OLIV. BOREAGINEiE. 



571 



Q/noglossum. 

 Fruit unequally developed (mag.). 



Cynoglossum omphalodes. 

 ' (Omphalodes vej'na.) 



Cynoglossxim. 

 Pistil (mag.). 



Heliotrope. 



Heliotrope. Andrcecium and corolla laid open Heliotrope. 



Flower (mag.)- (mag.). Pistil (mag.). 



Tourmfortia. 



Fruit cut transversely 



(mag.). 



Tournefortia, 



Seed cut 



vertically (mag.). 



Heliotrope. 



Carpel cut 



vertically (mag.). 



CoEOLLA monopetalous, hypogynous, isostemonous, wstivation imbricate. Stamens 

 5, inserted on the corolla. Ovaet with 2 bipartite carpels ; style gynobasic ; ovules 

 4, a/ppend/iculate, anatropoiis or semi-anatropous. Embkyo usually exalbuminous ; 

 EADiCLB superior. — Inflorescence a seorpioid raceme. 



Hekbs, SHRtTBS Or TREES, usually hispid. Leaves generally alternate, simple, 

 entire, exstipulate. Flowers g , rarely $ $ , regular, sometimes irregular, 'solitary 

 in the axils of the leaves, or in panicles, corymbs, or terminal seorpioid unilateral 

 racemes. Calyx persistent, monosepalous, 4-6-partite. Corolla hypogynous, 

 monopetalous, deciduous, tubular-ihfundibuliform, campanulate or rotate ; throat 

 naked, or furnished with hairs, scales or protuberances ; Zimfe 5-fid, sestivation 

 imbricate. Stamens 5, inserted on the tube or throat of the corolla, alternate with 

 its divisions; ar!.iA6rsintrorse,2-celled, with longitudinal dehiscence, usually free, some- 

 times slightly cohering at the base or top. Carpels 2, antero-posterior, more or less 

 distinct, with 2 more or less connected 1-ovuled cells, usually forming together a 

 4-lobed ovary, inserted on a central column (gynohase) formed by the thickened style- 

 base at its union with the receptacle {gynophore) ; style either gynobasic or ter- 

 minating the united carpels ; ovules pendulous from the inner angle of the cell. 



