Nus 
680 CORNACEA. 
The filaments adhere slightly to the petals, they are arched, 
broadest at middle, the upper hairs ascend the lower $ des- 
cend. 
Fragrance delicious like Perg gularia, the stigmatic canal 
has four angles, stylus basi alternatus. 
Evidently Marlea or Stylidium or something very much 
like it. 
The petals and stamina except in situation, put one in 
mind Loranthacea. 
No difference between it and Marlea except the l-celled 
ovarium, but as M. begonifolia ought to have 4 cells instead of 
two, this perhaps is not of much weight, minor differences 
exist in sulcate calyx, its more pronounced lobes, and the 
lobed epigynous disk, the habit is very distinct. 
CORNACE E. 
Cora 
Cornus, Pl. DCXXXIV. A. Fig II. 
I doubt whether this order ought not to be placed in the 
neighbourhood of Loranthacez, Olacinez and Santalacee, 
particularly as the nature of the perianth is nearly as obs- 
cure as it is the above mentioned orders. It is almost con- 
tinuous with the structures from which the calyx is derived, 
its zestivation is valvular. 
However the lobes of the stigmata are opposed to them, 
and this is a strong objection, because two organs in double 
series of the same denominations never are opposed. This 
at least holds good with regard to the calyx. 
The hairs on the back of the petals are attached by the 
middle. 
The ovary is certainly Piden thé normal num- 
beris pointed out irt the lobes of the wy which are four, 
