THE DICOTYLEDONES 



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Fig. 1734. — Ruta 'n-aveolens. Garden Rue. 

 / Flowering shoot. 



Among the members of the Rutaceae we may mention Ruta graveolens 

 (Rue) (Fig. 1734), a strong-smelHng herb with yellow flowers often cuhivated 

 in Britain, and Choisya ternata (Fig. 1735) which is a common garden shrub. 



Fig. 1735. — Choisya termitci. Mexican Orange 

 Blossom. Flowering shoot. 



The Meliaceae are an exclusively tropical family, notable mainly for 

 their timber. The family includes forty genera and 600 species. Swietenia 

 mahogani, a native of the West Indies and Central America, is the original 



