116 VASCULAR PLANTS. 



14. Cercis, L. 



Stamens not diadelphoiis ; anterior longer 

 than the posterior ones; anthers versatile. Pet- 

 als unguiculate, those forming the carina, sep- 

 arate, and larger than the rest. Legume flat, 

 stipitate, co-seeded; ventral suture winged. 



T ? . flowers purple in axillary fascicles; leaves 

 simple, appearing after the flowers. 



ORDER XXVII. DAPHNALES. 



Petals 0. Perigonium and stamens inserted 

 on a perigynous disk. Stamens 2 or its multi- 

 ple. Carpidion 1; ovules never basilar. Sti- 

 pules 0. 



Family LXXXII. Thymeleaceae. 



Ovary 1-locular, 1 -ovular; ovule lateral, at- 

 tached near the apex; style lateral. 



l. Dirca, L. 



Flowers £ . Perigouium corolline, campan- 

 idate; limb obliquely truncate. Stamens 8 ex- 

 serted, the alternate ones shorter. Hypogynous 

 scales 0. Style filiform, sub-terminal. Fruit 

 a drupe. \ • 



Family LXXXIII. Loranthacese. {Of doubtful affinity.) 



Evergreen, dichotomous, parasitic perennials. 

 Branches articulate. Leaves opposite; stipules 



