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TILIACEA. XXIV. Lumea. 
panicle, each flower on a short, thick pedicel; outer calyx 9- 
parted, with linear-lanceolate segments ; petals oblong, some- 
what rhomboidal ; stamen scales fringed at the apex. h.S. Na- 
tive of Brazil. Petals silky at the bottom, but smooth, denti- 
culated, and curled at the top. ` 
Dense-flowered Luhea. Fl. Jan. Tree 10 to 20 feet? 
3 L. cranDIirLòrRAa (Mart. fl. bras. 1. p. 99. t. 59.) leaves 
broad-ovate, somewhat unequal-sided, acute, unequally serrated, 
pubescent above and white tomentose beneath; flowers panicu- 
lately cymose ; pedicels long, bracteate, and are as well as the 
calyxes covered with brown olive tomentum; segments of outer 
calyx cordate, acute; petals rhomboidal; stamen scales free, 
entire, ciliately jagged at the apex. h. S. Native of Brazil in the 
province of Minas Geraes in mountain woods. Petals dilated at 
the base, bearded at the claws, ending in a lanceolate-spatulate 
white limb. Involucel 8-parted, (Mart.) 
Great-flowered Luhea. ‘Tree 20 feet. 
4 L. panicuta ta (Mart. fl. bras. 1. p. 100. t. 62.) leaves 
broad-ovate, b!untish or acutish, cordate at the base; somewhat 
unequal-sided, of a rufous-white colour beneath, unequally ser- 
rated, floral ones smallest ; cymes at the tops of the branches dis- 
posed in a large leafy panicle, each flower on a short pedicel ; 
outer calyx 9-parted with lanceolate segments ; petals rhom- 
boidal; stamen scales multifid even to the base, bearded. h. S. 
Native of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes. Petals with 
short fleshy claws and an obovate, subemarginate, rose-coloured 
or white limb, pubescent at the base. The inhabitants of Brazil 
use the bark of this tree to tan leather under the name of 
Acoeta cavalhos. ` 
Panicled-flowered Luhea. Fl. Mar. April. Tree 10 to 20 ft. 
5 L. pivarica‘ra (Mart. fl. bras. 1. p. 101.) leaves oblong 
or obovate, unequal-sided, with a short acumen, unequally ser- 
rate, but quite entire at the base, smooth above but hoary beneath; 
flowers dichotomously panicled; peduncles divaricate, cymose ; 
pedicels short, thick ; outer calyx 6-parted, with linear, acute 
segments ; petals obovate ; stamen scales dissected even to the 
middle. h.S. Native of Brazil in the province of St. Paul. 
Corolla rose-coloured ; petals obovatelyorbicular, broadish at 
the claws and covered with long, dense hairs, the rest smooth, 
yellow at the base. 
Divaricate-peduncled Luhea. Tree 30 feet. 
6 L. vitxésa (Mart. fl. bras. 1. p. 102.) leaves broad-ovate, 
acutish, denticulated, equal-sided ; flowers panicled ; fruit vil- 
lous. h.S. Native of Brazil in the province of Bahia. 
Villous Luhea. Tree 20 feet. l 
T L. ca’npicans (Mart. fl. bras. 1. p. 102.) leaves ovate- 
oblong, denticulately serrated, white beneath from tomentum ; 
flowers subsolitary. h. S. Native of Brazil in the province 
of Bahia. Flowers white. 
White-leaved Luhea. Tree 20 feet. 
8 L.ca’npipa (Mart. fl. bras. 1. p. 102.) leaves ovate-ser- 
rated, on short petioles, white beneath ; involucel 10-12-parted ; 
Stamens a little joined at the base; stamen scales fringed, di- 
vided even to the base. h. S. Native of Mexico. Alégria 
candida, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D.C. prod. 1. 
pP. 517. A shewy tree with white flowers about the size of 
those of a single rose. 
White-flowered Luhea. Tree 30 feet. 
9 L. untriora (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 290.) leaves ovate, 
acute, entire at the base, pale-rufescent beneath ; flowers soli- 
tary on short thick pedicels; outer calyx 9-parted ; segments 
linear-lanceolate ; petals oblong, linear; stamen scales capil- 
aceous. h. S. Native of Brazil in the province of Rio 
Janeiro. Petals white, hairy and ciliated at the base, the rest 
smooth. This species appears to approach L. cdndicans. 
One-flowered Luhea. Fl. Dec. Tree 15 feet. 
XXV. Mora. 
XXVI. Vatica. XXVII. EspERA. 557 - 
10 L. rure’scens (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 293. t. 293. A.) leaves 
elliptic or obovate, short-acuminate, subcordate at the base, 
rufescent beneath ; flowers loosely cymose, each flower on a 
long pedicel; outer calyx 9-parted, with linear lanceolate seg- 
ments; petals oblong, obovate; stamen scales fringed at the 
apex. kh. S. Native of Brazil in the province of Minas 
Geraes. Petals white, curled, silky-pubescent above the base, 
the rest smooth. 
Rufescent Luhea. Fl. April. Tree 20 feet. 
11 L. raxiriora (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 293.) leaves ellip- 
tical, short-acuminate, quite entire at the base, pale-rufescent 
beneath ; flowers disposed as it were in few-flowered lax ra- 
cemes, each flower on a long pedicel; outer calyx 9-parted, 
with lanceolate, acuminated segments; petals oblong-ovate ; 
stamen scales fringed at the top. h.S. Native of Brazil in 
the provinces of Minas Geraes and Minas Novas. Petals white, 
pubescent and entire at the base, but smooth, denticulated, and 
curled at the apex. 
Loose-flowered Luhea. Fl. May. Shrub 10 feet. 
Cult. Luhéa is a genus of fine broad-leaved trees with shewy 
white or red flowers. They will thrive well in a mixture of 
loam and peat ; and cuttings not too ripe will root in sand under 
a hand-glass, in heat. All the species are worth cultivating. 
XXV. MO’LLIA (in honour of L. B. de Moll, Counsellor 
of State to the King of Bavaria, a patron of natural history). 
Mart. fl. bras. 1. p. 96. Schlechtendalia, Spreng. syst. app. p. 295. 
Lin. syst. Polyadélphia, Polydndria. Calyx of 5 sepals. 
Petals 5. Stamens divided into many bundles, disposed in many 
series, outer series divided into 5 bundles, inner one indeter- 
minately joined. Style simple. Capsule 2-celled, 2-valved to 
the middle, without a central column. Seeds awl-shaped, nu- 
merous, disposed in 2 series in each cell, A middle-sized tree 
with alternate simple, stalked, stipulate leaves, and axillary 
aggregate stalked flowers. 
1 M. speciosa (Mart. fl. bras. 1. p. 97. t. 60.) leaves ovate, 
repandly-toothed at the apex, smooth, covered with small- scales 
beneath ; flowers axillary, subcorymbose. h. S. Native of 
Brazil near the bar of the Rio Negro. Petals white, a little 
shorter than the calyx, finely serrulated at the tip. 
Sheny Mollia. ‘Tree 10 to 20 feet. 
Cult. This tree should be propagated and cultivated in the 
same manner as that recommended for Luhea. 
XXVI. VA‘TICA (from Vaticanus, god of the prophets, 
which is derived from vates, divine. This tree is said to be 
employed by the people of China in some religious ceremonies). 
Lin. mant. 2. p. 152. D.C. prod. 1. p. 517. 
Lin. syst. Polyandria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-cleft; lobes 
acute, probably valvate in the bud. Petals 5, hoary on the 
outside, obovate-oblong, twisted in the bud. Anthers 15, ses- 
sile, ovate, 4-celled, 3 in front of each petal. Ovary 5-angled. 
Style 1, crowned by a 3-lobed stigma. Capsule 3-celled? cells 
1-seeded? Smith. This genus is not sufficiently known. _ 
1 V.Curxe'nsis (Lin. mant. 2. p. 152.) h.G. Native of 
China. Smith, icon. ined. t. 36. Lam. ill. t. 397. A shrub 
with angular branches, alternate cordate-oblong blunt quite 
entire leaves and panicles of flowers. The 2 outer cells of an- 
thers terminated each in a spine: 
Chinese Vatica. Tree 40 feet. 
Cult. A mixture of loam and sand will suit this tree, and 
ripened cuttings will root in sand, under a hand-glass. 
XXVII. E’SPERA (perhaps from eozepa, espera, the even- 
ing; application not evident). Willd. act. soc. nat. cur. berol. 
3. p. 449. D.C. prod. 1. p. 517. 
