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cell of the ovary, and consequently tiiat, unless the structure 

 of the seed forbid, they all belong to Celastrinets. The other 

 species of Cassine, however, require to be ve-examined, as I 

 can scarcely suppose that the accurate' Endlicher, if he made 

 the analysis himself, could have mistaken the position^of the 

 ovules. As to the genera Scytophyllum, Lauridia, and Mys- 

 troxylon, I am unwilling to unite them all with Elceodendron, 

 as the first and third of these have alternate leaves, and other 

 characters, but which are perhaps of less value; if however 

 they be all united, I scarcely see how Hartogia, and Cassine 

 are to be separated, 



20. Under the Flacourtiane(B^ the only remark^necessary is 

 that Kiggelaria integrifolia, E. M., and Drege, cannot be the 

 plant of Jacquin ; it is in fact Pappea capensis, E. & Z. ; 

 this is considex-ed as one of the doubtful genera by Endlicher, 

 but there can, I presume, be little doubt of its affinity with the 

 SapindacecE. Another curious, and apparently Sapindaceous 

 genus was previously distributed by Drege. I allude to 

 Erythrophila undulata^ E. M. As no notice has been taken 

 of it by Endlicher, and no character so far as I know yet 

 proposed, I add the following : — 



Erythrophila, E. M. 



JF%>re5subdiclines. — Masc. Calyx campanulatus, obliquus, 

 petaloideus, 5 lobus, lobis obtusis. Petala 4> (quintse loco 

 vacuo), unguiculata, submargine disci inserta ; ungue caly- 

 cem Eequante subpiloso, angustissime lineari ; limbo flaccido, 

 oblongo-lanceolato, basi subcucullato et squama petaloidea 

 cristato-dentatainstructo. JDiscus cupuhtus. Stamina 8, extra 

 discum ad latus floris ubi deest petalum quintum fjisciculatim 

 inserta, adscendentia. Filamenta elongata, glabriuscula. 

 Antherre biloculares, basi breviter bifidse, dorso supra basin 

 insertae. Ovarium inter staminum fasciculum et discum 

 inserta, sterile, breviter stipitatum, 3-angulare.— FffiM. Calyx 

 ut in mare. Petala .... Stamina (ex vestigiis) fertilia. 

 Ovarium subsessile triangulare, apice rostratum et in stylnm 

 subulatum attenuatum, triloculare. Ovula in loculis solilavia. 



