Plate 56. 
CALLIXENE MAEGINATA. 
Family, Liliacb^ : — Nerves of the leaf usually more or less parallel. 
Parts of the flower usually in twos or threes. Perianth regular. 
Ovary syncarpous, superior. 
Genus, Callixene : — Stem shrubby, branched, smooth. Leaves alter- 
nate, not stalked, with 3-many prominent veins. Flowers with 
slender stalks, solitary or few, in the axils of the leaves. Perianth 
segments distinct, spreading, spotted. Stamens 6, below the 
ovary. Anthers turning outwards. Style slender, fleshy. Stigma 
3-lobed. Ovary 3-celled, many ovules. Berry globose. Seeds 
few. 
Callixene mairginata. Lam. A spreading or creeping 
plant, may attain a length, of several feet. Stem reddish 
below. Leaves | in. long, oblong or elliptical, thick at margins, 
tough. Flowers white and fragrant. Berry dark purple 
and poisonous. 
Common on heaths, especially among stones. 
Flowers November and December. 
Description of plate :— 1, portion of plant in flower ; 2, flower ; 3, 
petal and stamens ; 4, pistil ; 5, portion of plant in fruit ; 6, section of 
fruit ; 7, seed. All except 1 and 5 enlarged. 
