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tite, sepals unequal obovate obtuse, ovary obo- 

 vate compressed, a single style terminal smooth 

 filiform flexuose, a single stigma. Fruit a glo- 

 bular compound berry or syncarpe by baccate 

 calix as in Morus, concrete at the base but 

 distinct at the end, seeds compressed. Trees 

 distichal serrate leaves^ fruits axillary pen- 

 dulous — several blended species. If , the good 

 name of Fusticus does not appear classical 

 enough, I propose for substitute Suramin ea a 

 name of Dioskorides for the Mulberry. This 

 G. is nearer Broussonetia than Morus and Tox- 

 ylon. The first only differs by fem. calix tubu- 

 lar 3-4dentate, style lateral, seed elavate : the 

 Morus differs from all 3 by the double styles 

 and stigmas, with the oblong fruits. My G. 

 Calostima fi. tel. 589 which was the Urtica 

 baccata of L. is akin to all these, a connecting 

 link with Basella, it differs by the many radia- 

 ted stigmas and racemose fruits not forming a 

 syncarpe. All are deemed to belong to the 

 tribe of Urticides or Nettles, forming a peculiar 

 group MoRiDES by baccate seeds. Sir J. Smith 

 regreted that the blended Fustic trees had not 

 been well distinguished, I shall try to distin- 

 guish 4 of them. 



580. Fusticus glabra Raf, Broussonetia 

 tinctoria Jalambic in Collins herb. Branches 

 terete inerme yellowish punctate of white, pe- 

 tiols very short, leaves quite smooth ovatoblong 

 repand or serrate in the middle only, baseobli- 

 qual subcordate, end acuminate elongate, fe- 

 male catkins on short peduncles — in South 

 Florida and Cuba. It is on this sp. that I have 

 framed the Generic character. Leaves 2 or 3 

 inches long without spines, catkins small not 

 one fourth of Toxylon. It is probably this sp. 



