50 OLEINZE, VI. Myxoryrum. 
Ovarium 2-celled; cells biovulate. Stigma almost sessile, 
obtuse. Berry nearly dry, l-seeded. Albumen fleshy. Em- 
bryo inverted-— This genus is nearly allied to Olea, but it 
differs from that genus in the globose corolla, undivided stigma, 
and baceate fruit.—4A tree with opposite leaves, and terminal 
panicles of flowers. 
1 P. Java’nicum (Blum. 1. c.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, acu- 
minated, acutish at the base, quite entire, glabrous, rather veiny, 
on short petioles ; panicles terminal, brachiate, length of leaves. 
5.S. Native of Java, in woods on mount Salak, where it is 
called Patjar-gunung. 
Java Pachyderma. 
Cult. 
Tree. 
See O'lea, p. 49. for culture and propagation. 
VI. MYXOPY' RUM (from pv£a, myxa, mucus, and «vgqv, 
pyren, anut; nuts covered with mucilage). Blum. bijdr. p. 683. 
Lin. syst.  Diándria, Monogynia. Calyx small, quadrifid. 
Corolla globose, coriaceous, plicate inside; limb quadrifid. Sta- 
mens 2, inclosed; filaments very short, inserted in the middle 
of the tube. Ovarium 2-celled; cells 3-ovulate. Stigma 
thick, sessile, angular at the side, and bicuspidate at the apex. 
Drupe coriaceous, 1-2-celled, containing 1-4 angular, 1-seeded 
nuts, which are covered with mucilage. Albumen horny. 
Embryo erect.—A climbing shrub, with tetragonal branches ; 
opposite elliptic-oblong, 3-nerved, glabrous leaves, which are 
sometimes serrated at the apex; and axillary and lateral pani- 
cles of flowers. Nearly allied to Norénhia. 
1 M. nervosum (Blum. l.c.) kh. VJ. S. Native of Java, 
in calcareous places near Kuripan, and at the foot of mount 
Salak. 
Nerved-leaved Myxopyrum. 
Cult. 
Shrub cl. 
See O'lea, p. 49. for culture and propagation. 
VII. CHIONA'NTHUS (from xw», chion, snow, and a»0oc, 
anthos, a flower; in reference to the snow white flowers of the 
species). Lin. gen. no. 21. Juss. gen. 105. — Gaertn. fruct. 1. 
t. 39. Lam. ill. t. 9. f. 2. 
Lin. syst. Didndria, Monogynia. Calyx small, 4-parted, 
or 4-toothed. Corolla with a short tube and a 4-parted limb ; 
segments of the limb long and linear. Style hardly any ; stigma 
2-lobed. Anthers almost sessile. Drupe baccate, containing a 
striated nut. Seeds albuminous.—Trees, having the branch- 
lets compressed at top. Leaves opposite, simple, entire. Ra- 
cemes simple or compound, terminal or axillary. Flowers snow 
white. This genus differs principally in the figure of the seg- 
ments of the corolla from Olea. 
1 C. Vixcinica (Lin. spec. p. 11.) racemes terminal; pe- 
duncles 3-flowered ; flowers pedicellate ; leaves lanceolate, gla- 
brous. A. H. Native of North America. Lodd. bot. cab. 
1204. Duh. arb. 1. p. 165. t. 63.—Catesb. car. 1. t. 68. 
Leaves resembling those of a laurel; the flowers come out in 
May, hanging in long bunches, from whence the inhabitants call 
it Snow-drop-iree ; and from the corolla being cut into narrow 
segments they also give it the name of Fringe-tree. Drupe 
purplish. 
Var. a, latifolia; leaves ovate-elliptic, having the nerves 
downy beneath. h. H. Native of Carolina.—Catesb. car. 
t. 69.—Kern. t. 607. Leaves oval-lanceolate, coriaceous, gla- 
brous; panicles dense ; drupes oval. Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. 
B8: 
Var. B; angustifolia (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 1. p. 23.) 
leaves lanceolate, glabrous. h. H. Ch. trífida, Moench. 
Var. y, maritima (Pursh. fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 8.) leaves obo- 
vate-lanceolate, membranous, pubescent ; panicles very loose ; 
drupes elliptic. .H. Native of North America, by the sea- 
side. 
VII. Cutonantuus. 
VIII. CHONDROSPERMUM. 
Virginian Fringe-tree. 
10 to 30 feet. 
2 C. axitta‘ris (R. Br. prod. p. 528.) spikes axillary, very 
short; leaves oblong-elliptic, acute. h. G. Native of New 
Holland, within the tropic. Flowers white. 
Axillary-flowered Fringe-tree. Fl. May, July. 
Shrub. 
3 C. incrassa‘ta (Swartz, prod. 13. fl. ind. occ. 1. p. 24.) 
branches of panicle decussate or fastigiate; flowers pedicellate ; 
corollas tetragonal, with erect, thickened segments; leaves ob- 
long. b. G. Native of Jamaica, in woods on the mountains. 
Leaves rather coriaceous, with a short, obtuse acumen. Ulti- 
mate peduncles 3-flowered. Corollas white, with terete, sub- 
clavate segments. 
Thickened Fringe-tree. Tree tall. 
4 C. puse’scens (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 233.) 
panicles terminal, short, trifid: with 3-flowered peduncles ; 
corollas red, with linear segments ; leaves elliptic-oblong, blunt- 
ish, coriaceous, clothed with soft down beneath. h.G. Na- 
tive of New Granada, near Gonzanama, Llanos de Trigo- 
Bamba, and Salto del Frayle, where it is called 4rupo by the 
Fl. May, July. Clt. 1796. Tree 
Clt. 1810. 
natives. Panicles rising before the leaves, downy, corymb- 
formed. 
Donny Fringe-tree. Fl. Oct. Tree 20 feet. 
Cult. The Ch, Virginicus is a fine large ornamental shrub. 
It thrives best in a moist light loamy soil. It is generally in- 
creased by seed received from America; by layering it is diffi- 
cult, if the soil be not moist. By grafting or budding it on the 
common ash it succeeds very well. The greenhouse kinds 
grow freely in a mixture of sand, loam, and peat ; and ripened 
cuttings of them will strike root in sand, under a hand-glass, in a 
little heat. 
VIII. CHONDROSPERMUM (from xovópoc, chondros, a 
lump, and ezepua, sperma, a seed; form of seed). Wall. cat. 
2837. and 2838.—Chionanthus species, Wall. in Roxb, fl. ind. 1. 
. 108. 
E Lin. syst. Didndria, Monogy'nia. Calyx urceolate, 4- 
toothed ; teeth lanceolate, acute, with purple edges. Corolla 
funnel-shaped, rather fleshy, having a large obscurely 4-sided 
tube, which is longer than the calyx; and a 4-parted spread- 
ing limb, which is longer than the tube; segments linear- 
clavate, blunt, vertical, and thickened at their apexes; throat 
closed by the anthers. Stamens 2, inserted above the base of 
the tube ; anthers fleshy, with 2 marginal cells ; situated between 
the 2 opposite fissures of the border, hardly elevated above the 
tube. Ovarium ovate, 2-celled. Ovulum solitary, inserted by 
its base?—A rambling evergreen shrub, with ash-coloured, 
separating bark ; large, opposite, 3-nerved leaves; and axillary 
and terminal, brachiate panicles of small, greenish yellow flowers. 
1 C. suiracrróriuM (Wall. cat. no. 2837.). b... S. Native 
of the forests of Chittagong, where it is called Chunalata ; also 
of the Burmese empire, on mount Taong Dong, if C. coriàceum, 
Wall. cat. no. 2838. be the same.  Chionánthus smilacifólia, 
Wall. fl. ind. 1. p. 108.  Ligüstrum laurifólium, Roxb. hort. 
beng. p.32. Branches and peduncles 4-sided. Leaves 5-7 inches 
long, and 3 broad, 3-nerved, coriaceous, pale beneath, undulated, 
and bullated between the principal nerves; nerves and veins 
much elevated beneath, and uniting a little above the base. 
Flowers small, almost scentless. The erect position of the 
ovula seems to indicate its belonging to the order Jasminee. 
The estivation of the corolla is valvate. 
Smilax-leaved Chondrospermum. Shrub cl. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Olea, p. 49. 
