G2 XXXIX. SAPINDACE^. 



filaments adnate to the inner face of a fleshy, cup-like, 10- 

 erenatc disk, and each crowned with a peltate gland ; those ot* 

 the inner row 10, fertile, free, alternating with the staminodia, 

 much exserted ; filaments subulate, decliiied ; anthers termi- 

 nal, short, didymous, opening at the sides ; pollen oval, very 

 soon shed. Ovary free, deeply 5-furrowed, formed of 5 in- 

 duplicate-valvate carpels, 1-celled, tapering into a subulate, 

 exserted, declinate style ; stigma minutely 5-toothed ; ovules 

 on sutural placentas, very numerous. Capsules deeply 5-lobed, 

 of 5 follicular, papery carpels, slightly cohering at the su- 

 tures. Seeds minute, with, membranous testa, and a small 

 straight embryo, in the base of copious, fleshy albumen. — Fl. 

 Cap. Up. 309. 



G. Sufherlandi, Thes. Cap. t. 1, is a middle-sized tree or large shrub, 

 with alternate, simple, exstipulate leaves. Petioles clasping at base. Leaves 

 subrotvind, coi'date at base, 2-4 inches diameter, multilobulate and crenate, 

 glabrous. Racemes terminal, densely manj-flowered ; flowers crimson, 

 very showy. Grows near Natal. — By Dr. Hooker this genus is regarded 

 as a genuine Sapindacea, of the tribe Melianthece. Though I allow that 

 there are many points of agreement in the general structure of the flower, 

 yet I am of opinion that the l-celled ovary, parietal placentas, indefinite 

 and very numerous ovules, copiously alhuminous seeds, and minute, straight 

 embrjo are all important characters at variance with Sapindacece. 



Order XL. ANACARDIACEiE. 



Flowers either complete, polygamous or unisexual. Calyx 

 3-7-fid or parted, sometimes enlarged after flowering, rarely 

 irregularly torn. Petals 3-7, rarely 0, free, sometimes en- 

 larged after flowering. Disk annular (rarely stipitate). Sta- 

 mens mostly twice as many as petals, rarely only as many or 

 numerous, inserted at the base of the disk. Ovary in the 

 female mostly ovoid, 1-celled ; in Spondiece 2-5-celled, or rarely 

 of several separate carpels ; in the male, 3-4 empty separate 

 or confluent carpels ; styles 1-3. Ovules solitary, pendulous, 

 either from the side of the ovary or from a slender cord rising 

 from its base. Fruit mostly drupaceous, 1-5-celled. Seed 

 exalbuminous. — Trees or shrubs, with caustic, balsamic or 

 gummy juice. Leaves alternate, simple or compound, without 

 stipules. 



Tribe 1. Anacaedie^. Ovary 1-celled, with one ovule (sometimes with 

 3-4 empty carpels). 



Stamens 8. Sepals and petals 4 1. Odina. 



Stamens 4-5. 



Calyx unchanged in fruit. 



Drupe compressed, wingless 2. Knrs. 



Drupe much compressed, sharply edged. Style 1 3. Botkyceras. 



