570 CORNEZ (Hary.) — [Curtisia, 
6. C. umbellifera (Sond. in Linnea, v. 23, p. 49) ; leaves peltato- 
digitate ; leaflets (cire. 5) petiolulate, oblong or elliptic-oblong, cuneate, 
undulate-serrate or quite entire, emarginate at the apex ; umbels termi- 
nal, proliferous, paniculated ; umbellules with many rays; ovary hemi- 
spherical or subturbinate ; styles 2, very short; fruit roundish. Dietr. 
Flor. Univ. fase. 9 (1856), t. 90. C. paniculata, E. Meyer, non EB. & Z.! 
Has. In woods near Port Natal and in grassy hills between Omsamculo and 
Omcomas, Drege, Gueinzius. (Herb. Sd. D.,) 
Tree 30-40 feet in height ; diameter of the stem 1-14 foot ; bark resinous ; wood 
very soft. Petiole 3-1 foot ; the intermediate of the petiolules 11 inch, the lateral 
ones shorter. Leaflets 5 or rarely 3, coriaceous, 3—6 inches long, 1-2 inches broad. 
shining above. Umbels pedunculate. Rays of the terminal umbel somewhat longer 
than those of the lateral ones. Involucre wanting. Pedicels 3-4 lines long. Calyx 
minutely-toothed ; ovary 1 line long. 
Orper LXIX. CORNEZ, DC. 
(By W. H. Harvey). 
Flowers bisexual or unisexual, small, regular, Calyx-tube adnate to 
the ovary ; limb 4-toothed, Petals 4, epigynous, with valvate estiva- 
tion. Stamens 4, alternate with the petals, inserted round the margin 
of a fleshy, epigynous disc. Ovary inferior, 2-4-celled; ovules solitary, 
pendulous, anatropal ; style single. Fruit fleshy and juicy, with a 
2-4-celled nucleus. Hmbryo in the axis of fleshy albumen. 
Trees or shrubs, natives of the temperate zone, and chiefly of the northern hemis- 
phere. Leaves almost always opposite, entire or toothed, penninerved, exstipulate, 
Flowers in h umbels or cymes, mostly white. 
I. CURTISIA, Ait. 
Calyz-tube turbinate, 4-angled ; limb 4-parted. Petals 4, oblong, 
valvate. Stamens 4, inserted with the petals, and alternate with them; 
filaments subulate; anthers versatile, short, didymous. Ovary 4-celled 
(occasionally 3-celled), crowned with a hairy disc ; style single ; stig- 
mata 3-4. Fruit thinly fleshy, with a bony, 4-celled (or 2—3-celled) 
pe ; seeds one in each cell, pendulous. DC. Prod. 2, p. 12. Endl. Gen, 
4577. 
But one species, the well-known Hassagaywood. The name, Curtisia, is i h 
bd W. Curtis, the founder and for a long time the proprietor of “ Corte 1 Botanient 
agazine.” 
"1 C. faginea (Ait. Hort, Kew. 1, p. 162); DC. Prod.l.c. Lam. Hl. 
t. 7%. Thunb. Fl. Cap. p. 141. Burm. Dec. Afr. p. 23 5, t. 82. 
Has. Tn forests throughout the colony ; also in Kaffirland. (Herb. D. Sd &c.) 
Ps tree, 20-40 feet high, with dark-coloured, smooth bark. Leaves ovate or 
oblong, acute, coarsely-toothed, Penninerved, glabrous and glossy on the upper 
surface, tomentose beneath ; petioles semi-uncial. Twigs, petioles and inflorescence 
tomentose and rusty. | Panicles terminal, trichotomous, much-branched ; flowers 
minute, pubescent. ‘The wood is solid, extremely tough, heavy, close-grained, 
very durable, and resembles plain mahogany.” Pappe, Silv. Cap. p. 17, 
