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tiiey of much economic value. Our Ximenia cafra, known to natives 

 and others as um-Tunduhiku, bears a sour but eatable fruit, and its 

 seeds contain much oil. Apodytes dimidiata is the well-known " White 

 Pear," its wood being extensively used for felloes, &c. Nimiber of 

 species 170. 



(Ex. White Pear ; Umtunduluku.) 



Petals 4-5, hairy within. Stamens 8-10. Ximenia. 



Petals 4-5, glabrous. Stamens 4-5 Apodytes. 



Corolla rotate, bearing the stamens Cassinopsis. 



Flowers monoecious 4-merous. Climber. Pyrenacantha 



1 Ximenia, Linn. 

 caft'ra, Sond. 



2 Apodytes, E.M. 

 dimidiata, i/.M. 



List of Species 

 A-C. 



3 Fyrenacantha, Hook. 

 scandens. Planch. 



4 Cassinopsis, So^td. 

 AB. capensis, Sond. 

 tinifolia, Harv. 



A. 



ORDER XLVI. ILICINE^. 



The best known species of this order are the common " Holly " 

 (Ilex aquifoiknn) and Ilex paragicjyettsis, the " Mate " of South 

 America, where it is extensively used as we use tea. It is used in 

 large quantities by tlie natives of Paraguay, and is credited with 

 stimidating properties, but has not found much favour with Europeans. 



Number of species about 150. 



Trees with alternate coriaceous leaves and white flowers. Ilex. 



1 Ilex, Linn. 



capensis, Harv. 8f Sond. E. 



ORDER XLVII. CELASTRINE^. 



Some species of this Order have been used medicinally, but none 

 of them are of much value. All of our species are trees and shrubs 

 and are of no economic value. 



Number of species more than 400. 



(Ex. Saffranhout; Cape Box.) 

 Stamens 3. 

 Stamens 4-5. 



1 Ovules pendulous from apex of cell. 

 1 Ovules erect, 6 in each cell. 

 1 Ovules erect, 4-5 in each cell. 

 1 Ovules 2 in each cell. 



2 Ovarj'- free. Seeds ariUate. 

 2 Ovary confluent with disk. 



3 Capsule winged. 

 3 Fruit a drupe. 



Salaoia. 



Cassine. 



Putterliohia. 



Pleurostylia. 



Celastrus. 



Pterocelastrus. 

 El^odendron. 



