774 ZYGOPHYLLEZ. X. BIEBERSTEINIA. 
loam and peat; and ripened cuttings, planted under a hand- 
glass, will perhaps root. ‘The above method may be tried if 
ever the plant be introduced. 
X. BIEBERSTEINIA (in honour of Frederic Marschall 
Bieberstein, counsellor of state of Russia, author of Flora Tau- 
rico-Caucasica, and other works). Steph. mem. nat. mosce. 1. 
p. 89. D. C. prod. 1. p. 707. Andr. Juss. in mem. mus. 12. 
», 458. ` 
! Lin. syst. Decdndria, Pentagynia. Calyx deeply 5-parted, 
irregular. Petals 5, twisted in the bud, unguiculate. Sta- 
mens 10, hypogynous; filaments awl-shaped, rather villous, 
the 5 shortest opposite the petals, the alternate ones with a scale 
at the base of each on the outside ; anther oscillatory. Ovaries 5, 
distinct at the apex, but connate at the base. Styles 5, simple, 
rising from the middle of the ovaries. Carpels 1-seeded, 
arillate inside.—Perennial herbs beset with glandular hairs. 
Leaves impari-pinnate, with cut leaflets. Stipulas adhering to 
the petioles. Racemes terminal, simple. 
1 B. opòra (Steph. l. c.) leaflets roundish, deeply toothed ; 
petals entire. 2%. F. Native of the Altaian mountains at the 
falls of Tschuia. Flowers probably yellow. 
Sneet-scented Biebersteinia. Pl. ? 
2 B. murtiripa (D. C. prod. 1. p. 708.) leaflets multifid into 
linear lobes ; petals toothed. 4. F. Native of Persia. 
Multifid-leaved Biebersteinia. P1. ? 
‘ult. These plants should be kept in pots in a mixture of 
loam, peat, and sand, and they may be increased by seeds. 
XI. TRICHANTHERA (from rpcé zpryoc, trix trichos, a 
hair, and ayOnoa, anthera, an anther; in allusion to the anthers 
being bristly). Ehrenberg, in Schlecht. Linnea. 4. p. 401. 
Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 
5, linear, hypogynous. Stamens 5, free; filaments flat; anthers 
setaceous. Disk glandless. Styles numerous, crowned by 
simple capitate stigmas. Capsule ovate, stipitate, bluntly penta- 
gonal, 5-celled, 5-valved, many-seeded. Seeds naked, albu- 
minous. 
1 T. mope’sta (Ehrenb. l. c. p. 402.). 
tive of Arabia near Djedda towards Mecca. A slender herb, 2 
or 3 inches high. Leaves alternate, stipulate, setaceously linear, 
toothed at the apex. Flowers on long jointed peduncles, nod- 
ding. Petals twisted in the bud. 
Modest Trichanthera. Pl. 2 to 3 inches. 
Cult. A mixture of peat and sand will perhaps answer this 
little plant ; and it may be increased by seeds or cuttings planted 
in mould under a hand-glass. 
y. or ©. F. Na- 
XII. ANATRO'PA (ava, ana, upwards, and rporn, trope, 
turning ; spike turned like that of Heliotropium). Ehrenberg, in 
Schlecht. Linnea. 4. p. 403. 
Lin. syst. Tetrdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-cleft, valvate 
inthe bud. Petals 4, hypogynous, imbricate in the bud. Sta- 
mens 4, free. Style short, clavate, crowned by a simple stigma. 
Capsule fleshy, bluntly quadrangular, depressed, 4-valved, 4- 
celled; cells 4-5-seeded. 
1 A. tenr’tta (Ehrenb. in Schlecht. Linnea. 4. p. 404.). 
Y.F. Native of Arabia. A slender, fleshy, smooth plant ; 
lower leaves entire, upper ones alternate and pinnatifid, auricled 
with stipulas. Flowers disposed in a spike, turned like that of 
Helotropium. 
Tender Anatropa. PI. 4 inches, ascending. 
Cult. See Trichanthéra for cultivation and propagation. 
XIII. MELIA’NTHUS (from pedt, meli, honey, and arOoc, 
anthos, a flower; flowers full of honey). Tourn. inst. t. 245. 
XI. TRICHANTHERA. 
XII. Anarrora. XIII. Merrantuvs. XIV. BALANITES. 
Lin. gen. no. 795. D.C. prod. 1. p. 708. Andr. Juss. in mem. 
mus, 12. p. 459. t. 28. no. 48. 
Lin. syst. Tetrdndria, Monogynia. Calyx coloured, large, 
5-cleft, permanent, unequal, lower segment smaller than the 
rest, bulged at the base on the outside, with a corresponding 
hollow inside, full of honey fluid. Petals 5, strap-formed, 4 
lower ones declined, connected in the middle, the fifth very 
small. Stamens 4, hypogynous, with the two upper filaments 
distinct, but the two lower ones are joined together at the base. 
Ovary with 4 stripes. Style 1, terminated by a somewhat 4- 
cleft stigma. Capsule membranaceous, 4-lobed, 4-celled, winged, 
opening by the inner angle, each cell containing 2 ovule, but 
only one of them comes to maturity. Seed ovate, shining. Al- 
bumen fleshy. Embryo with small linear cotyledons longer 
than the radicle.—Shrubs with glandless, impari-pinnate leaves, 
with toothed leaflets, and distinct or joined stipulas. Racemes 
many-flowered, spike-formed. Leaves having a strong unplea- 
sant scent when bruised. 
1 M. maor (Lin. spec. 892.) leaves smooth on both surfaces, 
glaucous; stipulas large, joined to the petiole. h. H. Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope. Lam. ill. t. 552. Ker. bot, reg. t. 
45. Leaflets large. Flowers of a brown chocolate colour.— 
Herm. lugd. bat. t. 415. 
Great Honey-flower. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1688. Sh. 6 ft. 
2 M. miyor (Lin. spec. 892. exclusive of the synonym of 
Comm.) leaves smooth above and hoary beneath ; stipulas dis- 
tinct. h.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Curt. bot. 
mag. t. 301. Racemes axillary, elongated, drooping. Bracteas 
linear, attenuated. Flowers of a dark-brown colour in whorls; 
lower part of petals green, upper part saftron-coloured, and 
blush or fine red on the bulged part of the lower sepal. Leaves 
deep green on the upper surface, but hoary below. 
Smaller Honey-flower. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1696. Shrub 5 feet. 
3 M. comdsus (Vahl. symb. 3. p. 85.) leaves villous above, 
downy beneath ; stipulas distinct. h. G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. Comm. rar. t. 4. Racemes leafy beneath. 
Bracteas cordate. Flowers alternate, in pendent clusters, of a 
yellowish colour. Capsules hoary. 
Tufted Honey-flower. Clt. 1820. Shrub 4 feet. _ 
Cult. These shrubs will thrive well in any light rich soil, 
and cuttings will strike root freely under a hand-glass, or they 
may be increased by suckers, which are thrown out in plenty 
from the root. The M. major will. grow and flower freely 1 
planted against a wall in a warm situation, but it requires to be 
sheltered in winter by a mat. 
XIV. BALANITES (meaning unknown). Delil. fl. egyp- 
77. D.C. prod. 1. p. 708. P 
Lin. syst. Decándria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted. e- 
tals 5. Stamens 10; filaments awl-shaped. Disk glandular, 
girding the ovary. Ovary 5-celled, 5-seeded. Drupe “ee 
shaped, acute, 1-celled, 1-seeded from abortion; nut woos 
pentagonal. Seed pendulous, with a fibrous covering, AO. 
thickened endopleura about the radicle. Radicle superior. © 
tyledons seimi-ovate. Plumule 2-leaved.—T'rees with alternate 
bifoliate leaves and axillary spines. Pedicels 1-flowered, aggre- 
gate. Flowers small, whitish. 
1 B. Æsyrrraca (Delil. 1. e. t. 28. f. 1). eS. | 
tropical Africa, and is now cultivated in Egypt.—Agih 
Alp. æg. 20. t. 11. Ximènia Ægyptìaca, Lin. spec. 1194. 
seed of this tree is usually mixed with gum Senegal. 
Egyptian Balanites. Clt.? Tree 20 feet. t 
2 B.rerox (D. C. prod. 1. p. 708.) putamen more acute, 
narrower, and more furrowed ; leaflets roundish ; spines longer: 
h. S. Ximènia fèrox, Poir. dict. 8. p. 805. Native of St. 
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