 fl., of which the lateral have bracts. — 

 Old walls. P. VI.— IX. E. S. I. 



2. Ueti'ca Linn. Nettle. 



Jl. U. pilulifera (L.): Z. opposite ovate ovate-lanceolate or 

 cordate-acuminate coarsely toothed, clusters of fr. globose stalked. 

 — B. B. 148. — About 2 ft. high. Very venomous. — ^. U. Do- 

 dartii (L.) ; 1. ovate or ovate-lanceolate nearly entire. 8y. B. B. 

 1281. — About tovras and villages in the East of England, rare. 

 A. VI.— VIII. RowMn Nettle. E. 



2. U. iirens (L.) ; 1. opposite elliptic-ovate serrate, spikes axil- 

 lary nearly simple two together falliru/ short of the petiole, seeds 

 oblong. — E. B. 1236. — Scarcely a foot high, glabrous, with 

 stinging bristles. — Common weed. A. VI. — IX. E. 8. I. 



3. U. dioica (L.) ; 1. opposite cordate serrate, spikes axillary 

 panicled exceeding the petiole, seeds ovate. — B. B. 1750. — Creep- 

 ing. St. 2 — 3 ft. high. Hairy. Stinging. Dark green. — 

 ^. angustifolia ; 1. ovate-lanceolate rounded but not cordate at 

 the base.— Common. P. VI.— IX. E. S. I. 



Order LXXVI. CANNABINACEtE. 



Fl. dioecious ; fern, in catkins. Perianth inferior, of 5 sepals 

 in male, open and scale-like in female flower. Stam. 5, on base 

 of perianth. Ovary free. Ovule sohtary. Styles 2, long. — 

 With stipules. 



1. Hdmtjlus. Fern. fl. open nearly flat, 2 together. 



1. Hu'mtjltjs Linn. Hop. 



1. H. Liipulus (L.). — B. B. 427. — Known by its long twin- 

 ing stems, opposite rough 3: — 6-lobed serrate leaves ; ovoid or 

 globular ripe rem. catkins with ovate scales. Male fl. in loose 

 panicles.' — A true native in the south of England. P. VII. E. 



Order LXXtll. ULMACE^. 



Fl. bisexual, not in catkins. Perianth inferior, bellshaped, 

 3 — 8-cleft, imbricate. Stam. definite in number, inserted in 



