23. celasxeacejE. 
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pubescent, 1. ternate, leaflets obcordate, dipules oblong united to 
the base of the petioles, pedimcles about 2-flowei'ed shorter than 
the leaves, partial fiiutstalks reflexed, caps, narrowly oblong, 
seeds transversely ribbed, root fibrous. — E. B. 1726. iZ. v. 199. 
— Fl. veUow. L. mostly in pairs. — Waste ground in Devon and 
ComwaU. A. VL.—IX. E. 
[0. stric'ta (L.) ; st. erect, stipule.? 0, peduncles 2 — 8-flowered 
longer than the 1., fruitstalks erect, stoloniferous. — R. v. 199. — 
Naturalized in Cornwall, Devon, Glamorgan, &c. B. VII. 
vni.i E. 
Division II. CALYCIPLORiE. 
' Petals distinct or connate, and .stamens perigynous or epi- 
gynous. — ^Orders XXIII. — XXXIX. 
A. Petals and stamens perigynous (except in Orders XXIX., 
XXXI. and XXXV.). 
Order XXIII. CELASTRACILE. 
I*' 
Sep. 4—5, inibricate in the bud. Pet. 4 — 5, inserted into the 
margin of a hypogynous fleshy disk. Stam. alternate with the 
petals, inserted in the disk. Ovarv' 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, coloured ; disk pitcher- 
" shaped. Pet. o. Stam. 5, inserted round the disk. Styles 
i' ii 2—^. Caps, membranous, 2 — :S-celled, opening internally. 
■ '<■■ '■ >' (Seerfsfew, bmii/, truncate at the hilum. — Leaves compoimd.] 
2'. Ettonymus. Cal. flat, 4 — 5-lobed; disk peltate. Pet. 
4 — 5, inserted in the mai-gin of the disk. Stam. 4 — 5, in- 
serted in the disk. Style 1. Caps. -S— 5-celled, 3 — 5- 
angled, lociilicidal. Seeds solitary in each cell, ivitk ajkshy 
: ariUodej not truncate at the hilum. — Leaves simple. 
1. Staphtxe'a Linn. Bladder-nut. 
[S. pinndta (L.) ; 1. pinnate, leaflets 5—7, petioles without 
glands, fl. racemose, stj^les 2, caps, bladdery, — E. B. 1560. — Fl. 
yellowish white. — Not a native. S. VI.] E. 
2. Etion'tmtis Ijann. Spindle-tree. Prickwood. 
1. E. etiropes'us (L.) ; pet. oblong, fl. mostly 4-cleft and 4-aii- 
drous, branches tetragonous smooth and even, 1. ovate-lanceolate 
minutely serrate, caps, obtusely angular not winged. — E. B. 362. 
