54 C A B OM B A C EÆ . Cabomba.
o. leaflets obscurely sinuate, or nearly entire.
7 .p. 99afletS mclsely 5-7-lobed. J. lobata, Nutt.! in jour. acad. PhilacL.
3 KemucW°UL SQS ’ ^New-York! to the mountains of the Southern States!
« » in * t t e f o f « » r ‘s^ s
p“ “ - — - « « j
7. PODOPHYLLUM. L in n .; Lam. ill. t. 449.'
Sepals 3, caducous. Petals 6-9, obovate. Stamens 12-18: anthers linear
bursting by a double longitudinal line. Ovary ovate, subsessile, thick, peltate!
Capsule fleshy, mdehiscent. Seeds numerous in several rows on a thick
lateral placenta, which at length becomes very large and pulpy.—A somewhat
poisonous herb: rhizoma horizontal (cathartic): stem simple, 2-leaved and 1-
nowered at the summit: fruit large, suhacid and edible when ripe.
e fn 2eZ®a inm P™1 * *; ? i P- 309; S ig e l mat.gen.-!, p. 10. P. calhearpum, Raf. Jl. Ludov. p. 14. med. t. 35; Nutt,
VV oods and meadows,1 Canada ! to Louisiana; May—Leaves neltate nal-
mately 5-7-parted; lobes toothed or cleft at the apex J the barren stems nro-
l1Dg e eaf> which ls peltate in the centre. Flower white large
mm!ite f base of fleshy albumen.—Mandrake, May-
b vR B r o ^ STr'US certamJy belongs to Berberidaceae, as was first indicated
ssttaammenesn a^nadr tdUte hwea^nwt o.ff the pencou‘lei'a)>r ƒde «h‘wisictehnsctae nodfi nthge tahnet hmerosr.e 'numerous
O r d e r Y I I . CABOMBACEÆ. R ic h a r d .
Hydropeltideæ, DC. ; Undl.
Sepals 3 -4 , colored inside. Petals 3 -4 , alternate with the sepals.
Stamens definite (6) or somewhat indefinite (18-36), hypogynous :
anthers innate. Torus inconspicuous. Ovaries 2 -1 8 : stigmas sim.’
pie. Carpels mdehiscent, tipped with the indurated style, 1-2-seeded
Seeds globular, orthotropous, pendulous. Embryo minute, at thé
base o f fleshy albumen, enclosed in the persistent and thickened sac
o f the nucule: radicle pointing from the hilum.-Aquatic plants,
with perenma! roots. Floating leaves centrally peltate ; submersed
foliage filiformly dissected. Flowers small, on 1-flowered peduncles.
1. CABOMBA. Aublet, jl. Guian. J. p 321 t 19Æ. 7. j •
mmuvos. 1177. p. . o2q3n0. t,. 5S ; GWr ay, m■ ann.i tly cP. ' New•- York, >4 .R pi.c 4h6a.rd m ann.
Nectris, Schreb.
Sepals 3, petaloid. Petals 3. Stamens 6. Ovaries 2-4. Carpels 1 9
y ï ï w ï t ï ï ’ oppos,,ei “ b“‘WKrf °” s F lo .™
w D t t i f cekatophyllaceas. 55
. . . floating leaves elliptical or linear-oblong 5
1. C. Carohmana (GrayY float Aubletii, Michx.fi. Lp.206.
flowers white; ovaries 3 or 4. N atjca jyv tt. gen.
Nectris peltata, Pursh, fl. 1. P- ST ) , J
1. p. 230; E ll .! sk. -P- pq Carolina (Groom !) to Georgia!
In stagnant waters, a ’ Submersed leaves with a renifonn
and Louisiana! May—Stem„ tp'orr,ents 3 times di-(middle one tn-)
circumscription, 3-parted to the b - b a t i n g leaves about an inch long
chotomous; obes filiform, flat, ° b^ w P, ’ abouf half an inch in diameter,
^ ,eUow
spots at the base. Carpels ovate.—See Ann. bye. 1. c.
2. BRASENIA. Schreb. gen. p. 372 ; Nutt. gen. 2. p. 23.
Hydropeltis, Michx.
Sepals 3-4, colored within, persistent. Petals I g
ries 5-18. Carpels oblong-ovate, 2- (or by abortion 1-) seeded.-Stem pedun
cles and lower surface of the centrally peltate leaves, thickly covered wi
gelatinous and viscid transparent substance. Flowers brownish-purple.
m m m .
1-10 f e r tb n “ ’ Leavedefliptical^altcm^e. Tlow e rs the size of Caltha pa-
lustris.-See AMK. 1. c. for remarks on the structure of the stem and leaves.
O r d e r T i l l . C E R A T O PH Y L LA C E iE . & F . G r a y .
Flowers monoecious. Sepals 8 -1 2 , united at the base (sometimes
cleft at the extremity), persistent. Petals none Stamens 18-84| : an
thers sessile, ovate-oblong, 2-3-cuspidate, crowded in the centre of the
calyx. Ovary free, ovate, simple : style filiform, oblique : shgma simple
Fruit a crustaceous 1-seeded achenium, apiculate with the indurated
persistent style. Seed suspended, orthotropous, destitute of albumen.
Embrvo with a short radicle, 4 cotyledons (the opposite (upper) ones
smaller), and a highly developed gemmule.-Submersed aquatics,
growing in still water. Stems branching. Leaves whorled, rather
rigid, 2-4-chotomously cleft into filiform or setaceous segments, which
are sometimes slightly toothed. Flowers axillary, minute. Fruit
armed with the persistent style and usually with two lateral spines.
1 CERATOPHYLLUM. L in n .; Gartn. fr . t. 44; Ad. Brongn. m
ann. sci. not. 12. t. 44; Cham, in Linncza, 4. p. 503; Gray,m ann. lyc.
New-York, 4. p. 41.
Character same as of the Order.
1. C.apiculatum{Cham.): achenium
Mo imrl short, terminal some; margins wingless, not Oibbous, lurmsn