CHAP. II.] URTICEJE. 431 



prepared ; Palma Christi {Ricinus communis), 

 from the seeds of which castor-oil is made ; and 

 the Manchineel tree (Hippomayie), which is said 

 to be so poisonous as to occasion the death of 

 those who sleep beneath its shade. 



ORDER CLXVIII.—STACKHOUSE^. 



Small Australian shrubs with insignificant 

 flowers. 



ORDER CLXIX.— ANTIDESME^. 

 East-Indian trees with inconspicuous flowers. 



ORDER CLXX.— URTICE^.— (See Chap. X. P. 157.) 



The plants belonging to this order are 

 divided into two sections, viz. those with tough 

 fibres, as the Hemp, the Nettle, &c. ; and those 

 with milky sap, such as the Fig, the Mulberry, 

 the Bread-fruit, &c. All the genera have the 

 male and female flowers separate. The male 

 flowers have four stamens which spring back 

 and discharge their pollen with elasticity, and 

 the female flowery have a one-celled ovary with 

 two long stigmas. 



