CANDEHAR. 



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occiiring in Ranunculus and Clematis. The structura of the 

 anther has much analog}* with that of Berberideae, and indeed 

 valvular anthers in general in which the valvulets are always ? 

 unequal, I shall not be surprised therefore to find Ranuncula- 

 ceous plants with valvular anthers, properly so called. 



616. Butomus. — Sesque pedalis, rhizomata repente superne undique 

 folia basi equitantia emittent, foliis acute trigonis angula su- 

 peri interstitio majis concavo, plus minus tortis acutis, glabris. 

 Scapo tereta 1 J pedali folia subaequant, umbella pluriflora, 

 floribus basi bracteatis, bracteis tribus exterioribus majoribus, 

 involucro mentientibus scariosis striatis. Pedicellis H unciali- 

 bus. Perianth biseriatum patens, subrotat, laciniis exterioribus 

 ovatis, coucavis, interioribus oblongis, duplo fere longioribus 

 minus concavis, color albis dorso centrum rosaceus, exteriorum 

 basis viridis. Stamina 9 per terna laciniis interioribus, opposit 

 filament subulato. Anth bilocul brunneas. Pollen aurantiac. 

 Carpella 6, perianthio laciniis opposita, oblonga, oblique, sursum 

 in stylum breve attenuata. Stigmata oblique facie internum sty 

 lo decurrentum. Ovula oo aflSxapar retibus carpella, pertotam 

 paginam interioris, infra medium dorso tantum excepto. Apex 

 of inner tegument of ovula. Exserted a little at the time of 

 expansion. Banks of cuts Candehar. 



617. Boragineoe — Herba strigosa, sub pungens 2-3 pedalis caule 

 ramosa foliis glaucescentibus inferioribus obovato oblongis, 

 superioribus oblongis, carnosis, margine repandiusculo. Race- 

 mis terminalibus gyrantis, extrorsum foliis parvis vel bracteis 

 minutis. 



Calyx ad basin fere o partitus sepalis lineari lanceolatis 

 strigosis. 



Cor. hypocrateriformis tubo sub cylindraceo, calyce paullo 

 breviorum laciniis laminje patentis oblongo rotundatis initio 

 rubescent, cito azureis fauce squamis 5 magnis concavis dorso 

 pills subulatis dense vestitis clausa. 



Antherae biloculare post dehiscent ^ tortae, squamas faucis 

 sub^quantis, ideoque e tubo omnino exserta. Stylus robustus 

 subulato fihformis, stigmata bina capitata, ovaria basi suban- 

 nulata. 



Calyx fructus ampliatis casterum immulatus, laciniis patente 



