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23. OXALIDEE. 21. CELASTRINE^. 
Order XXIII. OXALIDE.E. 
Sep. 5, equal, persistent, imbricate in {estivation. Pet. 5, 
equal, often cohering {it the base, twisted in aestivation. Stam. 
10, more or less monadeljihous, those ojiposite to the pet. 
longer than the others. Anth. 2-celled, not connected. Ovary 
.'j-eelled. Styles 5. Caps. 5 — lO-valved. Seeds several ; testa 
fleshy, bursting elastically. Embryo straight, in cartilaginous 
albumen. 
1. OxAHS. Sep. 5, connected below. Pet. 5, often connected 
below. Stam. 10, monadelphous, 5 outer ones shorter. 
Styles 5. Caps, oblong. 
1. OxALIS ZiVlW. 
1. 0. Acetosella (L.); stemless, rhizoma creeping toothed, 1. 
temate, leaflets obcordate hairy, peduncles longer than the leaves 
with 2 scaly bracts at about the middle. — E. B. 702. R. 4898. 
— FI. white with purple veins or rarely purjile or blue. Cor. 
about 4 times as long as the calyx. — Woods and shady places. 
P. V. IVood Sorrel. 
2. O. corniculata (L.); st. diffuse with procumbent branches 
pubescent, 1. ternate, leaflets obcordate, stipules oblong united to 
the base of the petioles, peduncles about 2-flowered shorter than 
the leaves, paitial fruitstalks reflexed, root fibrous without scions. 
— E. B. l/2(). — FI. yellow. L. mostly in pairs. — Waste ground 
jn Devon and Cornwall. A. VI. — IX. E. 
[3. 0. stricta (L.) ; st. erect, stipules 0, peduncles 2 — 8- 
flowered longer than the 1., fruitstalks erect, root with under- 
ground scions. — R. 4895. — Naturalized at Penzance, Corn. ; and 
llsington, Devon. B. V'll. VIII.] E. 
Subdmsion II. CALYCIFLOII.E. 
Pet. distinct. Stam. perig 3 Tious. 
Order XXIV. CELASTRINEiE. 
Sep. 4 — 5, ajstivation imbricate. Pet. 4 — 5, inserted into the 
margin of a hypogynous fleshy disk. Stam. alternate with the 
petals, inserted in the disk. Ovary sunk in the disk, more or 
less connected with it, 3 — 4-celled ; cells 1 — 2-seeded ; ovules 
erect. Embryo straight. 
[1. Staphylea. Cal. 5-parted, colom-ed ; disk urceolate. 
Pet. 5. Stam. 5, inserted round the disk. Styles 2 — 3. 
Caps, membranous, 2 — 3-celled, dehiscing intenially. Seeds 
few, bony, truncate at the hilum. — Leaves compound.] 
