62 OLACACE^. (XlMENIA KAMILV.) 



1. GORDONIA, Kllis. Lohlollv-IJay. 



Sepals 5, rouiuHsh, concave. Petals 5, thick, obovate, united at the base. 

 Stamens united into 5 sets. Ovary 5-celled, with 4-8 pendulous ovules iu 

 each cell. Styles united. Capsule loculicidally 5-valved, woody. Seeds an- 

 gular or win/red. Flowers axillary. 

 § 1. UoKDONi.v proj)er. — ^Stamens short, inserted on tlir flesh y b-lohed cuji 



which adheres to the base of the pettds ; capsule ovoid, H-calred. — Leaves 



coriaceous, perennial. Flowers lomj-pedttncled. 



1 . G. Lasianthus, L. Sepals and petals silky ; leaves obovate-oblong, 

 narrowed into a petiole, finely serrate. — Swamps iu the lower districts, 

 Florida to North Carolina, and westward. July -August. — A tree 30° -50° 

 high. Flowers 2' wide, wliite. 



§2. Fraxklinia. — Stamens Ion;/, distinct, inserted on the base of the petals ; 

 capsule globose, loculicidally 5-valved above the middle, and septicidally 

 5-valved below. — Leaves deciduous. 



2. G. pubescens, L'Herit. Sepals and petals silky; leaves obovate- 

 oblong, shari)ly serrate, white beneath ; flowers short-peduncled. — A small 

 tree. Flowers 3' wide, white. — Discovered by Bartram a century ago near 

 Fort Barrlngton on the Altamaha. Not seen since. 



2. STUARTIA, Catesb. 



Sepals 5-6, silky, 1-2-bracted. l*etals 5-6, obovate, crenulate, i'ilky. 

 Stamens united into a ring at the base, and adnate to the base of the petals. 

 Ovary 5-celled, with two anatropous ovules in each cell. Styles 5, di.stinct or 

 united. Capsule ovoid, woody, .5-valved; the cells 1-2-seeded. — Slirubs, 

 witli alternate leaves, and large white or cream-colored flowers on short axil- 

 lary peduncles. 



§1. Sti'artia. — Styles united : capsule globose : seeds not margined. 



1. S. Virginica, Cav. Sepals 5, roundish; petals 5, round-obovate ; 

 leaves oval, tliiii, serrulate, finely pubescent. (S. Malachodendron, L.) — Sliady 

 ■woods, Florida to North Carolina, and westward. April - May. — Shrub 8°- 

 12° high. Flowers 2' -3' wide. Stamens purple. 



§ 2. Malachodexdrox. — Styles separate : capsule ovate, acuminate : seeds 



margined. 



2. S. pentagyna, L'Herit. Sepals and petals 5 - 6, the latter obovate, 

 with jagged edges ; leaves oval, acute. — Mountains of Georgia and North 

 Carolina. May- July. — Shrub similar to the preceding, the leaves and flow- 

 ers rather larger, and longer stamens. 



Order 24. OLACACE^. (Ximexia Family.) 



Trees or shrubs, with alternate entire petioled and exstipulate leaves, 

 and regular hypogynous perfect or polygamous flowers, in axillary ra- 

 cemes or corymbs. — Calyx truncate or 4 - 5-toothed, persistent. Petals 



