CLIX. SCEOPHULAEINE^. 



683 



This little family, detached from Solanecs, only differs in the straight embryo and foliaceous cotyle- 

 dons. It is almost comprised in the tropical American genus Ceatrum. Some are cultivated in Europe ; 

 as C. diumum, the flowers of which are odorous by day ; C. vespertinum, with a violet corolla, whicb 

 exhales an odour of vanilla ; and C. nooturjmm, the greenish flowers of which are odorous only at night. 

 [Their properties are narcotic and diuretic] 



CLIX. SCROPHULARINE^. 



(Pediculaees et Scbophulari^, Jussteit. — Ehinawthoide^ et Peesonat^, Vent&nat. 

 — Ehinanthaceje et Peksonat^, Jussieu. — Sceophulaeine^, Br. — Sceophu- 

 LAEIAOE^, Lindl.) 



Snapdragon. 

 Capsule opening at the 

 top by three valvules. 



Snapdragon. 

 Seed, entire 

 and cut ver- 

 tically (magO. 



