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67. ELiEAGNACE^. — 68. THYMELACEyE. 
4. Fagopy'rum Gaertn. Buck-wheat. 
\F. sagittaMtm (Gilib.) ; st. erect without prickles, fi. in 
cymose panicles, stam. 8, 1. cordate-sagittate acute, nut trique- 
trous acute with entire angles. — Polygonum Fagopyr^im L. 
escidentum (Moench). — E. B. 1044. — An escape. Sown as 
food for game. A. VII. VIII.] 
Order LXVII. EL.EAGNACE^. 
Mostly dioecious. Perianth tubular ; limb 2 — 4-toothed, in 
male fl. 4-parted. Stam. 3 or more, inserted in the throat. 
Anth. 2-celled, nearly sessile, bursting on the inner side longi- 
tudinally. Ovary free, 1 -celled, with 1 erect ovule, Fr. crus- 
taceous, enclosed within the fleshy persistent perianth. Albumen 
thin and fleshy. Radicle inferior. — No stipules. 
1. HiPPOPHAii. Dioecious. Male fl. in a sort of catkin ; 
scales ovate, 1-flowered. Perianth of 2 leaves adhering by 
their points. Stam. 4, with very short filaments. — Female 
fi. solitary. Perianth tubular, cloven at the summit. Style 
short. Stigma long. Nut 1 -seeded, in the large coloured 
berrylike perianth. 
1. HipPo'PHAK Linn. Sea Buckthorn. 
1. H. Rhamndides {L.).—E. B. 425.— A thorny shrub with 
linear-lanceolate silvery leaves. Fl. appearing with the young 
leaves. Fr. orange. Height 4 — 8 feet. — Sandy spots and cliffs 
of the South-east and East coasts chiefly. Sh. V. E. *I. 
Order LXVIII. THYMELACEiE. 
Perianth tubular, inferior, often coloured, 4 — 5-cleft. Stam. 
definite in number, in the tube. Anth. 2-celled, bursting lon- 
gitudinally. Ovary free, 1-celled ; ovule 1, pendulous. Fr. a 
nut or drupe. Albumen 0 or thin and fleshy. Radicle 
superior. — No stipules. 
1. Daphne. Perianth 4-fid, deciduous. Berry fleshy,! -seeded. 
Stam. 8, falling short of the perianth, inserted in the tube 
in 2 rows. 
1. Daph'ne Linn. 
1. D. Mezvreum (L.) ; fl. about 3 together lateral sessile, tube 
