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FIG. 24. 



live of Brazil. Corolla clothed 

 with rusty down, 3 lines long. 

 Leaves 4-6 inches long. (f. 24.) 



Long-leaved Rollinia. Shrub 

 20 feet. 



2 R. FAGIFO'LIA (St. Hil. fl. 

 bras. 1. p. 29.) leaves ovate, 

 pointed, puberulous on both sur- 

 faces, and with the nerves clothed 

 with rusty villi. T? . S. Native of 

 Brazil in the province of Rio-Ja- 

 neiro on the banks of the river 

 Parabyba. Leaves li to 4 inches 

 long and 1-2 broad. Calyx rusty 

 villous. Corolla pubescent, glau- 

 cous. Fruit unknown. 



Beach-leaved Rollinia. Fl. Nov. 

 Shrub 6 feet. 



3 R. PARVIFLO'RA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 30.) leaves oblong, 

 acuminated, and acute at the base, smooth above, puberulous 

 beneath. Tj . S. Native of Brazil in woods on the mountains 

 called Tejuca near Rio-Janeiro. A small tree with rufous- 

 pubescent branches. Leaves 11 to 2-| inches long. Peduncles 

 solitary. Calyx rusty-villous. Corolla villous of a greenish- 

 brown colour. 



, Small-jlomered Rollinia. Fl. Nov. Tree 20 feet. 



4 R. DOLABRIPE'TALA (St. Hil. ex fl. bras. 1. p. 29.) leaves 

 oblong- lanceolate, under surface as well as petioles hairy ; corolla 

 tomentose, compressed on one side to the form of a hatchet. 

 Jj . S. Native of Brazil on Mount Cercovado near Rio Janeiro. 

 Annona dolabripetala, Raddi. in act. soc. ital. 16. p. 15. 



Hatchet-petalled Rollinia. Shrub 6 feet. 



5 R. BIFLO'RA; leaves oblong, membranous, acuminated, 

 smooth ; peduncles 2, 1 -flowered, rising below the leaves. Tj . S. 

 Native of Peru. Annona biflora, Ruiz, et Pav. MSS. in herb. 

 Lamb. (v. s.) 



Two-flowered Rollinia. Shrub 6 feet ? 



6 R. PTEUOCA'RPA ; leaves large, oblong, acuminated ; wings 

 of petals erect, incurved, hatchet-shaped ; fruct large, of nu- 

 merous carpels. .T? . S. Native of Peru. Annona pterocarpa, 

 Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 5. t. 485. 



Wing-fruited Rollinia. Tree. 



7 R. MICRA'NTHA ; leaves oblong, acuminated ; peduncles very 

 thick ; fruct of numerous, distinct, close carpels. I? . S. Native 

 of Peru. Annona parviflora, Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 5. t. 484. 



Small-flowered Rollinia. Tree. 



Cult. The species of Rollinia will thrive best in good loam 

 mixed with a little peat and sand. Ripened cuttings, with the 

 leaves not shortened, will strike root if planted in a pot of sand, 

 and plunged in a moist heat, with a hand-glass placed over them f. 



2. Monodorece, (shrubs agreeing with Monodora.) Fruit 

 solitary, 1 or many-celled, contained within a single rind. 



III. MONODO'RA (from fioroc, monos, one, Sopa, dora, a 

 skin ; in allusion to the fruit being 1 -celled). Dun. nion. anon. 

 p. 79. D. C. syst. 1. p. 477. prod. 1. p. 87. 



LIN. SYST. Polyandria, Monogynia. Calyx 3-sepalled. Pe- 

 tals 6, in 2 series, outer ones lanceolate, inner ones ovate, joined 

 at the base. Anthers indefinite, nearly sessile. Ovary 1, ovate, 

 crowned by the sessile stigma. Berry smooth, somewhat glo- 

 bose, 1 -celled, many-seeded. Seeds imbedded in the pulp. 



1 M. MYRI'STICA (Dun. mon. anon. p. 80.) fruit very large, 



somewhat globose ; leaves alternate ; peduncles lateral, 1 -flowered, 



bearing a bractea at the base or on the middle, or above the 



middle. 1? . S. Cultivated in Jamaica, but perhaps originally 



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brought from Equinoctial Africa. R. Br. congo, p. 56. Annona 

 myristica, Gaert. fruct. 2. p. 194. t. 125. f. 1. Lunan, hort. 

 jam. 10. American nutmeg, Long, jam. hist. 3. p. 735. Flowers 

 large like those of Unona undulata, the three inner petals are 

 ciliated on the inside at their margins, the outer ones are much 

 waved, a little longer than the inner ones. Fruit yellow, when ripe. 



Jamaica or Calabash Nutmeg. Fl. ? Clt.? Tree 20 feet. 



Cult. The Jamaica Nutmeg will thrive well in a mixture of 

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

 a pot of sand, plunged in a moist heat, with a bell-glass placed 

 over them -f. 



IV. EUPOMA'TIA (from cv, eu, well, iriafia., poma, a lid ; 

 calyptra covering the flower before expansion, in the manner 

 of an extinguisher). R. Br. bot. ter. aust. p. 65. 



LIN. SYST. Icosandria, Polygynia. Calyx truncate. Ca- 

 lyptra, covering the flower-bud before expansion. Petals none. 

 Stamens numerous, perigynous, inner ones of the form of petals. 

 Berry many-celled, many-seeded, crowned by numerous connected 

 stigmas. Anthers lateral. A smooth shrub with oblong-coriace- 

 ous leaves and 1 -flowered axillary peduncles. This genus differs 

 materially from all the rest of the genera of Anonacece in the 

 perigynous insertion of its stamens ; it should therefore be ex- 

 cluded from this order as well as from the sub-class Thalamiflorce. 



1 E. LAURI NA (R. Br. 1. c.). Jj . G. Native of New 

 Holland. Flowers greenish-yellow. 



Laurel-like Eupomatia. Fl. ? Clt. 1824. Shrub 6 feet. 



Cult. This fine shrub will thrive 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. 



3. Unbnece (plants agreeing with Unona.) Carpels many, 

 distinct. 



V. ASIMI'NA (a name of Canadian origin, meaning un- 

 known). Adans. fam. 2. p. 365. Dun. mon. anon. p. 81. D.C. 

 syst. 1. p. 478. prod. 1. p. 87. 



LIN. SYST. Polyandria, Tri-Polygynia. Calyx 3-parted. Petals 

 6, spreading, ovate-oblong, inner ones smallest. Anthers inde- 

 finite, nearly sessile. Ovaries many, but for the most part only 

 three, ovate or oblong ; carpels the same number as the ovaries, 

 baccate, sessile ; seeds many, disposed in a single or double row. 

 Shrubs with oblong, cuneated usually deciduous leaves. Flowers 

 sometimes rising before the leaves, usually solitary and axillary. 



1 A. PARVIFLO'RA (Dun. mon. anon. p. 82. t. 9.) leaves 

 cuneate-obovate, mucronate, under surface as well as branches 

 covered with brown pubescence ; flowers sessile ; outer petals 

 scarcely twice as long as the calyx. Jj. H. Native of Virginia, 

 Georgia and Carolina in shady woods near rivers and lakes. 

 Porcelia parviflora, Pers. ench. 2. p. 95. Orchidocarpum parvi- 

 florum, Mich. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 329. A small shrub, bearing 

 fruit when 2 feet high. Outside of calyx and corolla clothed 

 with brownish tomentum ; inside of petals dark purple. Berries 

 2 or 3, aggregate, sessile, fleshy, the size of a plum. 



Small-flonered Asimina. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1806. Shrub 

 2 to 4 feet. 



2 A. TRI'LOBA (Dun. mon. anon. p. 83.) leaves oblong-cu- 

 neated, acuminated, and are, as well as branches smoothish ; 

 flowers on short peduncles ; outer petals roundish-ovate, 4-times 

 longer than the calyx, fy . S. Native of Pennsylvania, Florida, 

 Virginia, and Carolina, on the overflowed banks of rivers. Annona 

 triloba, Lin. spec. 758. Mill. diet. no. 8, icon. 1. t. 35. Duham. 

 arb. ed. 2. vol. 2. p. 83. t. 25. Mich. f. arb. amer. 3. p. 161. 

 t. 9. Schkuhr. handb. 2. p. 95. t 149. Porcelia triloba, Pers. 

 ench. 2. p. 95. Orchidocarpum arietinum, Mich. fl. bor. amer. 

 1. p. 329. Catesb. carol. 2. t. 85. A small tree, or rather a 

 large shrub. Flowers campanulate, with the 3 outer petals pale 



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