23. CELASTKAOEiE. 75 



Sep. deeply and acutely 3-eleft, connected telow into a tulje. 

 — Damp sandy places. A. VII. VIII. E. S. I. 



Division II. CALYCIFLOR^. 



(Orders XXHI.— XXXIX.) 

 Petals distinct, and stamens perigynous or epigynoua. 



A. Petals and stamens periprvnoua (except in Orders XXVIII., 



XXIX., XXXI. and XXXV.). 



Order XXIII. CELASTEACE^E. 



Sep. 4 — 5, imbricate in the bud. Pet. 4 — 5, inserted in the 

 margin of a fleshy disk surrounding the ovary. Stam. alternate 

 with the petals, inserted in the disk. Ovaiy sunk in the disk, 

 more or less connected with it, 3 — 5-ceUed ; cells 1 — 2-seeded ; 

 ovules erect. Embryo straight. — Trees or shrubs. Stip. minute, 

 deciduous. 



[I. Staphylea. Cal. 5-parted, coloured; disk pitcher- 

 shaped. Pet. 5. Stam. 5, inserted round the disk. Styles 

 2— 3. Caps, membranous, 2 — 3-celled, opening internally. 

 Seeds few, bony, truncate at the hile. — Leaves compound.] 



2. EuoifYMtJS. Cal. flat, 4 — 5-lobed ; disk peltate. Pet. 

 4 — 5, inserted in the margin of the disk. Stam. 4 — 5, in- 

 serted in the disk. Style 1. Caps. 3 — 5-celled, 3 — 5- 

 angled, looulicidal. Seeds solitary in each ceU, with afieshy 

 aril, not truncate at the hUe. — Leaves simple. 



1. Staphtlb'a Linn. Bladder-nut. 



[_S. pinndta (L.) ; 1. pinnate, leaflets 5 — 7, petioles without 



f lands, fl. racemose, styles 2, caps, bladdery. — £. B. 1560. — 

 '1. yellowish white. — Not a native. S. VI.] E. 



2. Etton'xmtjs Linn. Spindle-tree. Priekwood. 



1. E. europce'its (L.) ; pet. oblong, fl. mostly 4-cleft and 4-an- 

 drous, branches tetragonous smooth and even, 1. ovate-lanceo- 

 late minutely serrate, caps, obtusely angular not winged. — E. 



B. 362. R. vi. 309. St. 27. 3. — Orange-coloured aril enclosing 

 the seed. Bark green. L. glabrous. Fl. forming small umbels, 

 greenish white. Fruit rose-coloured. — Hedges and woods. 

 Sh. V. VI. E. S. I. 



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