' IIORTUS JAMAICENSIS. adeua 



into the throat of the ralyx. Fi!a;neius ten, sliorter t'.iaii the corolla. Anthers oblon t, 

 suwitiite, and snh;irciuue, vcr.satiic. Germ crowdca with the calyx. Style short. 

 Stig-ma shaqi. Capsule two-cclleJ, tilleJ witii two little placentas. lirowne. 



2. LEUCANTIIA. 



Leaves op]>o.>itc, cartilaginous-tootii-letleci, coriaceous, shining, branchleti? 

 four-cornered ; flowei;; tcriiiinating-ten-stainened. Sxc. Pro. 61. 



?j. PURPUREA. 



Leaves opposite tooth-letted, coriaceous, branchlets round, flowers axillary ten- 

 stanicned. Sxv. Pro. 61. 



The stamens in some phmts of this genus are inconstant, from seven to twelve, and. 

 there is a plain alliance between it and osbeckia and melastoma. The diH'erent species 

 are propagated bv seeds. 



AcHROSTicuM See Fern.'!. 

 jIdam's Needle Sec Dagger Plant. 



A'o English Name. ADELL\. 



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Cl. 22, OR. II. Diccciamonodclphiu. Nat. OR. Tricocc.c. 



The name is from a Greek word, signifying obscure. 



Gen. char. Male calyx one-leafed three parted, leaflets oblong curved back ; 

 no corolla; the stamina consist of many capillary filaments, the length of the calyx, 

 vinited into a cylinder at the base ; the anthers roundisii : The female calyx is live- 

 parted ; no corolla; pistillum a rouniiish germen ; styles three, very short 

 and divaricated; the stigmata torn ; the .perianthium a three-grained, naindish, 

 three-celled, capsule ; seeds solitary and roundish. There are three species, ail 

 natives of Jamaica : 



1. bernardia. 



Frulicosa, foUis tamentosis oralis scrratis alternis. Erov.ne, 3G1. 

 Leaves oblong tomentose, serrate. 

 This Browne calls the shrubby bernardia with villous leaves. 



2. ricinella. 



Friificosa, foliis subrotundis nitidis confertis Jioi-ibiis associalis. 

 Browne, 361. 

 Leaves oblong-ovate, quite entire. 

 The smooth leaved bernardia has slender flower stalks, and is common in all the low- 

 lands about Kingston, it rises to the height of eight or ten feet. Browne. 



3. ACIDOTON. 



. Frufeaceiis accuieatim et difusuvi, ramidis ffracilihus terrtihus,foUolis 

 confertis flare unico vel-altero associatis. Browne, 35 J. 



Braricfacs fiexuose, spines gemmaceous. 



The 



