CHAP. I.] 



SAPINDACE^. 



327 



macrostachya)^ the nut is eatable, and very 

 much resembles that of a Sweet Chestnut when 

 boiled in milk. The stamens 

 in this species are much 

 longer than the petals, and 

 they give a peculiarly light 

 and elegant appearance to 

 the flowers ; which, unlike 

 those of the other species, do 

 not appear till the latter end 

 of summer or autumn. 



Fig. 132 — Nut of the 

 Buckeye. 



ORDER XLVI.- 



-RHIZOBOLE^. 

 TRIBE. 



-THE CARYOCAR 



Trees of large size, natives of tropical Ame- 

 rica. Caryocar nuciferum produces the Suwar- 

 row, or Butter-nut of the fruiterers' shops. 



ORDER XLVII.—SAPINDACEZE.— SOAP-TREE TRIBE. 



The only plant in this order which will grow 

 in the open air in England is Kolreuteria pani- 

 culata, a beautiful tree, with very elegant leaves, 

 and panicles of yellow flowers, which are suc- 

 ceeded by a bladdery capsule, which is divided 

 into three cells in its lower part, though it is 

 only one-celled above. The rind and pulp of 

 the fruit of Sapindus Saponaria are used as 



