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CORNEÆ. I. Cornus. II. Voromira. III. Masnxzia. IV. Potyrosma. LORANTHACEÆ. 
Swedish Dogwood or Dwarf-cornel. FI. June, July. Britain. 
Pl, 4 to $ foot. 
t Species not sufficiently known. 
20 C. reruta’cea (Jacq. ex Steud. nom. 227.) or C. ferule- 
folia, Nocca, syn. pl. p. 88. but is undescribed. Compare 
Reem. et Schultes, syst. 3. pe S23: 
oo Dogwood. Shrub. 
41 C. ratirérta (Bray. in Steud. nom. phan. 227.) thi i 
is undescribed as far as know. aire Taig ck 
Broad-leaved Dogwood. Shrub. 
22 C, pory’gama (Rafin. fi. lud. p- 78.) branches straight, 
smooth, glabrous; leaves opposite, sessile, oblong, entire, ob- 
Cérnus, no. 2. Rob. voy. 456. Shrub 
Branches red. Calyx entire. Petals white, 
Fruit black, edible. | 
Native of Louisiana. 
15 feet high. 
acute. Styles shorter than the stamens. 
Polygamous Dogwood. Shrub 15 feet. 
Cult. All the woody species are desirable for shrubberies ; 
and many of the kinds will grow under the drip of trees, which 
Tik them valuable for thickening strips of plantations which 
ae come naked below. They are easily increased by cut- 
ao ne, or by suckers. The C. Suécica and C. Canadén- 
ite T be grown in a border of peat, in a rather shady situa- 
S they are to be increased by dividing when the plants have 
ft peal at the roots; or they may be planted in pots 
ed with peat earth, and treated as alpines. 
Ate VOTOMI'TA (Votomit is the name of the tree in Guiana). 
Se ean 1. p. 90. t. 35. D.C. prod. 4. p- 275.—Gléssoma, 
: gen. no. 1728.—Guilleminia, Neck. elem. no. 813. but 
not of Kunth. 
Sand ae Pentandria, Monogynia. Tube of calyx turbinate, 
aoe the ovarium ; limb 4-toothed. Petals 4, oblong, acu- 
ees spreadingly reflexed. _ Stamens 4, with very short fila- 
ay anthers oblong, approximate into a tube, terminated by 
TA membrane, Style filiform, perforating the tube of the 
Shy eo 4, oblong. Drupe crowned by the calyx, 1- 
brinch eed one striated.—A glabrous shrub, having the 
TER es somewhat quadrangular at the apex. Leaves opposite, 
the E ovate, acuminated, stiff, quite entire, furnished within 
a oa of the petioles with 2 deciduous stipulas. Flowers 
is ose; corymbs axillary, few-flowered. Corolla white. 
the ese Is not sufficiently known, but is allied to Cornus from 
€scription, 
ak Guranr’nsts (Aubl. l. c.) h. S. Native of French 
Sia F near the river Sinemari. Poir. dict. 8. p. 698. $ Glós- 
Wise otomita, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 318. Gléssoma 
escens, Willd. spec. 1. p. 664. 
wana Votomita. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
aa ult, A mixture of loam, peat, and sand will suit this shrub ; 
cuttings will root readily in sand under a hand-glass in heat. 
a MASTI’XIA (meaning unknown to us). Blum. bijdr. p. 
i D. C. prod. 4. p. 275. 
IN. syst. Tetra-Pentándria, Monogýnia. Tube of calyx 
sag e the ovarium : limb superior, 4-5-toothed. Petals 4-5, 
org roadest at the base. Stamens 4-5, opposite the calycine 
z a Anthers didymous, bursting inwards. Ovarium contain- 
3 = er ae ovulum. Style short, girded by a disk ; stigma 
Emb e. Drupe baccate, umbilicate, containing a 1-seeded nut. 
with ryo inverted in the albumen.—Tall trees, natives of Java, 
oblong acuminated leaves, and corymbose flowers. 
+ PENTA’NDRA (Blum. l. c.) leaves alternate, oblong, quite 
of ous; corymbs terminal ; flowers pentandrous. h .S. Native 
ava, on the more elevated woods on Mounts Salak and 
Sees where it is called by the natives Huru- Lilin. 
OL. II. 
401 
Pentandrous Mastixia. Fl. July, Dec. Tree 30 to 50 feet. 
2 M. rricuéroma (Blum. I. c.) leaves opposite, oblong, pu- 
berulous on the under side, as well as the petioles, and the 
corymbs which are terminal and trichotomous ; flowers with a 
4-toothed calyx, 4 petals, and 4 stamens. h.S. Native of 
Java, in woods on the mountains along with the preceding species, 
where it is called Palaglar burriet or Tenjoh. 
Trichotomous-corymbed Mastixia. Tree 50 to 60 feet. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Votémita above. 
IV. POLYO’SMA (from roàv, poly, much, and osun, osme, 
smell ; flowers). Blum. bijdr. p. 658. D. C. prod. 4. p. 275. 
Lin. syst. Tetrdndria, Monogynia. Tube of calyx adnate to 
the ovarium : limb superior, 4-toothed, permanent. Petals 4, 
sometimes joined at the base. Stamens 4, free, alternating with 
the petals; filaments linear, rather membranous ; anthers burst- 
ing lengthwise inwardly, adnate, 2-celled. Ovarium incom- 
pletely 2-celled, many-seeded. Style filiform; stigma truncate, 
simple. Drupe somewhat baccate, containing a 1-seeded nu- 
cleus. Albumen rather horny. Embryo inverted.—Trees and 
shrubs, native of Java, with opposite exstipulate leaves; and 
axillary terminal racemes of whitish, very sweet-scented flowers, 
furnished with 3 bracteoles under each. 
1 P. icrrdtium (Blum. 1. c.) stem arborescent ; leaves ob- 
long, coarsely and deeply serrated at the top. h. S. Native 
of Java, on the tops of the higher mountains. 
Holly-leaved Polyosma. Tree 20 to 40 feet. 
2 P. serruta'tum (Blum. l. c.) stem shrubby ; leaves oblong, 
slightly serrulated. h. S. Native of Java, in woods on 
Mounts Gede and Pangurango. 
Serrulated-leaved Polyosma. Shrub 5 to 6 feet. 
3 P. tnrecriréLium (Blum. l. c.) stem arboreous ; leaves ob- 
long, quite entire. kh. S. Native of Java, in the higher woods 
on Mount Burangrang. 
Entire-leaved Polyosma. Tree 60 feet. 
Cult. See Votómita above for culture and propagation. 
Orver CXXVII. LORANTHA'CEZ (plants agreeing with 
Lordénthus in important characters). D. Don, prod. fl. nep. 
142. D. C. coll. mem. vi. with 12 figures, prod. 4. p. 277.— 
Lorántheæ, Rich. and Juss. in ann. mus. 12. p. 292. exclusive 
of Rhizophòreæ, Cloranthez, and some genera of Loranthacee. 
Loranthidez, Gray, brit. arr. 2. p. 492. 
Flowers hermaphrodite, or of different sexes (f.73. a. d.). 
Tube of calyx girded at the base by a calyculous, which is adnate 
to the ovarium; limb short, entire, or lobed. Petals 4-8 (f. 73. 
e.), sometimes distinct from each other, sometimes cohering more 
or less together, valvate in estivation. Stamens equal in num- 
ber to the petals, and opposite them ; filaments adnate to the 
corolla, more or less, or wanting ; anthers oscillatory, or erect 
on the tops of the filaments ; or when the filaments are defi- 
cient or wanting, they are adnate to the lobes of the corolla. 
Ovarium ovate or turbinate, adnate to the calyx. Style filiform 
or wanting; stigma capitate. Berry I-celled (f. 73. a. f), 
1-seeded (f. 73. c.), crowned or umbilicate by the calyx (f. 73. b.). 
Tegument membranous, involving the seed. Albumen fleshy. 
Embryo with a superior radicle, which is thickened or truncate 
at the apex.—The shrubs contained in this order are almost all 
parasitical, that is, growing on and deriving their nourishment 
from other trees: very few of them grow in earth. Leaves 
opposite, rarely alternate or wanting, coriaceous or more or less 
fleshy, oe always entire. The disposition of the flowers and 
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