Macfadyeniane. N. O. Garryacez. 
TAB. CCCXXXIIL. 
Garrya FapyYENII. 
_ Dioica, foliis ellipticis brevissime apiculatis, spicis masculis 
ramosis pendulis, foemineis simplicibus erectis, bracteis flores 
superantibus, masc. sepalis apice coherentibus, foem. stylis 
brevibus crassis ovario adpressis. 
_ Has, Woods upon the Blue Mountains, Jamaica. Dr M‘ Fadyen. 
: The very remarkable Genus to which this plant belongs, was 
_ @stablished by Dr Lindley in 1834, on a new plant of North 
: ‘Galifornia, found by Mr Douglas, but discovered many years 
; Previously by Mr Menzies in his voyage with Capt. Vancouver, 
: and existing in several Herbaria to which he liberally presented 
: it, Tt was, therefore, a matter of great astonishment to me, to 
_ find the same Genus in a plant of Jamaica, to which Dr M‘Fadyen 
directed my attention about four years ago, and which is here re- 
ented. Mexico, however, which may be reckoned an inter- 
_ Mediate country, is now known, by the exertions of Mr Hartweg, 
_ toproduce three otherspecies, which are described by Mr Bentham 
_ Mhis excellent « Plante Hartwegiane.” Mr Skinner has lately 
_ Sent me a species, in fruit only, from Guatemala: but this will 
Probably prove to be identical with one or other of Hartweg’s. 
plant turns very black in drying. The connate bracteas 
: are longer than the flowers and somewhat leafy. The segments 
: of the male perianths are connate with their apices. The pistils 
— obovate. Ovules 2, pendent from the top of the cells. Styles 
: thick, acuminate, close pressed to the top of the germen. Berry 
black, glabrous. Perfect seed 1. Embryo small, placed oblique- 
y towards the upper extremity of a hard, fleshy albumen. 
PTE REE eg RE ey. NESTS ae ER NES Oats > Rr cy ee 5 Qa 6 Ey SN ER Sie Sees Ree ee ee Sete ee ey ee 
a : 
- Fig. 1, Male spike: nat. size. f. 2. Portion of the same. f.3. 
one flower. f. 4, The same, with the perianth forced open. 
°: Female spike. f. 6. Pistil. £7. The same laid open. J. 8. 
3 f- 9. The same laid open. f. 10. Seed cut through 
ly. f.11, Embryo :—magnified. | 
