3.54 ONAGRART^. [part ii. 



larly in that of the Niger, so that, when the 

 rivers are full, they appear to grow out of the 

 water. The seeds have the singular property 

 of germinating in the capsule, and sending down 

 long roots while yet hanging on the tree, the 

 branches of which thus appear, at a little dis- 

 tance, as if covered with long white strings. 

 All the genera belonging to this order require 

 a stove in England. 



ORDER LXXV.— LOPHIRE^, 



The only plant contained in this order is a 

 beautiful shrub from Sierra Leone, with termi- 

 nal corymbs of white flowers, and coriaceous 

 leaves. 



ORDER LXXVI.— ONAGRARI^.— (See Chap. IV. 

 IN P. 75.) 



The tube of the calyx generally adheres to 

 the ovary, and its limb is usually two or four 

 lobed, the lobes frequently adhering together. 

 The petals are either four, or equal in number 

 to the lobes of the calyx ; they are inserted 

 in the mouth of the tube, and are twisted in the 

 bud. The fruit is generally a capsule, or a 

 berry, with two or four cells ; and there are 

 numerous seeds. The leaves vary consider- 



