396 
placed by R. Brown and Pet. Thouars near Aralidcee and 
Cornea. The order differs from Alangiée in the fruit being 
- capsular, not baccate; and from Bruniacee in the parts of the 
flowers being quaternary, in the stamens being double the num- 
ber of the petals, in the insertion and dehiscence of the anthers, 
and in the cells of the ovarium being 1-seeded, &c.; it differs 
from Araliàceæ and Cérnee in the fruit being capsular, in the 
number of the parts of the flower, and in the structure of the 
anthers; and from Amentacee in the flowers of most of the 
genera being complete; but the genus Fothergilla agrees with 
Amentàceæ in habit, and in the want of petals; but perhaps in 
this genus the outer series of the stamens represent the petals. 
* MARLEA (the name of the tree in Silhet). Roxb. cor. 3. 
p. 283. D. C. prod. 4. p. 267.—Stylidium, Lour. coch. p. 221. 
but not of Swartz.—Pautsaùvia, Juss. dict. se. nat. p. 51. p. 
158.—Stylis, Poir. suppl. 5. p. 260. 
Lin. syst. Octándria, Monogynia. Tube of calyx adnate to 
the ovarium: limb short, bluntly 6-8-toothed. Petals 6-8, 
linear, alternating with the teeth of the calyx. Stamens 8, ad- 
nate to the epigynous disk, and inserted at the top of the calyx ; 
anthers long, linear. Ovarium 2-celled, biovulate. Style short ; 
stigma 4-toothed. Drupe oval, rather fleshy, umbilicate from 
the teeth of the calyx: containing a 2-celled nucleus. Seed 
compressed. Albumen fleshy. Embryo with a superior radicle 
and flat cotyledons.—A small Asiatic tree. Leaves alternate, 
exstipulate, petiolate, unequally cordate, acuminated, entire, 
glabrous, except the nerves on the under side. Flowers on 
axillary peduncles, somewhat corymbose, whitish or yellowish. 
1 M. secoxiròria (Roxb. 1. c.) h.G. Native of the East 
Indies, in Silhet and Nipaul; and of China, near Canton, 
where it is called Pautsau. Stylidium Chinénse, Lour. 1. c. 
Stylis Chinénsis, Poir. 1. c. Leaves sometimes acutely bifid, or 
a little toothed, 
Begonia-leaved Marlea. 
5 to 6 feet. 
Cult. This shrub is easily increased by cuttings in sand under 
a hand-glass. The soil best adapted for it is a mixture of sand, 
loam, and peat. 
Fl. June, July. Clt. 1824. Shrub 
Synopsis of the genera. 
Tre I. 
Hamame'trz. Petals 4 (f. 69. e.). Stamens 8, 4 fertile (f. 
69. b.), and 4 sterile (f. 69. g.). Anthers dehiscing by a valve. 
1 Hamame'us. Calyx 4-lobed, furnished with 3-4 scales on 
the outside. Ovarium ending in 2-3 styles at the apex (f. 69. 
l,). Capsule coriaceous, 2-celled (f. 69. c.). 
2 Dicory’pur. Calyx 4-lobed. Styles 2. Fruit inclosed 
in the circumcised calyx, umbilicate at the apex, 2-horned, 
2-seeded. 
8 TRICHÓCLADUS. 
scales. 
Flowers dioecious, intermixed with chaffy 
Petal 1, convolute. Stamen 1. 
Style 1. 
Female flowers: ova- 
rium villous. Capsule 4-celled, 4-valved. Arillus of 
seed 2-valed. 
-Trıse II. 
Petals wanting. Stamens 24, all fertile. 
Anthers opening by a semicircular chink at the margin. 
4 FornerciLLA. Calyx campanulate, 5-7-toothed. Anthers 
form of a horse-shoe. Styles 2. Capsule 2-lobed, 2-celled : 
cells 2-valved at the apex, l-seeded, 
FOTHERGÍİLLEÆ. 
HAMAMELIDEE. 
I. Hamame tis. 
Tribe I. 
HAMAME ‘LE (shrubs agreeing with the genus Hamamé- 
lis in important characters). D. C. prod. 4. p. 268. Petals 4. 
Stamens 8, 4 of which are sterile. Anthers dehiscing by a 
valve. 
I. HAMAMELIS (pounce, homomelis, a name under which 
Athenzeus speaks of a fruit resembling an apple; it comes from 
opoc, omos, like, and yyAea, melea, an apple-tree; but the pre- 
sent genus is not in any way analogous to the apple). Lin. gen. 
no. 169. Juss. gen. p. 288. Lam. ill. t. 88. f. 1. D.C. prod. 
4, p. 268.—Trilopus, Mith. act. acad. nat. cur. 8. appendix. 
Lin. syst. Tetrdndria, Digy'nia. Calyx 4-lobed, adhering to 
the ovarium at the base, furnished with 2-3 scales on the out- 
side. Petals 4 (f. 69. a.), long, tongue-shaped, alternating with 
the teeth of the calyx (f. 69. e.). The 4 stamens alternating 
with the petals, fertile (f. 69. b.), with very short filaments : 
adnate 2-celled anthers; the cells opening by a vertical valve. 
The 4 sterile stamens (f. 69. g.) with very thick filaments 
and round anthers, one in front of each petal. Ovarium free 
at the apex, ending in 2 (f. 69. l), rarely in 3 short styles. 
Capsule coriaceous, half free, 2-celled, 2-valved at the apex ; 
valves bifid. Arils 2 in each capsule, coriaceous, 1-seeded, 
opening by 2 elastic valves above. Seed oblong, shining, with 
a superior hylum; albumen fleshy. Embryo with a superior 
radicle and flat cotyledons.—Small American or Asiatic trees. 
Leaves alternate, on short petioles, bistipulate, ovate or cu- 
neated, feather-nerved, nearly entire. Flowers nearly sessile, dis- 
posed in clusters in the axils of the leaves, girded by a 3-leaved 
involucrum. Petals yellow. 
1 H. Vircinica (Lin. syst. nat. 
p. 333.) leaves obovate, acutely 
toothed, with a small cordate re- 
cess at the base. h.H. Native 
of North America, from Canada 
to Florida, in stony and dry si- 
tuations, but frequently near 
water. Mill. ill. t. 10. Duham. 
arb. 1.t. 114. Schkuhr, handb. t. 
27. Lodd. bot. cab. 598. Guimp. À 
abb. holzart. t. 75. Rafin. med. 
bot. 1. t. 45.—Catesb. car. 3. t. 
2. This singular shrub, which 
grows about 10 or 12 feet high, 
begins to show its yellow flowers 
in autumn, when all others have 
dropped their leaves, continues 
to flower all winter, and forms : ! 
its fruit the spring following. The flowers are either polyga. 
mous, varying to dioecious, monoecious, and androgynous 
hence the names of Hamamèlis dioíca, monoica, and androgyn@ 
Walt. car. 255. The Indians consider this tree as a valuable 
article in their Materia Medica. They apply the bark, which z 
sedative and discutient, to painful tumours and external mig 
mations. A cataplasm of the inner rind is found to be very © 
cacious in removing painful inflammations of the eyes. i 
Var. B, parvifòlia (Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. 107.) leaves sma a 
oblong-obovate, upper part undulately and grossly crenated : re 
under side pubescent, rather hairy ; segments of the calyx 0°- 
long; stamens and perigynous filaments often nearly equal. R- 
H. From the mountains of Pennsylvania. b 
Virginian Witch-hazel. Fl. Oct. Feb. Clt. 1736. Shru 
8 to 12 feet. 
2 H. macropny’ra (Pursh. fl. sept. amer. 1. p. 116.) eo 
nearly orbicular, cordate, coarsely and bluntly toothed, ere 
from dots beneath. h. H. Native of North America, in the 
FIG. 69. 
