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13. Classis 14. Ordo 13. Rhamnoidese? 



Genus prop^ Rhamnum, Paliurum, et El?eodendrum, sed diversura styli 2^ 

 Drupa nuce ossea, 3 loculare, bispinosa. Folia ovata, acuminata, tri- 

 nervia, pubescentia^. 



14. Classis 15. Ordo 1. Euphorbiaceae ? 



Dioica. Mascula ignota. 

 Fern. Calyx 5-partitus, patens, divisionibus ovatis, striatis, pallide viridis. 

 Corolla nulla. Corona minima, rubra, annularis, crenulata, in imo calycis. 

 Germ, superumcylindricum, sex-costatum. Fructus ignotus, sed germen 

 triloculare, trispermum. Flores paniculati, terminales. Pedunculi biflores. 

 Folia alterna, trilobata, stipitata, sinibus profundis. Petioli 3, stipuli- 

 formibus '. 



15. Classis 15. Ordo 2. Cucurbitaceae ? 



Dioica. Mascula. Calyx 5-fidus. Corolla 5-petala, rotata, flava. Stara. 

 5. Antherse spiralit^r contortse, filamenta distincta. Flores umbellati. 

 Folia hastata, 5-lobata. Caulis contortus, volubilis. Fem. ignota'. 



16. Arbor Magna. 



Fructibus drupaceis, nucibus, duris, axillaribus, pedunculatis, 1-spermis, 

 odoratis. Foliis ovatis, acuminatis, subtils reticulatis, alternis, petiolatis. 

 Cetera ignota. 



17. Arbor Mimosce similis. 



Floribus minutis, flavis, paniculatis. Pedunculis cauleque aculeatis, 

 spinis solitariis. Foliis pinnatis, 



18. Herba. 

 Calyx 1-phyllus, 5-fidus, divisionibus lanceolatis. Cor. 5-petala, flava, 



■1 The root of this shrub is used by the natives as ipecacuanha, which quality approaches it 

 to the rhamnus catharticus. It has two native names, Sedem and Bouqui. 



' A honey drop lodges in each division of the calyx, and the stigmata are imbued with a 

 strong viscous juice. It is a beautiful shrub, and yields a rich fragrance. 



« I was told, that the fruit is eaten when young, and tastes, and looks, lii<e a young 

 cucumber. 



