304 67. ELaASNACE^. — 68. thtmelace^. 



Order LXVII. ELiEAGNACE^. 



Mostly dioecious. 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. cruSf, 

 taceoua, enclosed within the fleshypersistent perianth. Albumen 

 thin and fleshy. Badiole inferior. — No stipules. 



1. HippoPHAE. Dioecious. 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.— Female 

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

 short. Stigma long. Nut 1-seeded, in the large coloured 

 berrylike perianth. 



1. HippoPHAB Linn. Sea Bucktliorii. 



1. JI. rhamnoides (L.). — E. B. 425. — A thorny shrub with 

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

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

 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, 1-celled ; ovule 1, pendulous. Fr. a nut 

 or drupe. Albumen or thin and fleshy. Radicle 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. 



1. Daph'ne Linn. 



1. D, Mezireum (L.) ; fl. about 3 together lateral sessile, tube 

 hairy, segments ovate acute. — E. B. 1381. — Fl. purple or pale 

 red, appearing before the lanceolate 1., which are narrowed be- 

 low. Berries red. A small deciduous shrub. — Woods, rare. 

 Sh. in. Mezereon. E. 



2. jD. Lauriola (L.) ; racemes axillary of about 5 glabrous 

 drooping bracteate fl., 1. lanceolate attenuate below glabrous 

 evergreen. — E. B. 119. — A small evergreen shrub, 1 — 3 feet high, 

 slightly branched, naked below. Fl. yellowish green, funnel- 

 shaped. Berries bluish black. — Woods and thickets. Sh. II. — 

 TV. E. S. ? 



