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spurred, hypogynous ring 5-angled narrowed into the filaments 
of the cordate shortly apiculate anthers whose cells diverge be- 
low, caps. roundish trigonous at the base abruptly narrowed to- 
wards the apex.—T. gallica Sm., E. B. 1318.—St. shrubby, with 
slender leafy branches. L. minute, with a loose spur at the base. 
Spikes lateral, rather pannicled, slender. Fl. small, pmk.— 
South-west coast of England. 8. VII. E. 
Order XXIX. ONAGRACEA. 
Cal. tubular, adnate to the ovary wholly or in part, with 2—4 
lobes valvate in estivation. Pet. as many as the calyx-lobes, 
twisted in estivation, inserted at the top of the tube. Stam. 2, 
4 or 8, inserted with the petals. Ovary of several cells, with a 
central placenta. Style 1, filiform, stigma capitate or lobed. Fr. 
a berry or capsule with 4 cells. Albumen 0.—L. alternate or 
opposite not dotted. 
1. Errnoprum. Cal. 4-cleft, deciduous. Pet. 4. Stam. 8. 
Style filiform with a clavate or cruciform stigma. Caps. 
linear, 4-celled, 4-valved. Seeds numerous, bearded. 
2, Ginotruera. Cal.-limb tubular below. Seeds not bearded. 
In other respects like Epilobium. 
3. Isnarp1a. Limb of the cal. 4-cleft, persistent. Pet. 4 or 0. 
Stam.4. Style filiform, deciduous, stigma capitate. Caps. 
obovate, 4-valved, 4-celled, many-seeded, with a loculicidal 
dehiscence. 
4, Circma. Limb of the cal. 2-cleft, deciduous, its tube 
closed by a cup-shaped disk. Pet. 2, obcordate. Stam. 2, 
alternate with the petals. Style simple; stigma emarginate. 
Caps. 1 or 2-celled, cells 1-seeded, seeds erect. 
1. Eprtosium Linn. Willow Herbs. 
* Style and stamens at length declining, leaves scattered, cal. 
without any separate tube, fl. irregular. 
1. E. angustifolium (L.); 1. lanceolate callose-denticulate 
veined, pet. clawed obovate, sep. linear-lanceolate acute equalling 
or slightly exceeding the pet., caps. linear straight.—a. E. ma- 
crocarpum (Steph.); 1. lanceolate, fl.-buds obovate narrowed at 
the base and suddenly contracted into a point at the apex, caps. 
elongate erect. L. broadest at about their middle. St. 3—4 feet 
high. E. B.1947. A. N. H. viii. 170.—8. E. brachycarpum 
(Leight.) ; 1. narrowly lanceolate, fl. buds oblong-lanceolate ob- 
liquely acute, caps. short spreading. L. gradually narrowing up- 
