72. EUrHOEBIACEiE. 
' 1. Empe'teuiM Linn. Crowberry. 
\. E. nifjrvm (L.) : procumbent, I. linear-oblong their mar- 
gins meeting' in a white line beneath. — E. B. 526. — A small 
leafy heathlike shrub. Fl. axillary, small, purple. Stigma 
with 9 rays. Berries black. — Mountain heaths. Sh. \'. E. >S. 1. 
Order LXXIl. EUPHORBI ACE.E. 
Fl. monoecious or dicecious. Perianth lobcd or 0. Male 
flowers of 1 or more stamens. Anth. 2-celIed. Fem. fl. of 1 
superior 2 — 3-lobed and 2 — 3-celled ovary. Styles 2 — 3. 
Stigma compound or simple. Caps, opening with elasticity ; 
cells 2 — 3, with 1 or 2 suspended seeds in each. Embryo in 
fleshy albumen. Eadicle superior.— Stip. often present, 1)Ut 
very deciduous. 
1. Buxus. Y\. monoecious. — Male. Cal. 3-parted. Fet. 2. 
^tam. 4.— Fem. Cal. 4-parted. Pet. 3. Cai)S. with 3 
horns, 3-celled, C-seeded. 
2. EuPHOKBiA. Fl. incomplete, collected into monoecious 
dusters vonsistinij of\ female and maini mnl e tlovers. Invo- 
lucre bellshaped with 4 or 3 divisions and 4 or 5 alternate 
glands. — Males consisting of a single stamen upon a pedicel, 
intermixed with scales and surrounding the female. Fem. 
of a single pistil. Styles 3. Stigmas bifid. Caps. 3-celled, 
bursting at the back. Seeds solitary, pendulous. 
3. Meecubialis. Fl. dioecious or monoecious. Perianth 
3-parted. — Male. Stam. 9 — 16. — Fem. Two barren fila- 
ments. Style short, forked. Caps. 2-celled. Cells 1- 
seeded, bursting at the back. 
1. Bux us Liini. Box. 
1. B. sempervirens (L.) ; 1. ovate-oblong coriaceous shining 
above, petioles ciliate, anth. ovate-sagittate. — E. B. 1341. — A 
small bushjr tree 10 — 12 feet in height. — Dry chalky hills 
especially in Surrey and Kent, rare. T. IV. — VI. E. 
2. Euphorbia Linn. Spurge. 
A. Leaves with stipules, opposite. Clusters axillary. 
1. E. Peplis (L.) ; st. procumbent forked, heads solitarj'^, caps. 
