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valves. Ovule erect or pendulous. Fruit of drupes or 
achenes; seeds with fleshy endosperm. (Lawrelia, 1 sp.; 
Hedycarya, 1 sp.) 
67. Laurinea.—Trees with alternate leaves, or twining 
parasitic leafless herb. Perianth 4-8-partite. Stamens about 
12; anthers 2—4-celled, opening by recurved valves. Ovule 
pendulous. Fruit a drupe or berry; seed exalbuminous. 
(Litsea, 1 sp.; Beilschmeidia, 2 sp.; Cassytha, 1 sp.) 
68. ProrEaceEm.—Trees. Perianth 4-partite or of 4 
leaves. Stamens 4; anthers nearly sessile on the perianth- 
seoments. Fruit a drupe or follicle; seeds exalbuminous, 
(Knightia, 1 sp.; Persooma, 1 sp.) 
69. TaymMeLEm.— Shrubs, with tough bark. Perianth 
4-lobed. Stamens 2 or 4, on the perianth-tube. Ovule 
pendulous. Fruit a nut; seed with little eadosperm or 0. 
(Pimelea, 11 sp.; Drapetes, 3 sp.) 
70. Urnticna (including Morm#).-— Herbs, rarely trees, 
with milky juice. Perianth 2-4-lobed or -partite. Stamens 
as many as its lobes. Style shortor0. Fruita nut or drupe; 
seed with little or no endosperm. (Paratrophis, 1 sp.; Urtica 
(Nettle), 4 sp., 1 introduced sp.; Hlatostemma, 1 sp.; Parietaria, 
1 sp.; Australina, 1 sp.) 
B. Ovary usually inferior. 
71. SantauAcha.—Shrubs or trees. Perianth 4—6-lobed. 
Stamens 4-6. Ovary 1-celled, with central placenta; ovules 
8-5, pendulous. Fruit a nut or drupe; seed 1, with small 
embryo in fleshy endosperm. (Hzocarpus, 1 sp.; Husanus, 
1 sp.’ 
- LoraNTHACEs).— Shrubs, parasitic on trees; leaves 
sometimes 0. Perianth 4-5-partite, or of 4 or 5 leaves. 
Stamens 4-5, inserted on the perianth-segments. Ovary 
1-celled, with 1 ovule. Fruit a berry; seed albuminous. 
(Loranthus, 7 sp.; Viscum, 2 sp.; TLupeia, 1 sp. All are 
known as Mistletoes.) 
Division IT., AcnLAmyDEm.— Perianth usually wanting 
(present in Poranthera). 
73. HuPHORBIACE®.—Herbs, with milky juice. Flowers 
moncecious: either in a cup-shaped involucre without a peri- 
anth ; or with a distinct 5-lobed calyx, 5 white petals, and 5 
Stamens. Fruit a 3-partite schizocarp; seeds with straight 
embryo in fleshy endosperm. (Poranthera, 1 sp.; Huphorbia 
(Spurge), 1 Sp., and 4 or 5 introduced species.) 
SALICINEA. — Trees or shrubs, with simple, alternate, stipulate 
leaves. Flowers diccious, in catkins; ¢ of 1 or more stamens, inserted 
under the disk, with free or connate filaments; ¢ of 1 1-celled ovary, 
with 2 styles, and numerous oyules on 2 parietal placente. Fruit a 
