RUTACEÆ. XXIV. Menicopr, 
rymbose. h. G. Native of New Holland. Flowers green, 
octandrous, by which it differs from the rest. 
Octandrous Zieria, Fl. April, June. Clt.? Tree 12 feet. 
Cult. Many of the species of Ziéria are very pretty. An 
equal mixture of loam and peat suits them best; and young 
cuttings, planted in a pot of sand, with a bell-glass placed over 
them, will strike root freely. 
Tribe V. 
DIO'SMEÆ-AMERICA'NÆ. Andr. Juss. in mem. mus. 
12, p. 484. Flowers regular. Petals free. Stamens equal or 
double the number of the petals. Disk surrounding the ovaries 
or wanting. Embryo with the radicle pointing towards the hylum, 
short, straight, with large, ovate cotyledons. Albumen fleshy, 
rarely wanting.—Trees and shrubs, with opposite or alternate, 
simple, bifoliate, or ternate Jeaves. Flowers axillary or terminal, 
panicled, racemose, or corymbose. 
XXIV. MELI'COPE (from piedt, meli, honey, and korn, kope, 
adivision; in allusion to the 4 didymous honey-glands at the 
base of the ovaries). Forst. gen. no. 28. D.C. prod. 1. p. 
723. Andr. Juss. in mem. mus. 12. p. 485. Entoganum, 
Banks, Geert. 
Lin. syst. Octéndria, Monogijnia. Calyx 4-parted, per- 
manent. Petals 4, spreading, unguiculate. Stamens 8, shorter 
than the petals; filaments awl-shaped; anthers rather heart- 
shaped. Ovaries 4, ovate, girded at the base by 4 large, didy- 
mous glands. Styles 4, connected together, terminated by a 
thickish, tetragonal stigma. Fruit of 4 1-seeded carpels.—A 
shrub with opposite, ternate leaves, full of pellucid dots. 
1 M. rerna ra (Forst. gen. no. 28. Lam. ill. t. 245.). kh. G. 
Native of New Zealand. Entéganum levigatum, Geert. fruct. 
1. p. 331. t. 68. Flowers white. 
Ternate-leaved Melicope. Clt. 1822. Shrub 6 feet. 
Cult. This shrub will grow freely in a mixture of loam and 
peat; and young cuttings will root, if planted in a pot of sand, 
with a hand-glass placed over them. 
XXV. EVO'DIA (from evocea, evodia, a sweet smell). Forst. 
gen. t.7. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 1 and 6 in a 
note. Andr. Juss. mem. mus. 12. p. 485. t. 22. no. 28. 
Lin. syst. Tetrándria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-parted, per- 
manent. Petals 4, shorter than the sepals; filaments aw]l-shaped ; 
anthers heart-shaped, oscillatory. Ovaries 4, smooth, surrounded 
at the base by a cup-shaped, 4-lobed disk. Styles 4, connected 
together, short, terminated by a 4-lobed stigma. Fruit of 4 cap- 
sular, 2-valved, 1-seeded carpels, but usually fewer than 4 from 
abortion.—A shrub with a grateful smell. Leaves opposite, 
Sometimes simple, sometimes trifoliate on the same branch, full 
of pellucid dots. Flowers minute, white ? disposed in oblong, 
axillary panicles; pedicels furnished with bracteas. Petals val- 
vate in the bud. . 
1 E. norre’nsis (Forst. gen. p. 14. t. 7.) leaves simple or 
trifoliate ; leaflets lanceolate, pubescent as well as the branches ; 
panicles longer than the petioles and leaves. R. G. Native of the 
Friendly Islands and the New Hebrides. Fagara Evodia, Lin. 
fil. suppl. 125. 
Garden Evodia. Shrub 6 feet. 
2 E. prupa‘cea (Lab. nov. cal. p. 73. t. 75.) leaflets 3, ses- 
sile, obovate-oblong, smooth ; drupe 4-seeded ; corymbs axil- 
lary, dichotomous. h.G. Native of New Caledonia. Calyx 
4-toothed. Petals 4. 
Drupaceous Evodia. Shrub 6 feet. ; 
Cult. These shrubs are worth cultivating for their grateful 
Scent. They will thrive well in a mixture of loam, peat, and 
XXV. Eyopa. 
XXVI. EsexgecKia. XXVII. METRODOREA, &c. 795 
sand ; and young cuttings will strike root if planted in a pot of 
sand, with a hand-glass placed over them, in heat. 
XXVI. ESENBE'CKIA (in honour of Nees Von Esen- 
beck, Professor of Botany at Bonn). H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 
amer. 7. p. 246. t. 655. Andr. Juss. in mem. mus. 12. p. 486. 
Lin. syst. Penténdria, Monogynia, Calyx 5-parted, per- 
manent. Petals 5, spreading, inserted under the disk. Stamens 
5, inserted with the petals, shorter, and alternating with them ; 
filaments awl-shaped, smooth; anthers heart-shaped, Ovary 
sessile, tubercled, 5-lobed, 5-celled, surrounded by a fleshy, 
cup-shaped disk at the insertion of the stamens; each cell con- 
taining 2 ovule, only one of which comes to perfection. Styles 
5, connected together, rising from between the lobes of the 
ovary, terminated by a somewhat capitate stigma.— Trees with 
alternate, simple, or ternate, quite entire leaves, full of pellucid 
dots. Racemes axillary and terminal, compound ; peduncles 
and pedicels furnished with bracteas. Flowers full of glandular 
dots. Petals imbricate in the bud. 
1 E. pmocarpoipes (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaves simple, 
oblong-lanceolate, acute ; petioles margined; racemes com- 
pound, pubescent; petals roundish, full of glandular dots ; 
ovary tubercled. h. S. Native of New Andalusia. Pilo- 
carpus Humboldtii, Spreng. syst. app. 126. 
Pilocarpus-like Esenbeckia. Tree 60 feet. 
2 E. resrrruea (St. Hil. pl. usu. bras. t. 4. fl. bras. 1. p. 
79. under Evddia,) stem arboreous; leaves trifoliate; Jeaflets 
Janceolate-elliptic, rather acuminated ; panicle terminal, pubes- 
cent ; flowers 5-petalled ; ovary simple, warted. h.S. Na- 
tive of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, where it is called 
Tres Folhas vermelhas and Larangeira do Mato. The bark is 
febrifugal, and answers as well as Peruvian bark. 
Febrifugal Esenbeckia. Fl. Feb. Tree 40 feet. 
Cult. The species will grow well in a mixture of sandy loam 
and peat; and cuttings will strike root if planted in a pot of 
sand, placed under a hand-glass, in heat. 
XXVII. METRODO'REA (in memory of Metrodoro Sabino, 
who was the first, according to Pliny, to illustrate plants by 
figures). St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 81. t. 16, Andr. Juss, in mem. 
mus. 12. p. 487. 
Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 
5, much longer than the calyx, spreading, inserted beneath the 
disk. Stamens 5, inserted in the disk, very short; filaments 
aw]-shaped,. reflexed ; anthers heart-shaped. Ovary buried in 
the disk, and confused in its substance, tubercled, 5-lobed, 5- 
celled, each cell containing 2 ovulæ. Style rising from between 
the lobes of the ovary, very short, dilated at the apex into a 
blunt stigma.—A shrub, with simple, rarely bifoliate, opposite, 
entire leaves, full of pellucid dots, with appendages at the base 
of the petioles. Panicles terminal or lateral ; partial peduncles 
and pedicels furnished with bracteas. Flowers small, full of 
glandular dots, dark-purple. Edges of petals bent inwards. 
1 M. wicra (St. Hil. hc.) h. S. Native of Brazil, in the 
province of Rio Janeiro. Leaves repand, tapering to both ends. 
Black-flowered Metrodorea. Shrub 6 feet. 
Cult. See last genus for cultivation and propagation. 
XXVIII. PILOCA’RPUS (from Acc, pilos, a cap, and 
kaproç, karpos, a fruit; shape of fruit). , Vahl, eclog. 1. p. 29. 
St. Hill. bull. philom. 1823. p. 150. Nees et Mart. nov. act. 
bonn. xi. p. 176. t. 19. f. 1. D. C. prod. 1. p. 728. Andr. Juss. 
in mem. mus. 12. p. 488. t. 22. no. 29. i 
Lin. syst. Pentandria, Monogynia. Calyx small, 5-toothed. 
Petals 5, broadest at the base, reflexed, inserted round the base 
of the disk. Stamens 5, inserted a little higher up than the 
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