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niculatis, anth. 9 sessiles, 3 int. steriles glandu- 

 lif, stig. capit. — Sp. apliyla R. V. do F. V. filif. 

 striata, villosa, fl. spicatis. Arabia — If these G. 

 do not belong to Olaxia and are inonocotyle 

 they may form a peculiar family CASYTIDES 

 by the corolla persistent and baccate, but they 

 agree with Olax and akin G. by the fruit and 

 corolla anomalous, some sterile stamens &.c. I 

 add the 3 Genera blended in Olax. 



1080. Olax L. J. &:c. cal. integro, cor. infund. 

 .31oba, stam. 3 fert. lobis opp. 4 steriles, sty). 1, 



stig. 1, fruct. Isp. frut. volub. ramis jlagelif. 

 fol. alt. avenis — O. scandens Roxb. zeylanica 

 L. fol. pet. ovata, ped. axil, ramosis. JE. Ind. 

 and Ceylon, put in Sapotilles by Jussieu, while 

 he puts the next G. in Aurantia ! while Smith 

 deems them of same Genus ! 



1081. Fissilia Com. Jus. diff. Olax. cor. 3part. 

 stam. 3 fertiles gerens, 3 sterilis furcatis, sti<^. 

 3lobo, drupa Isp. arbor, fol. alt, — F.psittacina 

 Jus. Olax fissilis Sm. fol. integris laurinis sem- 

 perv. racemis. axil, African Ids. 



1082. Spermoxyron Lab. diff. Olax, cor. 

 Spart. l-21iberis petalif. 3 coalitis cnm stam. 3 

 opp. stam. 2 sterilia, capsula Isp. Aphyla cassij- 

 thif, — Sp. australis L. Olax do Sm. flagellis 

 strictis aphylis, probably alt. 3 G. monocotvle. 



1083. SYNARTHIA Raf. 1815. This fam- 

 ily of mine includes the Dipsacea of Jussieu, 

 which Decandole has ascertained to have a free 

 ovary, together with Globularia, Alypum and 

 akin Genera. They are distinguished by co- 

 rollas irregular^ single seeds ^ stamens com- 

 tnonly 2 or 4, flowers capitate^ often with a 

 periant/te. It is a family of nat. order. Olis- 

 PERMiA, where belong also Pyrenaria, Verbeni- 

 des, Vitexides ^c. I'he G. Opercularia, Cryp- 



