342 CALYCIFLOR^. [part ik 



ORDER LYI.— SIMARUBACE^. 

 Quassia amara, the bark of which is some- 

 times used as a substitute for hops, is perhaps 

 the best known plant belonging to this order. 

 All the species are trees or shrubs, natives of 

 tropical America, with bitter bark, milky juice, 

 and pinnated leaves. 



ORDER LVIL— OCHNACE^. 



Tropical shrubs with yellow flowers and 

 shining leaves ; seldom seen in British hot- 

 houses. 



ORDER LVIII.— CORIAREyE. 



Only one species of this order is common in 

 British gardens, viz. Coriaria myrtifolia; the 

 leaves of which are astringent, and used in 

 dyeing black, and the berries are poisonous. 



§ II. — Calyciflor^. 



The plants comprised in this division have 

 their petals and stamens inserted in the calyx, 

 or in a lining of it formed by the dilated recep- 

 tacle. 



