100 VASCULAR PLANTS. 



the perigonium. Stamens inserted on the mar- 

 gin of the disk, 6 or its multiple; anthers dehi- 

 scent by valves. Ovary 1-locular, compound 

 of 3 carj3idia but only one ovule developed; 

 style 1. Fruit baccate or drupaceous. Leaves 

 alternate ; stipules 0. 



1. Oreodaphne, Nees. 



Margin of the perigonium deciduous. Sta- 

 mens 9 — 12, in 3 rows; anthers of the 2 exter- 

 nal rows introrse, of the 3d extrorse and in- 

 trorse, inner row sterile. Fruit a drupe resting 

 on the enlarged thalamus. *? . 



Family lxviii. Berberidaceae. 



Sepals, petals and stamens 2 — 3-seriate, op- 

 posite each other. Anthers extrorse, dehiscing 

 by uplifted valves. Ovary 1-locular with ven- 

 tral placenta, 8-ovulate. Fruit baccate capsu- 

 lar or follicular, 1 — several-seeded. Leaves al- 

 ternate; stipules 0. 



1. Vancouveria, Decaisne. 



Sepals 2X3. Petals 2X3. Stamens 6. Fruit 

 a follicle, several-seeded. 

 IX . flowers white. 



2. Berber is, L- 



Sepals 2X3, protected by bracts. Petals 2x3. 

 Stamens 6. Fruit baccate, few-seeded. 

 £. flowers yellow. 



