82. HTBEOCHAKIDAOEiE. 331 



1. Tamtts. Periantli bellshaped ; limb 5-parted. Male with 

 6 stamens. Fem. with the perianth adhering to the ovary 

 and persistent, and very short abortive stamens. 



1. Ta'mtjs Linn. Black Bryony. 



1. T. communis (L.) ; 1. undivided cordate acute shining. — 

 E. JS.91. — Dioecious. Root large, thick, fleshy. St. very long, 

 twining. Racemes axillary, on long stalks. Fl. yeUowish- 

 green, regular, small. Berry red. — Hedges and thickets. P. 

 V. VI. E. 



Division II. FLORIDA. 



(Ordei-s LXXXII.— XCVI.) 



Leaves parallel-veined, persistent. Floral envelopes whorled, 

 or none.— There is no proper perianth distingiiishable in Ord. 

 XCIL— XCVI. in our plants. 



Order LXXXII. HYDRO CHAEIDACE^. 



Sep. 8, herbaceous. Pet. 3, regular, coloured. Stam. epigy- 

 nous. Ovary solitary, inferior; placentas parietal sometimes pro- 

 jecting into the centre of the ovary. Stig. 3 — 6. Fr. dry, or suc- 

 culent, not bui-sting, 1- or spuriously many-celled. Seeds many. 

 Albumen 0. Embryo straight, cylindrical. — ^No raphides. 



1. Hydeochakis. Dioecious. Oal. 3-parted. Pet. 8. Male 

 with 9 — 12 stamens in 3 rows surrounding 3 abortive styles. 

 — ^Fem. with 3 abortive filaments and 3 fleshy scales sur- 

 rounding the 6 deeply bifid styles. Caps. 6-ceUed, many- 

 seeded. — L. floating, orbicular. 



2. Stbatiotes. Dioecious. Oal. 8-parted. Pet. 3. Male 

 vrith 12 or more stamens surrounded by many abortive ones. 

 Fem. with 6 deeply bifid styles. Berry 6-celled, many- 

 seeded. — L. swordshaped. 



8. Anachabis. Dioecious. Fl. from tubular- bifid spath. 

 Cal. 3-parted. Pet. 8. " Male. Sep. ovate-oblong. Pet. 

 linear or none. Stam. 9 ; filaments combined into a colimin 

 below." — Fem. with a long filiform tube, 3 abortive fila- 

 ments and ligulate stigmas. Caps. 1-celled, few-seeded. — 

 L. oval-oblong, in whorls. 



1. HrDEOCH'AEis Linn. Prog-bit. 

 1. JK Morsus-rdncB (L.).— JS. JB. 803. R vii. 62.— Floating. 



