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CXVT. GAREYACEJi]. 



Garry a. 

 Z flower closed (mag.)- 



Gannja. 

 c? flower open (mag.). 



Garry a. 

 Ycrticg,! section of frnit (mag.)- 



Garrya, 

 Vertical section of ovary (mag.). 



SimmondAia. 

 9 flower (mag.)* 



Simmojuhia. 

 <? flower (mag.)- 



Simmon dsia. 

 Transverse section of ovary (mag.). 



Stem woody, branches 4-sided. Leaves opposite, shortly petioled, entire, 

 penninerved, evergreen ; petioles united at the base ; stipules 0. Flowers dioecions, 

 arranged in little groups [Simmondsia '), or iu long axillary catkins, ternate in the 

 axils of decussate and coherent bracts {Garrya). $ : Perianth calycinal, of 4 linear 

 sub-membranous spreading [Garrya) or 5 [Simmondsia) sepals. Stamens 4, alter- 

 nate with the sepals [Garrya), or 10-12 [Sim.mondsia) ; filaments free, equal; anthers 

 introrse, basifixed, of 2 opposite cells opening longitudinally. ? : Perianth supe- 

 rior, of 2 setiform lobes, or without apparent lobes [Garrya), or replaced by 

 invojucrate bracts (Simmowcism). Ovary inferior, 1-3-celled ; siyZes 2-3, alternate 

 with the perianth-lobes, covered with stigmatic papillae ; ovules solitary or gemi- 

 nate, suspended by funicles from the top of the cell, anatropous. Fruit a 

 berry [Garrya) or capsule [Simmondsia), crowned by the persistent styles. Seeds 2, 



Simmondsia is now placed in Bnxem. — Ed. 



