84 MONADELPHIA. ?0LYANDRIA. 



the base. Stijle 5 -sided, stigmas 5. Capsule 5- 

 cclled, 5-vaIvcd, septa medial; receptacle colum- 

 nar, cells 2-stedcd. Seed alated. 



Deciduous leaved Of sempervirent trees with entire, al- 

 ternate, lanceolate, or ovate leaves; stipules none; flowers 

 solitaiy, axillary. 



Species. 1. G. Lasianthns Capsule conic; leaves 

 «empervirent. 2. puhescens. Leaves deciduous, capsules 

 spherical. — Of tiiis genus there is a third species in the 

 mountains of Jamaica. 



4'^5. STEWARTIA. L, 



Calix 5-par(ed. Pdals .5. Stigma capitate, 

 somewhat 5-lobed. Capsule 5-celled, 5-\alved; 

 septa medial: cells 1 or 2-seeded. Seeds ovate, 

 osseous. 



Slirubs with alternate leaves; flowers large and solitary, 

 axillary. 



Species. 1. S. vir^^huca. 2. pentagyna. {JlfalacJiodeU' 

 (Iro7i ovatum- CavaJiilles.) — A North American genus. 



