280 APETALEZ. 
ORDER XLII. 
MYRISTICEZ. 
Cuaracters.—Trees, with entire alternate stipulate 
leaves, dicecious, with a 3-lobed calyx; stamens generally 
' monadelphous; anthers 4 to 12, sometimes united, turned 
outwards ; ovary superior, 1-celled, 1-seeded : ovule erect ; 
style short, with 2 stigmas, or 1 lobed stigma; pericarp a 
kind of drupe or berry, 2-valved, witha seed enclosed in an 
arillus in many narrow slips, and having an oily or fleshy al- 
bumem. 
Exampies.—Nutmeg-tree (Myristica moschata) a native 
of the Molucca Islands, and now cultivated in Sumatra. 
Mepicryat Properties.— Nutmeg and Mace are the pro- 
duce of the Myristica moschata. Nutmeg is the kernel or seed 
with the albumen, and Mace is the fleshy arillus which en- 
 velopes the seed. They are aromatic (forming an agreeable 
spice), stimulant, carminative, and narcotic in large doses ; 
and furnish an expressed and volatile oil. 
Officinal Plant. 
< Svclsieh shbochiate. 
ORDER XLII. 
LA URIN Es. 
Sciaiernss.Eouid or shrubs, with firm, coriaceous, 
persistent, alternate leaves, seldom lobed, and generally og 
and shining ; inflorescence an umbel or Panicle 5 
ono oe stamens 
