DIOECIA HEXANDRIA. 
695 
phyllus, oblique patens- 
integer. Corolla 0. 
Styli 2. Semen 1 in- 
tra calycem foliatum. 
lyx 1-leaved, obliquely 
expanding, entire. Co- 
rolla 0. Styles 2. 
Seed 1 within the lea- 
fy calyx. 
1. Lopulus. Lin. 
Sp. pi. 4. p. 769. Mich. 2. p. 230. Pursh, 1. p. 199. Nutt. 2. p. 237- 
Root perennial. Stem herbaceous, twining, scabrous. Leaves opposite, 
3 — 5 lobed, veiny, scabrous, serrate, on petioles 2 — 4 inches long. Sterile 
flowers alternate and coarsely paniculate, axillary and terminal. Fertile 
florets verticillate and sessile, densely spiked, forming axillary and terminal 
panicles. Seed one, small, covered by the persistent calyx forming a stro- 
bilus in which the fragrant bitter so valuable if not indispenable in the manu- 
facturing of beer resides. 
Grows in the mountains of Carolina. Dr. Macbride. 
Flowers June — August. 
DIOECIA HEXANDRIA. 
SMILAX. Gen. Pl. 1528. 
Masculi. Calyx 6- 
phyllus. Corolla 0. 
Foeminei. Calyx 
6-phyllus. Corolla 0. 
Styli 3. Bacca 3-lo- 
cuiaris. Semina 2. 
Sterile florets . Ca- 
lyx 6-leaved. Corol- 
la 0. 
Fertile florets . Ca- 
lyx 6-leaved. Corolla 
0. Styles 3. Berry 
3-celled. Seeds 2. 
* C aide frutieoso. ] * Stem shrubby. 
