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the whole centre of the corol ; inclosing the stamens, and 

 pistil. Filaments none, or very short. Anthers six, li- 

 near, pointed, joined to the inside of the nectary, with 

 their apices just appearing at its perforation, which 

 makes the nectary look as if its mouth was six-toothed. 

 Germ three-celled, with two ovula in each, attached to the 

 middle of the axis. Style scarcely any. Stigma three-lob- 

 ed ; lobes emarginate. Capsule round, about an inch and 

 a quarter in diameter, smooth, pale yellow, rather soft 

 and fleshy, three-celled, three-valved, opening from the 

 apex. Seeds solitary, oblong, enclosed in a complete, 

 thick, fleshy, scarlet aril, which is attached length-ways 

 to the three-partible mouth of the capsule, and this again 

 to a light coloured mark on the inner edge of the seed, and 

 round its apex. Integuments two ; exterior the colour, po- 

 lish, and consistence of the chesnut ; the inner one lighter 

 coloured, thin and firmly attached to the cotyledons. Pe- 

 risperm none. Embryo inverse, minute, until vegetation 

 has taken place. Cotyledons conform to the seed, and 

 so firmly and completely united, as to seem one, until 

 the two-lobed plumula, and superior radicle, are consider- 

 ably advanced. 



From the seeds of this species, the natives, where the 

 trees grow plentifully, extract an oil, which they use for 

 various economical purposes- 



HEXANDRIA HEXAGYNIA. 



DAMASONIUM. Schreb. gen. n. 624. 

 Spatlie superior. Perianth superior, three-leaved. Corol 

 three-petalled. Germ lanceolate, from six to twelve-cell- 

 ed ; cells many-seeded ; attachment septal. Styles equal- 

 ling in number the cells of the germ. Capsule one-celled, 

 six-vaived. 6'eeds numerous. JSmferyo minute ; direction 

 various ; perisperm ample. 



