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.