RUTACEZ. III. APLOPHYLLUM. 
Fisch. in litt. D. C. prod. 1. p. 712. 
like 4. Dahùricum. 
Thesium-like Aplophyllum. Pl. 4 foot. 
15 A. Danu‘ricum; leaves entire, linear-lanceolate, and are 
as well as the calyxes smooth; corymbs few-fowered ; sepals 
and stamens a little fringed at the base ; ovaries smooth ; petals 
oblong. 2/.H. Native of Dahuria, in exposed fields. Ruta 
Dahirica, D. C. prod. 1. p.712. Péganum Dahiricum , Lin. 
spec. 638.—Ruta, Gmel. sib. 4. t. 68. f. 2.—Amm. ruth. no. 92. 
Petals pale-yellow, sometimes 6 in number. Stamens double 
the number of the petals, not triple that number, as in Péganum. 
Root fusiform, with many simple stems rising from the neck. 
There is a variety of this plant with white flowers, mentioned in 
Amm. ruth. no. 91. 
Dahurian Aplophyllum. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1816. Pl. 1 ft. 
16 A. RosMARINIFOLIUM (Pers. ench. 1. p. 465.) leaves linear, 
dotted beneath; stem very much branched; root fusiform. 
4%. F. Native of Spain, according to the herbarium of Jussieu. 
Flowers yellowish. 
Rosemary-leaved Aplophyllum. PI. 1 foot. 
Cult. These plants will grow in any light rich soil, but ina 
poor dry light soil they will endure our winter better. Cuttings 
planted under a hand-glass will root readily, and many of them 
may be increased by dividing the plants at the root, but by seeds 
is the best and surest method ; these are sure to ripen in abund- 
ance if the summer proves favourable. 
Flowers yellowish. Very 
Genus allied to Ritee. 
IV. CYMINO’SMA (from kupvov, kyminon, cumin-seed, 
and osun, osme, smell; fruit smelling like cumin-seed). Geert. 
fruct. 1. p- 280. D.C. prod. 1. p- 722. Andr. Juss. in mem. 
mus. 12, p. 465. t. 17. no. 11.—Jambolifera, Lin. gen. no. 479. 
but not of Houtt. nor Gært. and excluding the synonym of 
Rumphius. 
Lin. syst. Octándria, Monogýnia, Calyx of 4 orbicular 
sepals or deeply divided into 4 orbicular segments, 2 of which 
are rather smaller than the rest. Petals 4, narrow, lanceolate, 
revolute at the apex. Stamens 8, the 4 shortest are opposite 
the petals; filaments flat, awl-shaped, pilose at the base; 
anthers ovate, versatile. Ovary seated on a fleshy, octangular 
disk. Style 1, erect, smooth, terminated by a 4-furrowed 
stigma. Berry 4-celled; loculaments papery inside, 1-seeded. 
Embryo with a short radicle and elliptical cotyledons.—Trees 
with large, opposite, entire leaves, having the smell of the fruit. 
Flowers corymbose, white. Fruit smelling like cumin-seed. The 
species are insufficiently known. o. 
1 C. pepuxcura' ra (D. C. prod. 1. p. 722.) leaves elliptical- 
lanceolate, obtuse ; petals linear-lanceolate, thrice as long as the 
calyx. h.S. Native of Ceylon. Jambolífera, Lin. fl. zeyl. 
58. exclusive of the synonymes. Jambolífera pedunculàta, 
Vahl. symb. 3. p. 52. t. 6l. Dryan. l. c. Perin-panel, Rheed. 
mal. 5. t. 15.? Gert. fruct. 1. p. 281. in anote. Corymbs 
trichotomous. Flowers white. The berries are called jambol ; 
they are black and juicy, of a sweetish acid taste, esculent. 
Stalked-fruited Cyminosma, Clt. 1800. Tree 20 feet. 
2 C. CHINE'NSIS (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 216.) leaves ovate, 
emarginate ; petals lanceolate, thrice as long as the calyx. R. G. 
ative of the south of China. Jambolifera pedunculata, Lour. 
coch. p. 230. Corymbs racemose. Flowers white. Fruit ovate- 
oblong, almost cylindric, 1-seeded, blunt, black, juicy, sweetish- 
acid, esculent. 
China Cyminosma. Tree 20 feet. 
3 C. Axr’npa (Geert. fruct. 1. t. 58.) leaves ? 
pubescent outside, a little longer than the calyx. 
of Ceylon. ` Ankænda, Herm. mus. 73. Burm. fl. zeyl. 2 
of cumin is extracted from this tree. 
petals oblong, 
h.S. Native 
7. Oil 
IV. Cyminosma. V. Dictamnus. 781 
Akenda Cyminosma. Tree 20 feet. 
4 C, onora ra (D. C. prod. 1. p. 722.) leaves ovate, ob- 
liquely truncate at the base, dotted beneath ; corymbs terminal, 
racemose ; berries 1-secded from abortion. h.G. Native of 
Cochin-china, in gardens. Jambolifera odorata, Lour. coch. 231. 
Calyptranthes odorata, Martyn. Flowers white. Berries ovate, 
small, white. The leaves have the smell of cumin; the young 
leaves are put into salads, and are not unpleasant, ` 
Sweet-scented Cyminosma. Clt. 1818. Shrub 6 feet. 
5 C. resixòsa (D. C. prod. 1. p. 722.) leaves oblong; pedun- 
cles axillary, many-flowered ; berries roundish, 4-celled. h. S. 
Native of Cochin-china. Jambolifera resinòsa, Lour. coch. 1. 
p. 284. Calyptránthes resinòsa, Martyn. A middle-sized tree, 
with tough, resinous bark. Flowers white. Berries roundish, 
small, black. The fishermen of Cochin-china dye their nets in 
a strong decoction of the roots, to prevent their rotting. 
Resinous-barked Cyminosma. Tree 20 fect. 
Cult. These trees will thrive well in a mixture of loam, 
peat, and sand; and ripened cuttings will strike root if planted 
in a pot of sand, placed under a hand-glass, in a moderate heat. 
Tribe Il. 
Andr. Juss. in mem. mus. 
Ovaries 5, dis- 
Embryo 
Albu- 
DIO'SMEX-EUROPAHAN Æ. 
12. p.467. Flowers irregular. Disk wanting. 
tinct. Seeds covered with a thin, dark, shining testa. 
with a short radicle, and close, ovate, thick cotyledons. 
men fleshy, white. European herbs with pinnate leaves. 
V. DICTA’MNUS (an ancient name of what is supposed to 
be Origanum Dictémnus, Fraxinélla because the leaves resemble 
those of Fréxinus, the ash). Lin. gen. no. 522. D.C. prod. 
1. p.712. Andr. Juss. in mem. mus. 12. p. 467. t. 18. no. 12. 
Liv. syst. Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx deciduous, 5- 
parted, unequal. Petals 5, unguiculate, unequal. Stamens 10, 
declinate ; filaments awl-shaped, filiform, unequal, with glan- 
dular tubercles at the apex ; anthers roundish. Style 1, decli- 
nate, striated lengthwise, terminated bya papillose, blunt stigma. 
Capsule stipitate, composed of 5 carpels, which are connected 
on the inside, compressed, 2-seeded.—Strong smelling herbs, 
with impari-pinnate, exstipulate leaves, with 4-6 pairs of serru- 
late leaflets, full of pellucid dots. Racemes terminal. Stems 
glandular at the apex, as well as the pedicels, calyxes, and petals. 
1 D. Fraxixe' Lia (Pers. ench. 1. p. 464.) leaflets 4-5 pairs, 
cordate at the base, acute at the apex, finely serrulated ; racemes 
long; calyx unequal. YX. H. Native of the south of Europe, 
particularly in Germany, France, Spain, Austria, and Italy. D. 
albus, Lin. spec. 548. Jacq. austr. 5. t. 428. Woody. med. 
bot. $16.t.116. Lam. ill. t. 344. f. 1. Fraxinélla, Clus. pann. 54. 
It is called by Gerarde Bastard or False Dittany, and by Par- 
kinson, False White Dittany. Seeds pear-shaped, black, shining. 
The whole plant, especially when gently rubbed, emits an odour 
like that of lemon-peel, but when bruised it has something of a 
balsamic scent. ‘This fine scent is strongest in the pedicels of 
the flowers, which are covered with glands of a rusty-red colour, 
exuding a viscid juice or resin, which exhales in vapour, and in 
a dark place may be seen to take fire. The root was formerly 
used in medicine, and it is said with much success, as a drastic 
opiate. This plant, for its beauty and fine scent, deserves a 
place in every collection. The varieties are as follows : 
Var. a, purpurea (D. C. prod. 1. p. 712.) petioles obscurely 
edged ; petals pale-purple, striped with deeper veins. D. rdbra, 
D. Fraxinélla, Link. enum. 1. p. 398. l 
Var. B, alba (D.C. prod. 1. p. 712.) petioles with rather 
broader edges; petals white. D. álbus, Link. enum. 1. p. 398. 
Frazxinella. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1596. Pl. 1 to 1} foot. 
