LORANTHUS. 613 
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_ Has. Malacca, habitus foliatio armat. Flacourtiz, fl. masc. 
—— Getonia. 
—. . Evidently akin to the S. African genus Dovyalis vide Arnott 
— Journal Botany, Vol. III, p. 251. 
LORANTHACEA. 
General Remarks. 
. There can I think be very little doubt that the following 
Orders form a very natural group, Santalacee, Loranthacez, 
Olacineze. 
The presence or absence or the corolla cannot be admitted 
. 88a valid objection, because although most Loranthace:e 
havea highly developed corolla, there is no trace of it in 
Viscum, 
Olax, although it hasa superior fruit, and so like in ap- 
pearance to an inferior one, that dissection must be resorted 
1o, to detect the difference. 
Olacinez are widely displaced by all authors except the 
illustrious Brown, who long ago pointed out its great 
affinity to Santalacez. 
— lts affinities with Aurantiacez and Sapotacez are purely 
imaginary. The Order points out the tendency that exists 
_ to suppression of part or the whole of the outer series of 
Stamina, which is so complete in some Santalacez, and all 
: Loranthaceæ : what is the cause of the presence of a glandu- 
lar disk so frequently among Epigynous Orders. 
. No vessels exist in the corolla of Schepfia opposite the 
 Sinuses, The style has 3 vascular fascicles, it will be worth 
While to apply the test of situation of carpella relative to the 
Calyx, or at least supposed calyx of many plants, if these bave 
really calyces, the carpella will alternate with them, owing 
to the law, that no two organs of similar denominations can 
be opposed to each other. 
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The above Orders agree in the following remarkable parti- 
