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LYTHRARIE.^. XVIII. Lawsonia. XIX. Abatia. XX. Antherylium. XXI. Dodecas. XXII. Ginoria. 



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Cayenne, in saltish water by the sea-side. Pedicels 1-4, dis- flat, glabrous. Ovary globose, 1-celled, very villous. Style 

 posed in a kind of umbel at the top of the peduncle. Flowers terete. Stigma small, truncate, pruinose. Capsule 1-celled, 

 white. 



Seaside Crenea. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



2-valved, many-seeded, opening at the apex ; valves placenti- i 

 ferous in the middle. Placentas at length free, connate at the j. 



2 C. re'pens (Meyer, I.e.) stem sufFruticose, creeping; leaves base. Seeds small, angular, convex on one side, furnished with 



spatulate; peduncles 1 -flowered. Tj . B. S. Native of Guiana, a small wing-like crest at the apex. — Shrubs clothed with fas- 



in the island of Arowabisch, in sandy places inundated by the sea. cicles of cinereous tomentum. Leaves opposite, petiolate, sim- 



Flowers white. pie, crenated. Flowers racemose. Peclicels 1 -flowered, solitary, 



Creeping Crenea. Shrub creeping. or in fascicles, each propped by a bractea. This genus was 



Cult. Should either of the species of Crenea be ever intro- formerly placed in the order Bixinece before its relationship was 



duced to the gardens, we would recommend their being grown well known. 



in sand, kept moist by salted water, or the pots in which they 

 are grown may be placed in pans filled with salted water. * 



XVIII. LAWSO^NIA (in honour of Isaac Lawson, M.D., 

 author of a Voyage to Carolina, 4to. London. 1709.). Lin. 

 gen. no. 482. Lam. ill. t. 296. f. 1. D. C. prod. 3. p. 90. 



Lm. SYST. Ocidndria, Monogynta. Calyx 4-parted, spread* leaves flat above ; anthers roundish. Tp f S. Native of Peru, 

 ing, permanent, having no teeth or lobes produced at the sinuses. about Muna, where it is also called Taucca-taucca. 



1 A. RUGOSA (Ruiz etPav. 1. c.) leaves wrinkled above; an- 

 thers oblong. Tj . S. Native of Peru, on cold hills at Rondos, 

 Pillao, and Nanyan. At Pillao it is commonly called Taucca* 



iaucca. 



IVrinkled-lesLved Abatia. Shrub. 



2 A. PARViFLORA (Ruiz ct Pav. 1. c. fl. per. et chil. 5. t. 463.) 



Petals 4, alternating with the lobes of the calyx, obovate, un- 

 guiculate, spreading. Stamens 8, approximating by pairs, which 

 alternate with the petals. Ovarium sessile. Capsule hardly 

 dehiscent, or a membranous berry, 4-celled, globose. Seeds 



Small-leaved Abatia. Shrub. 



Cult, See Larvsdnia for culture and propagation, p. 722. 



XX. ANTHERYLIUM (meaning unknown to us). Rohr, 



angular, numerous in the cells, — A smooth shrub. Leaves act. soc. hist. nat. hafn. 2. pt. 1. p. 211. D. C. prod. 3. p. 91 

 quite entire. Flowers white, disposed in panicles or corymbs. Lin. syst. Dodec&ndria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-paf ted, equal ; 



Lawsbnia acronychia of Lin. fil. or more properly Acronychia 



the sinuses not produced into other lobes. Petals 4, alternat- 

 ing with the lobes of the calyx, and hardly longer than them. 

 Stamens 12-16, inserted in the bottom of the calyx. Ovarium 

 Sessile, ovate. Style filiform. Capsule many-seeded, ovate, 

 a'lba (Lam. diet. 3. p. lOG.) leaves opposite, lanceo- 8-4-sided, 3-4-valved, and when young 3-4-celled ; but in the 

 late, quite entire ; flowers in panicles. Ij . S. Native of the adult state dehiscent, and bearing at the apex a 3-4-angled thick 



Ice'vis of Forster, is a genus that does not belong to this order. 

 It has been referred to Aurantiacece by Labillardiere in sert. 

 austr. cal. p. 66. 

 1 L. 



East Indies, Levant, andjiorth of^ Africa, where it is frequently placenta.— A glabrous tree. Leaves opposite or alternate, 



ovate, quite entire. Spines 2, under each leaf, similar to spiny 

 pulvini. Pedicels axillary, numerous, 1 -flowered, crowded m 

 _ _ fascicles. This genus is probably more nearly allied to LegnoUSy 



Lin. spec. 4. p. 498. L. inermis, Desf. atl. 1. p. 325, Young a genus belonging to Rhizophorece. 



trees unarmed. Old trees having the branchlets hardened into i A. Rohrii (Vahl. 1. c). b . S. Native of the islands of 



Flowers white. The powdered leaves, made into a St. Thomas and Porto Rico. 



cultivated in gardens. Cyprus of the ancients. Henna or Al- 

 henna of the Arabs. Alcanna, Rumph. amb. 4. t. 17. Mail- 

 Anschi, Rheed. mal. 1. p. 73. t. 40. L. inermis add L. spinosa. 



spmes. 



paste, are much used by Egyptian women to dye their nails 

 yellow, which they esteem an ornament. The colour last3 for 

 3 or 4 weeks before there is occasion to renew it. The plant is 

 supposed to possess vulnerary and astringent properties. 



J^i/e-flowered Lawsonia. Clt. 1752. Shrub 6 to 10 feet. 



Roh/s Antherylium. Tree. 



Cult» See Lawsonia for culture and propagation, p. 72 



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XXL BO'DEC AS {^iohKa, dodeha, twelve; in reference to 

 the number of stamens). Lin. fil. suppl. p. ^Q* Ern. Meyer, 



falcate, 

 Native of Cochin- 



act, soc. nat. cur. bonn. 12. p. 80Q. 

 Lin. syst. 



D. C. prod. 3. p. 9L 



Calyx 4-cleft; tube 



rather crenated ; flowers corymbose, f?. G. 

 china, among bushes. Flowers white in racemose terminating 

 corymbs. Berry 4-celled, many-seeded, but frequently 2-3 or 1- 

 celled only. Leaves with a strong ungrateful smell. 



FalcaleAe^yeA Lawsonia. Shrub 6 feet. 



3 L. cocci'nea (Smith, in Rees' cycl. 20. no. 3.) branches 

 spinescent ; leaves elliptic-obovate, acute ; lobes of calyx twice 



Dodecdndria, Monogynia. ^ 



the sinuses not produced into other 



Stamens 12; filaments 



Anthers oblong 



the length of the tube. 



Scarlet Lawsonia. 



Shrub. 



Native of Banda. 



Cult. The species of Lawsonia thrive well in a mixture of 

 loam and peat ; and cuttings strike root readily in sand, with a 

 hand-glass over them, in heat. 



XIX. ABATIA (in honour of Pierre Abat, formerly pro- , ^, 



fessor of botany at Seville). Ruiz et Pav. syst. fl. per. et chil. kept up byTis son Lorenzo). 



1. p. 136. gen. t. 14. fl. per. et chil.5. t. 463. D. Don, in edinb. prod. 3. p. 91— Ginora, Lin. gen. no. 605. 



new phd. journ. jan. 1831. GenSria, Pers. ench. no. 1184. 



LlN. SYST. • ^ ^ ..* . 



urceolate ; lobes deltoid 



lobes. Petals 4, almost orbicular. 



adnate to the tube of the calyx a long way, _ 



adnate. Style flexuous, obtuse. Capsule globose, half 4-valved, 



1-celled. Central placenta stipitate, many-seeded. — A shrub, 



with tetragonal branches. Leaves opposite, obovate-oblong, 



quite entire. Pedicels axillary, usually 1 -flowered, bibracteolate. 



1 D. Suriname'nsis (Lin. fil. suppl. p. 245. Ern. Meyer, 

 1. c). Ji . S. Native of Surinam. Habit of Lycium harharunu 



Surinam Dodecas. Shrub 6 to 8 feet. 



Cult. See Lawsonia for culture and propagation, p. 722. 



XXII. GINO^RIA (so named by Jacquin in honour of the 

 Marquis Carlo Ginori, who had a botanic garden near Horencc, 



Jacq, amer. p. '48. t. 91. 



^ Lam. ill. t. 407. 



Icosandria, Monogynta. Calyx with a short, hm. syst. Dodecdndria, Monogynia. Calyx <^^^V^^^^^^^^ 



permanent, 6-cleft : lobes lanceolate, acuminated, spreading , 



' ' — . . . Petals 6, roundish, on 



subulate. 



somewhat turbinate tube, having the throat beset with numerous 

 hairs; limb 4-parted ; lobes lanceolate. Petals none. Stamens 



about 20, inserted near the base of the calycine tube ; filaments 



sinuses not produced into other lobes, 

 long claws. Stamens 12; anthers r 



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