HYPOPETALEX, 
ORDER LXXXIII. 
BOMBACE. 
Tuese differ little from the Malvacee, except in their 
stamens arranged in 5 fasciculi, and their ovaries generally 
of 5 carpels; and they are mostly large trees. They are 
chiefly remarkable for their great size; the largest tree in 
the world is the Baobab or Adansonia digita. It contains a 
great quantity of mucilage, and its fruit is often eaten. It 
is found in Africa. 
ORDER LXXXIV. 
BYTTNERIACEZ. 
Tuis family also bears a great ‘resemblance to the Malva- 
cee, and is included in the latter by some authors. They are 
distinguished from the Malvacee by having 2-celled anthers, 
and an ovary of 3 or 5 carpels, In their properties they 
are similar to the Malvacee. Chocolate is prepared from the 
seeds of Theobroma cacao, which also contain a thick oily 
matter, known by the name of Butter of Cacao. 
ORDER LXXXV. 
THEACEA. 
= ‘Tuts family is interesting chiefly on necunt of the Vex 
plants (Thea bohea and T. viridis), and the Camellias, which 
, particularly C. Japonica. Tea is also the produce 4 
are now so much cultivated on account of the beauty of their 
