CHAP. I.] TURNERIACEiE. 563 



twisted in a similar manner. This curious con- 

 struction of the fruit may be seen in C. imnicea^ 

 the well known showy climber, generally called 

 Loasa aurantiaca^ or lateritia. The fruit of the 

 true kinds of Loasa is plain and not twisted, as 

 may be seen in L. nitida, L. Placet, and in short 

 in all the other species of the genus. The 

 flowers of most of the plants in this order are 

 very curiously constructed, there being two sets 

 of petals quite distinct in form and colour, and 

 two sets of stamens. The five outer petals are 

 large and hooded, and in each is cradled a 

 bundle of four or more stamens. These petals 

 and stamens are turned back ; but there is a 

 second set of five petals which are generally 

 blotched with red, which stand erect, and en- 

 close a second set of stamens also erect, which 

 surround the style. 



ORDER LXXXVIII—TURNERIACE^. 



The only genus in British gardens is Turnera, 

 and the species are hothouse and greenhouse 

 herbaceous plants, with flowers very like those 

 of the Bladder Ketmia. On examination, how- 

 ever, it will be immediately seen that they do 

 not belong to the IMallow tribe, as their stamens 

 are distinct, whereas those of all the Malvaceae 

 are united into a central column. 



