MR. J. MIERS ON THE SCHOEPFIEJS. (39 



In 1S08, Jussieu gave it the same position 1 . 

 In 1824, Wallich regarded it as belonging to Santdlacea*. 

 In 1825, G. Don placed.it in Symplocacece 3 . 

 In 1830, Bartling referred it to Ebenacece A . 



In 1830, De Candolle placed it in Loranthacece, dividing it into 

 two groups 5 . 



In 1839, Endlicher placed Schoepfia in St/mplocacece 6 ] but 

 three years later he gave it another position. 



In 1840, Bent ham, remodelling the genus, fixed it in Olacacece 7 - 



In 1840, Spach located the genus among the Symplocacece*. 



In 1842, Endlicher removed Schoepfia into Olacacece 9 . 



In 1842, A. Hichard placed the genus under Diplocalycc, in the 

 Sapotacece 10 . 



In 1843, Meissner arranged Schoepfia in the Sti/racece, thougl 

 it appeared to approach the Myrsinacece u . 



In 1849, Gardner and Champion placed it in the Olacacece 12 . 



In 1850, Blume thought the genus should be placed between 

 the Santalacece and the Lorantliacecjd, in a distinct order, the Schoep- 

 fiacece 13 . 



In 1856, Prof. De Candolle referred Schoepfia to the Olacacece, 

 declaring that the structure of its ovary does not accord with the 

 Santalacece u . 



In 1802, Baillon arranged the genus in the Santalacece 15 . 



In regard to my own first conclusion in 1845 16 , and in 

 1851 1T , when I had not seen the flower or fruit of Schoepfia, I 

 accepted the decision of Mr. Bentham, the highest authority on 

 the subject, and thus included the genus in the Olacacece. 



But subsequently, on examining with care the structure of the 

 genus, especially its ovary and fruit, I became convinced that 



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I Ann. Mus. xii. p, 300. 2 In his edition of Roxb. Fl. Indica, ii. p. 190. 

 3 Flor. Nepal, p. 145. 4 Ord. Nat. Plant, sec. Sprengel nom. p. 534. 



6 Prodi, iv. p. 319. 6 Gen. Pi. i. p. 744, No. 4260. 



7 Linn. Trans, xviii. p. 678. 8 Phanerog. ix. p. 417. 



9 Gen. Suppl. ii. pp. 68, 83. 



10 Ramon de la Sagra, Hist. Nat. Plant. Cub. ii. p. 81 ; Bot. A. Richard, i. 



II Plant. Yascul. Gen. sec. Steudel Nomenc. p. 534. 



12 'In Hook. Journ. Kew, i. p. 308. 13 Mus. Lugd.-Bat. i. p. 175. 



14 Prodr. xiv. p. 622. 19 Adansonia, iii. p. 117. 



16 In * Lindl. Veg. Kingd.' p. 444 a. 



1 7 Ann. Nat. Hist. 2 ser. viii. p. 105 ; Contrib. i. p. 17. 



