Sub Germlnatione embryo elongatur et axin albumiuis occupat, colyledoni- 

 bus siinul dilatantibus ; tunc, hill coleoptile elevato, cauliculus promitur in- 

 crassahis, dejlexus, cito in radiculam corrugatam mutatus ; plumula demum 

 se tollit e medio cotyledonum semper intra semen latentium, more Quercus 

 aliarumque Cupuliferarum. 



A hardy evergreen shrub, native of Northern Cali- 

 fornia, where it was discovered by Mr. Douglas. It was 

 introduced in 1828, and a male plant flowered for the first 

 time in October last in the garden of the Horticultural 

 Society. In appearance it is very similar to a Viburnum, 

 and like that genus is readily increased by layers. It has 

 generally been cultivated in peat, but it certainly prefers a 

 loamy soil. 



Although this plant cannot be compared " for beauty to 

 the Berberries, Ribes, Lupines, Pentstemons, Clarkias, Calo- 

 chorti, and other fine things discovered by Mr. Douglas, 

 it is probable that it is the greatest botanical curiosity in all 

 his collections ; for it appears to represent a Natural order on 

 the one hand altogether distinct from any previously known, 

 and on the other connecting certain well known Natural 

 orders in an unexpected and satisfactory manner. 



In its amentaceous inflorescence, imperfect flowers, su- 

 perior calyx, and mode of germination, Garry a is very simi- 

 lar to Cupuliferce, from which it differs most essentially in 

 its wood without concentric circles or dotted vessels, its oppo- 

 site exstipulate leaves, simple fruit, and minute embryo 

 lying in a great mass of albumen. 



The latter characters bring it near Piperacece and their 

 allies, especially ChloranthecB, with which its zoneless wood 

 (for Chloranthus has no annual zones'), simple fruit, and 

 opposite leaves also agree ; but the stipules of Chloranthece, 

 together with its achlamydeous bisexual flowers, and ar- 

 ticulated stems, distinctly separate that order. 



Urtice(^ and Stilaginece may also be compared with Gar- 

 rya on account of their imperfect unisexual flowers, some- 

 what amentaceous inflorescence, and simple fruit ; but their 

 superior fruit, alternate leaves, and more perfectly formed 

 wood are important points of difference. 



