81. DI03C0EE VCEJ:. 
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each cell. Styles as many as the cells, distinct : stigmas in- 
aspienons. Fr.succulent.notbursting. Seedswithaleathery 
in. Embryo minute, in Ueshy albumen. — Raphidiferous 
' rtea combined with Lili'tcer^. 
Pabis. Perianth subherbaceous. S-parted ; 4 inner divi- 
sions narrower than the others. — Stam. S — 10. Anth. on 
the middle of the subulate filament. 
1. Pae'is Linn. Herb Paris. 
F. quadrifolui (L.; ; 1. usually 4 in a whorl. — E. B. 7. — St. 
1 ft. high, from the end of a long rhizome, usually with 4, rarely 
from 3 — 6. ovate 1. at its summit. Fl. solitary, terminal. Sep. 
lanceolate. Pet. subulate. Styles 4. Berrj" 4-ceUed : cells 
with 4 — S seeds. No root-leaves. — Damp woods. P. V. E. S. 
Order LXXXI. DIOSCOREACE.i:. 
Perianth superior, petal-like, 6-parted. Stam. 6, inserted on 
the ba?e of the segments of the perianth. Anth. bursting in- 
wards. Ovarj- inferior. 3-ceUed. Ovtdes 2 in each cell, erect. 
Style 1. Stigmas 3. redexed. Fr. baccate, or dry and flat. 
Embrj'O minute, quite enclosed in the albumen. 
1. Tajius. Perianth bellshaped : limb 5-parted. Male with 
6 stamens. Fern, with the perianth adhering to the ovary 
and persistent, and very short abortive stamens. 
1. Ta mus Linn. Black Bryony. 
1. T. communis (L.) : 1. undivided cordate acute shining. — 
£. B. 91. — Dioecious. Root large, thick, fleshy. St. very long, 
twining. Racemes axillarj", on long stalks. Fl. yellowish- 
green, re£(ular, small. Berrv red. — Hedges and thickets. P. 
V. YI. ■ E. 
Division II. FLURID.E. 
Orders LXXXIL— XCYI.> 
Leaves parallel-veined, persistent. Floral envelopes whorled . 
or none.— There is no proper perianth distinguishable in Ord. 
XCII. — XCJVI. in our plants. 
