CAPPARIDE. V. Potanisia. 
unnecessary. The seeds of the annual species require to be sown 
on ahot-bed frame, early in spring; and when the plants are of 
sufficient size they should be planted out into the open border, 
but this should never be done before the middle of May. The 
biennial species require to be kept in the stove; cuttings of these 
will strike root freely under a hand-glass, in a moderate heat. 
V. POLANIY'SIA (odv, poly, many, avicoc, anisos, un- 
equal; stamens numerous and unequal.) Raf. journ. phys. aout. 
1819. p. 98. D.C. prod. 1. p. 242. 
Lin. syst. Octo-Polyandria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-sepalled, 
spreading, Petals 4. Stamens 8-32. Torus small.  Silique 
sessile within the calyx, or scarcely stipitate, terminated by a dis- 
tinct style. Annual herbs with the habit of Cledme. 
Secr, I. Bracny’styia (from Bpaxve, brachys, short, and 
crudoc, stylos, a style; because of the style being shorter than 
the ovary. ) D. C. prod. 1. p. 242. Style shorter than the ovary. 
T his section, according to Mr. Brown, includes in addition to the 
species from which the genus was formed, at least two sets of 
plants having very little affinity with each other, or with the 
original species, whose only congener is P. wniglanduldsa. 
1 P. pia’nrnera (D.C. syst. 1. p. 242.) smooth, somewhat 
prickly ; leaflets 7, linear-filiform; stamens 8, 6 sterile, and 2 
bearing anthers ; silique stipitate, pendulous. ©. H. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope. Cledme diandra, Burch. trav. 1. 
P. 548. cat. no. 2103. Flowers red. . 
Two-anthered Polanisia. Fl. July, Aug. Pl. 14 foot. 
2 P. cuEniponia (D. C. prod. 1. p. 242.) pilosely-hispid ; 
leaflets 7-9, obovately-cuneated ; stamens 24-32; silique sessile 
—? Native of the East Indies. Cledme chelidénia, Lin. fil. 
suppl. 300. Flowers rose-coloured, somewhat like those of 
Roméria hybrida, whence the specific name. 
Celendine-like Polanisia. FÌ. Jul. Nov. Clt. 1792. Pl. 13 ft. 
3 P. ancura‘ta (D. C. prod. 1. p. 242.) smooth ; stem some- 
what triquetrous ; leaflets 5-7, oblong-linear ; silique sessile, 
striated. ©.H. Native of Java. Flowers violet. 
Angular-stemmed Polanisia. Fl. Ju. July. Pl. 14 foot. 
„4 P. oxyrny’tra (D. C. prod. 1. p. 242.) glandular and 
pilose ; leaflets 3-7, elliptical-oblong ; stamens 8-12 ; siliques on 
short stipes, striated, puberulous, pendulous. ©? H. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope. Cledme oxyphylla, Burch. cat. no. 
1887. Flowers yellow. 
Sharp-leaved Polanisia. Fl. July, Sep. Pl. 14 foot. 
5 P. crave'orens (Rafin. journ. phys. aout. 1819. p. 98.) 
plant beset with glandular hairs ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets ellip- 
tical-oblong ; stamens 8-12; siliques oblong, narrowed at the 
base, glandularly-muricated, pubescent. ©. H. Native of 
orth America. Cledme dodecandra, var. Canadénsis, Lin. 
Spec. 939. Bart. fl. amer. t. 22—Corn. can. 131. icon. Flowers 
small, pinkish. This plant is employed as a vermifuge. 
Strong-scented Polanisia. F]. July, Sep. Clt. —? Pl. 2 feet. 
6 P. viscdsa (D. C. prod. 1. p. 242.) plant covered with 
glandular hairs; leaflets 3-5, obovately-cuneate or oblong ; 
stamens 8-20; siliques oblong, sessile, striated, covered with 
glandular hairs. ©. H. Native of the East Indies. Flowers 
small, yellow, 
Var. a, Cleòme viscosa, Lin. spec. 938.—Rheed. mal. 9. t. 23. 
p9 p, Cleòme icosándra, Lin. spec. 938.—Burm. zeyl. t. 
¥9. This plant has an acrid taste something like mustard, and 
18 eaten by the natives among other herbs as a salad. 
Clammy Polanisia. Fl. July, Sep. Clt. 1730. Pl. 2 feet. 
b ° DopEca’NprRa (D.C. prod. 1. p- 242.) puberulously-sca- 
rous ; leaves trifoliate; leaflets smooth, elliptical-lanceolate, 
Somewhat serrulated; stamens 8-12; siliques sessile, narrowed 
at the base, smooth. ©.H. Native of the East Indies. Cleéme 
VI. Puysostemon. 
VII. Corynanpra. 975 
dodecandra, Lin. spee. 939. exclusive of the synonym of Sloane. 
—Burm. zeyl. t. 100. f. 1. Flowers with white petals and a 
purplish calyx. 
Dodecandrous Polanisia. Fl. July, Sep. Clt. 1795. Pl. 1 ft. 
8 P. retina (D. C. prod. 1. p. 242.) strigose ; leaves almost 
radical, trifoliate ; leaflets wedge-shaped ; stamens 28-32 ; sili- 
ques almost sessile, smooth. ©? H. Native of the East In- 
dies. Cledme felina, Lin. fil. suppl. 300. Flowers small, red. 
The leaves are rough and pointed at the end, which has been liken- 
ed to the roughness of a cat’s tongue, whence the specific name. 
‘at-tongue-leaved Polanisia. Fl. June, Sept. Pl. 14 foot. 
Secr. II. Sryza‘ria (from orvdoc, stylos, a style ; because of 
the style being longer than the ovary.) D. C. prod. 1. p. 242. 
Style much longer than the ovary. 
9 P. uniGLANDULOsA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 242.) plant covered 
with glandular pubescence ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets and brac- 
teas oblong-lanceolate ; stamens 8-16 ; siliques sessile, somewhat 
puberulous. ©.H. Native of Mexico at Acapulco. Cleome 
uniglanduldsa, Cav. icon. 4. t. 306. Flowers white, with rose- 
coloured filaments, and yellow anthers. 
One-glanded Polanisia. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1823, PL 14 fto 
Cult. The species of Polanista being all annual plants from 
tropical countries, the seeds require to be sown in a hot-bed frame, 
and when the plants are of sufficient size they should be planted 
out into the open border in a sheltered situation, but this should 
not be done before the middle of May. A plantof each should 
be kept in pots and placed in the green-house during summer, in 
order to secure seeds for next year’s sowing, in case the summer 
should prove unfavourable for ripening in the open border. 
This may be said of all the annual plants belonging to Cap- 
paridee. 
VI. PHYSOSTE'MON (from dévea, physa, a bladder, and 
orTnpwy, stemon, a stamen ; because of the stamens being inflated 
at the top.) Mart. fl. bras. 1. p. 72. 
Lin. syst. Hexo-Octdndria, Monogiynia. Calyx of 4 sepals. 
Corolla of 4 petals, which are unguiculated. Stamens 6 or 8, 
unequal, 2 or 4 smaller, inflated under the anthers. Ovary 
almost sessile. Siliques 1-celled, 2-valved. Receptacle mar- 
ginate, permanent. Seeds numerous, echinated. Small annual 
plants, with slender fibrous roots; branched, erect or prostrate 
stems ; simple exstipulate scattered leaves, and terminal racemes 
of yellow flowers. 
1 P. tanceora‘tus (Mart. fl bras. 1. p. 73. t. 45.) erect; 
leaves linear-lanceolate ; capsules elongated, linear, rather terete ; 
style very short, permanent. ©.S. Native of Brazil in the 
province of Pernambuco, in low sandy places. 
Lanceolute-leaved Physostemon. Fl. April. Pl. 14 foot. 
2 P. renvirdtium (Mart. fl. bras. 1. p.73. t. 46.) smooth, 
erect ; leaves linear-awl-shaped ; capsules ovate, equal in length 
to the style. ©. S. Native of Brazil in the province of Per- 
nambuco in grassy places. Stem branched from the base. 
Slender-leaved Physostemon. Fl. April. Pl. 13 foot. 
3 P. RoTUNDIFÒLIUM (Mart. fl. bras. 1. p. 74. t. 47.) leaves 
ovate-elliptical, acute; capsules ovate, compressed, exceeding 
the length of the permanent style. ©. S. Native of Brazil on 
the confines of the provinces of Pernambuco and Bahia, on the 
banks of the river Francisco. Stem decumbent, hairy. 
Round-leaved Physostemon. Fl. April. Pl. decumbent. 
Cult. The seed of these plants should be sown on a hot-bed 
early in spring, and when the plants are of sufficient size, which 
will be about the beginning of May, they should be planted out 
into a warm sheltered situation in the open border, where they 
will ripen their seed if the summer proves warm. 
VII. CORYNA’NDRA (from xepuyn, coryne, a club, and 
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