. Botany for high schools and colleges. Botany. 54^ BOTAirr. Tribe Todilnliece, witli aciinomorphic, mostly diclinous flowers, coriaceous oj' baccate fruits, and seeds witli endosperm. Ptelea trifoliala, the Hop Tree, of the Eastern United States, Skim- mia Ja/poniea, a small Japanese shrub, and two species of Plielloden- dron, from Manchuria, are planted in gardens. Tribe Xanfhoxylece, with actinomorphic, mostly diclinous flowers, usually capsular fruits, and seeds mostly with endosperm. Xanfhoxylum Americanum, the Common Prickly Ash, of the Northern United Slates, and X. Clava-Herculis, the
. Botany for high schools and colleges. Botany. 54^ BOTAirr. Tribe Todilnliece, witli aciinomorphic, mostly diclinous flowers, coriaceous oj' baccate fruits, and seeds witli endosperm. Ptelea trifoliala, the Hop Tree, of the Eastern United States, Skim- mia Ja/poniea, a small Japanese shrub, and two species of Plielloden- dron, from Manchuria, are planted in gardens. Tribe Xanfhoxylece, with actinomorphic, mostly diclinous flowers, usually capsular fruits, and seeds mostly with endosperm. Xanfhoxylum Americanum, the Common Prickly Ash, of the Northern United Slates, and X. Clava-Herculis, the Southern Prickly Ash, of the Southern States, are ornamental shrubs, and are often planted. Tribe Soroniece.—Australian shrubs. Tribe Diosmece, with actinomorphic, monoclinous floTvers, cap- sular fruits, and seeds without endosperm. Species of Dioama and Barosma, pretty African shrubs, are to be found in conservatories. From their leaves the drug Buchu is obtained. Tribe Riltew, with generally actinomorphic, monoclinous flowers, capsular fruits, and seeds with endosperm. (Fig. 506.) Ruta graveolens, the Common Rue of the gar- dens, is a native of Southern Europe and West- ern Asia. „. _„„ _. Dictamnus Fraxinella, Fraxinella, or the Gas Fie. 506. —Diagram of „, ^ . , ' ' , ,- the flower of Dictamnus riant, is a heavy-scented ornamental plant, S'"l^Tameu;^f Kori- "**^°^^ glandular foliafre secretes a volatile oil, gin) slightly shaded.—Af- which is said sometimes tn flash into flame ter Sachs. y}\ien a light is brought near to it. (Figs. 116-7.) Tribe Cuspariece, with zygomorphic, monoclinous flowers, cap- sular fruits, and seeds without endosperm. Qalipea cusparia, a large tree of Guiana and Brazil, furnishes a hit- ter medicinal bark, known as Angustura Bark. Order Geraniaceee.—The Geranium Family. Mostly herbs (rarely shrubby or arborescent); leaves opposite or alternate, simple or com- pound ; stamens more or less united below ; species, 750, mostl
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