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28. LYTHRARIE.E. 
4. P. aucuparia (Gaert.) ; 1. pinnate downy beneath .sei'rated, 
Jl. corymbose, fr. (small red) ylobose. — E. B. 3d7-— Hilly woods 
and on mountains. T. V. VI. Rowan tree. Mountain Ash. 
5. P. pinnatifida (Elirli.); 1. oblong doxibly serrate near the 
apex pinnatifid below : pinncB lanceolate oblong serrated the 2 
lowermost distinct, under side white and downy, d. coiymbose. — 
E. B. 2.331. Sorbus hyhrida L. — Fr. scarlet. Lower part of the 
1. usually truly j)innate, the lobes becoming more and more com- 
bined as they approach the extremity of the leaf which is only 
deejily and doubly serrate. — Mountains in the northern part of 
the Isle of Arran. T. V. S. 
6. P. Aria (Sm.); 1. oval or oblong unequally and doubly 
serrate or slightly lobed towards the apex nearly entire below 
under side white and downy, fl. corymbose. — E. B. 1858. — Fr. 
scarlet. Veins of the 1. numerous. — 13. intermedia (Sm.); 1. 
oblong doubly serrate and lobed : lobes deepest towards the middle 
of each side of the leaf, lateral nerves much fewer. — Hilly and 
mountain woods. jS. Castle Dinas Bran. T. V. White Beam 
tree. 
7. P. torminalis (^m.) -, 1. ovate or cordate lobed glabrous; 
lobes triangular acute serrated the lower ones larger and spread- 
ing, fl. corymbose. — E. B. 298. — Fr. oval, hrovra. — Woods and 
hedges chiefly in the south. T. IV. V. Wild Service tree. E. 
Order XXVIII. LYTIIRARIEiE. 
Cal. tubular, lobed : lobes valvate or distant in aestivation, 
sometimes with intermediate teeth. Pet. between the lobes of 
the calyx, very deciduous- Stam. inserted in the tube of the cal. 
below the pet. and equalling them or 2, 3 or 4 times as many. 
Ovary free, 2 — 4-celled. Caps, membranaceous, usually (by abor- 
tion) 1 -celled, with numerous seeds and a central placenta, 
covered by the calyx. Embryo straight. 
1. Lythrum. Cal. tubular, cylindrical, with 8 — 12 teeth; 
4 — () broader, erect ; alternate teeth subulate, opposite to 
the petals. Pet. 4 — 6. Stam. inserted at the middle or 
base of the calyx, as many as, or twice the number of the 
petals. Style filiform. Caps. 2-celled, many-seeded. 
2. Peplis. Cal. campanulate with 12 teeth of which 6 are 
broader and erect, the others subulate. Pet. (i, minute, 
fugacious. Stam. G, oj)posite to the broader teeth of the 
calyx. Style very short. Caps. 2-celled, many-seeded. 
1. Lythrum 
1. L. Salicaria (L.) ; 1. lanceolate from a cordate base opposite 
