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CCXVI. BALANOPHOEE^. 



inferior, at first 2, then l-celled; style short; stigma simple or 2-lobed; OVULES soli- 

 tary in each cell, pendulous ; nucules 4, laterally cminute, 1-seeded. Embbto straight, 

 in a fleshy albumen ; eadicle superior. — Shrubs. Leaves opposite, exstipulate. 



Shrubs witli the habit of Phylica and Bruniacece. Leaves opposite, liaear- 

 lanceolate, quite entire, margin revolute ; stipules 0. Inflorescence in cones in the 

 axils of the upper leaves, subtended by 2 lateral bracts. Flowers S . Perianth 

 superior, of 4 caducotis ovate-acute segments, hairy externally, valvatein sestivation. 

 Stamens 8, slightly adherent to the bases of the segments, 4 alternate rather longer 

 than the others ; filaments ligulate ; anthers adnate, erect, 2-celled, cells dehiscing 

 longitudinally by valves. Ovaet inferior, capped by an annular disk, 2-celled when 

 young, l-eelled afterwards by the rupture of the septum, which remains on a central 

 placenta ; style short ; stigma truncate or 2-lobed ; ovules 2, ovoid, compressed, one in 

 each cell or on each side of the central free septum, pendulous from its summit, 

 anatropous. Nucule crowned by the style and alveolar disk, 1-seeded. Seed 

 inverse, sub-spherical, bearing the remains of the septum and undeveloped ovule on 

 one side ; albumen fleshy. Embryo straight, cylindric, almost as long as the seed ; 

 cotyledons short, appressed ; radicle long, cylindric, superior. 



ONLY GENUS. 

 Grubbia. 



A family of one genus, whose affinity is ratber obscure. It has been appended to Brmnaceee by 

 Decaisne, Lindley, and Arnott, and to HamamelidecB by Gardner ; but is probably nearer Santalaceee, as 

 Endlicber has pointed out, a point that cannot be settled till the structure of the ovule is known. 

 Brongniart and A. de CandoUe regard it as intermediate between SrwniacecB and SantalacecB. Grubbia 

 is a native of South Africa, where three species have been discovered; they are of no known use. 

 —Ed.] 



CCXVI. BALANOPEORE^, L.-C. Richard. 



Cynomoi ium coccmeum. 



Plant gromng on tlie flat ends of a root of Salsolat 



l-Cth natiu-al size. 



OynomoHum. 



$ aud J inflorescence surrounded by 



toracteol^ (mag.). 



