. Flowers of the field. Botany. SPURGE FAMILY 435 bei ng CI in- British unpleasantly turpentinous, are eaten in Arctic regifms, sidered as a preventive to scurvy. There is only i species. I. ' 1KU3I (Crowberrv). âFlower-scales 3 outer and 3 inner; stamens 3; style sho>t ; stigma peltate, 6 â 9- raycd ; berry globose, 6â9- chambered. (Name from the. Greek, eii pctroii, on rock, from the character of its liabitat.) I. E. nigrum (Black Crow- berry, Crakeberry). â A small, prostrate, leafy shrub, with the habit of a Heatli; stems much firanchcd; leaves linearoblong, so revolate that their
. Flowers of the field. Botany. SPURGE FAMILY 435 bei ng CI in- British unpleasantly turpentinous, are eaten in Arctic regifms, sidered as a preventive to scurvy. There is only i species. I. ' 1KU3I (Crowberrv). âFlower-scales 3 outer and 3 inner; stamens 3; style sho>t ; stigma peltate, 6 â 9- raycd ; berry globose, 6â9- chambered. (Name from the. Greek, eii pctroii, on rock, from the character of its liabitat.) I. E. nigrum (Black Crow- berry, Crakeberry). â A small, prostrate, leafy shrub, with the habit of a Heatli; stems much firanchcd; leaves linearoblong, so revolate that their margins meet at the back ; floieers in the of the upper leaves, purplish : Iwrnes black.âi\Iountainous heaths in the north and west : frequent. The berries are much eaten b\ moor- fowl.âFl. AprilâJune. Pe- rennial. EMIHiTRUM NiG§L"M (Bia^-k ( fVZf/>:-r?y).. Ord. f axil ;.- Family A large Order containing about 200 genera and 3,000 species distributed over most of the tropical and temperate regions of the globe, and comprising trees, shrubs, and herbs. Their affini- ties arc obscure ; for, though the Euroiiean species have no perianth, many tropical genera appear to possess one. They appear to be related, on the cine hand, to I'rtiedeeir, and, on the other, to Malvdcea;. Manv African species are spinous, presenting a stjperficial resemblance to Caelaeeir. Most plants in the Order have milky juice, which is often acrid and contains rubber and various alkaloids. The leaves arc usually scattered and simple, and o.'"ten have deciduous stipules. The flowers are small, the staiiieiis and earpels in separate flowers and accompanied hy braets F !â¢â 2. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society fo
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