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acuminate, peduncles axillary shorter than the peti- 

 oles. — De Cand. 



De Cand. Prod. I. 536. 



HAB. Cultivated. 



EL. Thi-oiig-hout the year. 



This is a very coininoii shrub in our gardens. It has neither 

 beauty nor any remarkable property to recommend it. It is 

 commonly called the Chinese Orange, and is a native of China. 



III. COOKIA. 



Flowers with the proportion of the parts quinary. 

 Calyx 5-fid. Petals navicular, villous. Stamens 10; 

 filaments linear free ; anthers subrotund. Ovary vil- 

 lous. Fruit berried, subglobose, o-celled, by abortion 

 1-2 celled, with the cells 1 -seeded. — De Cand. 



Named, in honour of Captain James Cook, the celebrated 

 nav gator. 



1. Cookia punctata. Wmnpee. 



Leaves ovato-lanceolate acuminate slightly unequal 

 at the base. 



Jacq. Schccnh. I. t. 101. — Lam. III. t. 354. 



HAB. Cultivated. 



FL. May. 



This is a tree, very much branched, of moderate height. 

 There are several plants of it in the Botanic Garden at Bath, 

 and in its vicinity. It deserves to be more generally cultivated 

 on account of the fruit, which is produced in clusters, of the size, 

 and having a great deal of the taste of the grape, accompanied 

 with a peculiar flavour, being very grateful to the palate. 



IV. Citrus. 



Flowers with the proportion of their parts generally 

 quinary. Calyx urceolate, 3-5-fid. Petals 5-8. 

 Stamens 20-60. 



1. Citrus Medica. Citr^on. 



Petioles naked, leaves oblong rounded at the apex 

 (rarely acute), stamens 35-40, fruit oblong with the 

 rind thick and mamillated on the surface. 



Risso, Ann. Mus. XX. 199. t. 2. f. 2>—Bot. Miscel, I. t. 295. 

 HAB. Cultivated and wild. 

 FL. Early in the year. 



