CLASS XXII. ORDER II.
DIŒCIA DIANDRIA. Chives and Pointals on different Plants. Two Chives.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
* Masculi flores.
Amentum cylindraceum. Calyx squamosus. Corolla 0. Glandulæ baseos nectariferæ.
* Feminei flores.
Amentum cylindraceum. Calyx squamosus. Corolla 0. Stylus 2-fidus. Capsula 1-locularis, 2-valvis. Semina papposa.
* Male flowers.
Catkin cylindrical. Empalement squamous. Blossom none. Glands at the base, bearing honey.
* Female Flowers.