NYCTAGIXEJE — AMARANTHACE^. 295 



Sub-Class III. APETALtE, or MONOCHLA- 



MYDEiE. 



[This Sub-Class should have come in immediately prccedinij the Order 

 Coniferce under Dicotyledonous plants, but through mistake some ot the Mo- 

 nocotylodcnou? [)laMts were printed off before the omission was discovered. 

 This notice will prevent any misapprehension on the part of the student, 

 from its present position.] 



Flowers witli a simple perianth. 



OiiDER CXXIV. xNYCTAGINEiE. 



Perianth tubular, soiucwliat colored, aestivation plnited, be- 

 cominrr indLirated at tlio base. Stamens (Icfinite, liypogynous. 

 Ovary supcv'ior; ovule 1. erect. Style 1. Fruit enclosed in 

 the tube of the calyx. Seed with its testa coherent with the 

 utricle. Co/^ZeJa/i* foliuceous. Zteaue^ opposite, usually un- 

 equal. 



Genus 1 BCERHAAVIA. 



Perianth campanulate, plaited. Stamens 2, or more, at- 

 tached to the base of the perianth. Style 1. Stigma capi- 

 tate. Seed 1. 



1 B Erecta. Stem erect, trichotomous, glabrous at the summit, jointed- 

 Leaves opposite, ovate, undul.ite, veins purple on the under surface. Flotcers 

 in corymbose i)iU)icles. Periantfi seated on a minute, glandular ring, white, 

 tinged wi-h purple. Stamens 2-3, longer tlian the perianth. 

 Jui:c — Sept. Sandy soils. 



Genus II ALLIONIA. 



Involucre oblong, simple, 3-flowered. Pcr/an/Zi longer than 

 the involucre, irregular. StJ7nens 4. Style 1. 



1 A ALBfTA 5/e.7i erect, quadrangular, furrowed, sprinkled with a glan- 

 dular pulie>cence. Leaves oppasite, oblong-lanceolaie, irregular, often slight- 

 ly panduri orm, scabrous along the margins. Invotucre 5-cleft, hairy. Sted 

 naked, a.iylcd, almost hispid. 



© April-May. Mid.Car. &Ga. 



Order CXXV. AMARANTIIACE.E. 



Perianth 2-5-leaved, hypogynous, persistent. Stamens 3-5. 

 Styles 'S. Oi't/r^/ superior, 1-celled, 1-seeded. jSf ccZs pendu- 

 lous. Embryo curved. Herbaceous plants, with simple leaves. 

 Flowers monoecious. 



Genus I AMARANTHUS. 



Genus same as the Order. 



