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the purpose of allaying swellings of the legs, so common in that 

 country. 



Wrinkled-leaved Davilla. Fl. May, July. Shrub cl. 



5 D. MACROPHY'LLA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 18.) stem climbing ; 

 branches rougliish; leaves oblong-elliptical, acuminated, repand, 

 smooth, but pilose on the nerves beneath ; petals 5, quite entire ; 

 pistil 1. f; . ^. S. Native of Brazil in the northern parts of 

 the province of Minas Geraes called Minas Novas. Flowers 

 yellow. 



Long-leaved Davilla. Fl. July. Shrub cl. 



6 D. ANGUSTIFOLIA (St. Hil. fl. bras. l.p. 19.) stem climbing; 

 branches villous ; leaves oblong-linear, acute, quite entire, smooth 

 on both surfaces, but pilose on the nerves beneath ; petioles vil- 

 lose ; petals 3, obcordate ; pistils twin. Tj . w . S. Native of 

 Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes. Flowers yellow. 



Narrow-leaved Davilla. Fl. March. Shrub cl. 

 Cult. Fine upright or climbing shrubs, requiring the same 

 treatment as that recommended for Tetracera. 



HI. EMPEDO'CLEA (to the memory of Empedocles, a fa- 

 mous philosopher of Agrigentum in Sicily, who, among other 

 things, wrote on the nature of plants.) St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 19. 



LIN. SYST. Polydndria, Monogynia. Calyx of many ovate 

 permanent sepals, usually 13, closely imbricated and very obtuse. 

 Petals 3, hypogynous, deciduous. Stamens indefinite. Ovary 1, 

 oblong, pyramidal, trigonal, with one of the angles bearded, 1- 

 celled, 6-seeded. Fruit baccate, crowned by one awl-shaped 

 style. A shrub with simple leaves and white flowers. 



1 E. ALNIFO LIA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 20. t. 3.) Jj . S. Na- 

 tive of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes, among bushes in 

 humid places. An erect shrub, with broad-elliptical leaves, which 

 are blunt at both ends, and running into the petiole at the base, 

 coarsely serrated, smooth above but rusty beneath. Racemes 

 terminal and rising from the axils of the upper leaves. 



Alder-leaved Empedoclea. Shrub 4 feet. 



Cult. This handsome shrub will grow well in a mixture of 

 loam and peat, and ripened cuttings will strike root, if planted in 

 a pot of sand and placed under a hand-glass, in heat. 



IV. DOLIOCA'RPUS (from So\toc, dolios, deceitful, capjroc, 

 karpos, a fruit ; because though beautiful are poisonous). Roland, 

 act. holm. 1759. p. 249. t. 9. D. C. syst. 1. p. 405. prod. 1. 

 p. 69. 



LIN. SYST. Polydndria, Monogynia. Calyx of 5, concave, 

 unequal, permanent sepals. Petals 3-4, roundish, deciduous. 

 Stamens indefinite. Carpel 1, baccate, 1 or 2-seeded. Mostly 

 sarmentose shrubs, with the appearance of Tetracera. 



1 D. ROLA'NDRI (Gmel. syst. 805.) scandent ; leaves oblong, 

 acuminated, toothed at the apex ; peduncles lateral, 1 -flowered, 

 glomerate ; flowers 3-petalled. J? . w . S. Native of Surinam, 

 and Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes. Rol. act. holm. 

 1756. p. 260. t. 9. f. 1-2-3. Tetracera doliocarpus, Willd. spec. 

 2. p. 1241. D. Bcandens, Poir. suppl. 2. p. 497. Flowers white, 

 axillary glomerate. (St. Hil.) 



Rolander's Doliocarpus. Fl. May, Oct. Shrub cl. 



2 D. STRI'CTCS (Poir. suppl. 2. p. 498.) stem strict ; leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate, - .oothed, deflexed ; flowers terminal, 3-petalled. 



1;. S. Native of Surinam. Tetracera stricta, Willd. spec. 2. 

 p. 1241. D. major, Gmel. syst. 805. 

 Upright Doliocarpus. Shrub 6 feet. 



3 D. CALINEA (Gmel. syst. 805.) stem scandent; leaves 

 oblong, acuminated, quite entire ; peduncles lateral, many- 

 flowered : flowers 3-petalled. lj . ,_,. S. Native of Guiana in 

 woods. Calinea scandens, Aubl. guian. 1. p. 556. t. 221. Te- 

 tracera scandens, Willd. spec. 2. p. 1241. Soramia, Lam. ill. 



t. 463. f. 2. Petals white. The name Calinea is of doubtful 

 origin, it is perhaps the name of the shrub in Guiana. 



Calinea Tetracera. Fl. April. Clt. 1822. Shrub cl. 



4 T. SORAMIA (D.C. syst. 1. p. 406.) stem scandent, leaves 

 obovate, quite entire ; peduncles lateral, somewhat corymbose ; 

 flowers 5-petalled. T? . w . S. Native of Guiana on the banks 

 of the river Sinemari. Soramia Guianensis, Aubl. guian. 1 . p'. 

 552. t. 219. Tetracera obovata, Willd. spec. 2. p. 1241. Mappia 

 Schreb. gen. no. 1755. Berries about the size and colour of a 

 cherry. Petals white. Soramia is the name of this shrub in 

 Guiana. 



Soramia Doliocarpus. Fl. May. Shrub cl. 



Cult. A genus of fine upright, or climbing shrubs, requiring 

 the same treatment as that recommended for Tetracera. 



V. DELFMA (from delimo, to file or shave off; because the 

 leaves of some of the species are used for polishing). Lin. amoen. 

 1. p. 403. Juss. gen. p. 339. Gsert. fruct. 2. p. 112. t. 106. 

 D.C. syst. 1. p. 406. prod. 1. p. 69. 



. LIN. SYST. Polydndria, Monogynia. Calyx of 5 permanent 

 sepals. Petals 3-5, roundish, deciduous. Stamens indefinite. 

 Carpel 1 , capsular, 1 -2-seeded. Flowers sometimes dioecious from 

 abortion. Climbing shrubs, with the habit of Tetracera. 



1 D. SARMENTO'SA (Lin. spec. 736.) leaves ovate-oblong, ser- 

 rated, rigid, scabrous; flowers hermaphrodite, panicled, apeta- 

 lous ; ovaries and capsules smooth, fj . ^. S. Native of the 

 island of Ceylon. Burm. ind. 122. t. 37. f. 1. Tetrkcera sar- 

 mentosa, Vahl. symb. 3. p. 70. This shrub is called in Ceylon 

 Koroswael and Korossaniael, from the verb Korossa, to smooth, 

 in allusion to the leaves, which are used for polishing utensils. 



Sarmentose Delima. Fl. Clt. 1820. Shrub, cl. 



2 D. TRIPE'TALA (Blum, bijdr. fl. ned. ind. ex Schlecht. Linnaea 

 1. p. 492.) leaves obovate, mucronately toothed at the apex ; 

 flowers hermaphrodite, panicled, 3-petalled ; capsule pubescent. 



J?.^. S. Native of Java. 

 Three-petalled Delima. Shrub cl. 



3 D. CASTANE^FO'LIA; leaves crowded, oblong, serrated, 

 smoothish; flowers lateral, sessile. Tj . v-( . S. Native of Brasil. 

 O'thlis. castanesefolia, Schott. in Spreng. syst. app. 407. Calyx 

 of 5 permanent sepals and 2-bracteas, they are imbricate and 

 concave. Petals 5, deciduous. Anthers linear, continuous, with 

 lateral very slender cells. Capsules usually 1 -seeded. Seeds 

 arillate. A rambling shrub. 



Chesnut-leaved Delima. Shrub cl. 



4 D. INTERME'DIA (Blum, bijdr. fl. ned. ind. ex Schlecht. 

 Linnaea, 1. p. 492.) leaves oval, hardly acute at the ends, repand- 

 serrated at the apex ; stiff, scabrous ; panicle compound, leafy ; 

 flowers hermaphrodite, 5-petalied ; ovaries and capsules pubes- 

 cent. Tj . w . S. Native of Java. 



Intermediate Delima. Shrub cl. 



5 D. HEBECA'RPA (D. C. syst. 1. p. 407.) leaves obovate, 

 somewhat crenulate, scabrous ; flowers hermaphrodite, panicled, 

 5-petalled ; ovaries and capsules pubescent, fj . w . S. Native 

 of Java and the Philippine Islands. Deless. icon. sel. 1. t. 72. 

 Seeds semi-arillate. This shrub is called in the Philippine islands 

 Bois de rape, in allusion to the use of its leaves for polishing. 



Downy-fruited Delima. Shrub cl. 



6 D. MEXICA^NA (Sesse et Moc. fl. mex. icon. ined. D. C. 

 syst. 1. p. 407.) leaves oval, bluntish, tapering a little to the 

 base, smooth, serrated; flowers dioecious, panicled, 5-petalled, 

 disposed in sessile fascicles along the branches. ^ . w . S. Na- 

 tive of Mexico. Petals white. Seed ovate, thick, netted. 



Mexican Delima. Shrub cl. 



7 D. GUIANENSIS (Rich, in D. C. syst. 1. p. 408.) leaves ob- 

 long, acuminated at both ends, smooth, somewhat serrated ; 

 flowers dioeceous, axillary, on short pedicels ; fruit globose, pu- 



