170 SALlCARIrE. [CI. 14. 



nished with a pair of bristles, or auricles. Anthers 

 long, beaked at the point, attached by the base to the 

 very top of each Filament, and in an early stage 

 drooping, from the incurvation of the Filament, but 

 afterwards erect" (large and conspicuous). " Germen 

 either superior, closely covered by the Calyx, or in- 

 ferior. Style 1 . Stigma single. Fruit pulpy, or capsular ; 

 if superior, concealed by the narrow-mouthed Calyx ; 

 if inferior, becoming confluent with the enlarged or 

 pulpy Calyx ; of many cells, with many Seeds in each. 

 Albumen wanting? Stem somewhat arboreous or 

 shrubby, more rarely herbaceous. Leaves opposite, 

 simple, with 3 or more longitudinal ribs. Flowers op- 

 posite, axillary or terminal, one or many on a Stalk." 



Sect. 1. Germen inferior. Blakea, fig. 254, Mela- 

 stoma, and Tristemma Juss. 



Sect. 2. Germen superior. Topobea, Tibouchina, 

 May eta, and Tococa, all genera of Aublet's, with 

 Osbeckia and Rhexia. 



A very handsome Order, mostly remarkable for 

 the size and beauty of the Anthers. Osbeckia has 

 been much increased by the discoveries of Dr. A. Af- 

 zelius at Sierra Leone; see Sm. in Rees's Cyclop. 

 v. 25. The 4 or 5 deciduous teeth of the Calyx, ac- 

 companied by intermediate scales, best distinguish 

 this genus from Rhexia, whose teeth are permanent 

 and simple. 



Ord. 91. Salicari^:. " Calyx tubular, or pitcher- 

 shaped. Petals definite, inserted into the top of the 



