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ber of petals. Stamens the same number as the sepals, and 

 alternating with them, inserted on the inside of a large disk or 

 torus. Berry spherical, seated on the elevated disk, pulpy inside. 



19 THYLA'CHIUM. Calyx follicular, at length cut round 

 about. Petals none. Stamens numerous, inserted in the short 

 torus. Berry oblong, stipitate. 



20 HERMU'POA. Calyx double, outer one tubular, inner one 

 of 4 small sepals. Petals 4, linear. Stamens 6, very long. 

 Berry oblong-cylindrical. 



21 MJERUA. Calyx tubular, 4-parted, valvate in the bud, 

 with a crown of petal-like scales in the throat. Petals none. 

 Torus elongated. Stamens numerous, somewhat monadelphous 

 at the top of the torus. Silique fleshy, stipitate. 



22 A'RSIS. Calyx of 5 coloured sepals. Petals 5. Stamens 

 numerous ; anthers 4-celled. Berry stipitate, 1 -seeded. 



Tribe I. 



CLEOME.ZE (plants agreeing in important characters with 

 Cleome.) D. C. prod. 1. p. 237. Genus Cleome, Lin. Fruit 

 truly capsular, with somewhat membranous opening valves. 

 Herbs or sub-shrubs. Leaves usually compound, seldom simple, 

 covered with glandular hairs. Flowers usually disposed in ter- 

 minal racemes. 



I. CLEOME'LLA (a diminutive of Cleome, which see.) D. C. 

 prod. 1. p. 237. 



LIN. SYST. Hexdndria, Monogynia. Calyx of 4-spreading 

 sepals. Petals 4. Torus ovate-globose. Stamens 6, free. 

 Silicic stipitate within the calyx, shorter than broad. 



1 C. MEXICA'NA (Moc. et Sesse. icon. fl. mex. ined. D. C. 

 prod. 1. p. 337.) I/ . S. Native of Mexico. Leaves trifoliate, 

 smooth. Flowers yellow. 



Mexican Cleomella. Fl. July. PI. 1 foot. 



Cult. A rich light soil will suit this plant well, and cuttings 

 will root freely under a hand-glass, but if it seed freely this will 

 be unnecessary. 



II. PERI'TOMA (from Trcpiropn, peritome, a cutting round 

 about; base of calyx.) D. C. prod. 1. p. 237. Atalanta, Nutt. 

 gen. amer. 2. p. 73. not of Corr. 



LIN. SYST. Hexdndria, Monogynia. Calyx cut round at the 

 base, 4-toothed at the top. Petals 4. Torus small. Stamens 

 6, joined at the base. Silique oblong, stipitate within the calyx. 



1 P. SERKULATUM (D. C. prod. 1. p. 237.) O-H. Cleome 

 serrulata, Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 2. p. 441. Native of North 

 America on the banks of the Missouri. Leaves ternate, smooth, 

 leaflets lanceolate, finely serrulated. Racemes elongated. Brae- 

 teas linear. Flowers pale purple. 



Serrulated-leaved Peritoma. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1823. PI. 3 ft. 



Cult, The seeds of this plant should be sown in a pot, which 

 should be placed in a gentle hot-bed, and when the plants are of 

 sufficient size, they should be planted out into the open border 

 in a sheltered situation. 



III. GYNANDRO'PSIS (from -ywn, gyne, a female, and 



avrip, avSpoe, aner, andros, a male, oi^is, opsis, resemblance ; 

 because of the stamens appearing as if inserted on the top of 

 the ovary). D. C. syst. 2. p. 237. Cleomes, spec. Lin. 



LIN. SYST. Monadelphia, Hexdndria. Calyx of 4 spreading 

 sepals. Petals 4. Torus elongated. Stamens 6, joined together 

 around the ovary, but free at the apex. Silique stipitate, within 

 the calyx at the top of the torus. 



The African species of this genus are readily distinguished, 



according to Mr. Brown, the great peculiarity of which consists 

 in the petals not covering the stamina at any period. This mode 

 of aestivation of the petals, he says, has never before been no- 

 ticed, though it equally exists in Cratceva and Resedaceae ; to 

 this mode he proposes to apply the term aperta. 



1. Angiogbnia. Petals imbricate in the bud and covering 

 the stamina. 



1 G. SESSILIFO'LIA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 237.) smooth; leaves 

 all trifoliate, lower ones hardly stalked ; leaflets oblong, entire. 

 Q. H. Native of the West Indies in sandy barren places. 

 Cleome triphylla, Lin. spec. 938. exclusive of the synonyms. 

 Flowers whitish or flesh-coloured. 



Sessile-leaved Gynandropsis. Fl. June, August. Clt. 1820. 

 PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



2 G. TRIPHY'LIA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 237.) smoothish ; leaves 

 all trifoliate, floral ones sessile, the rest stalked ; stalks of the 

 lower leaves longer than the leaves themselves. Q. H. Native 

 of the West Indies in dry sandy places. Cleome triphylla, 

 Lin. spec. 938. from Herm. lugd. 565. icon. Flowers white 

 or flesh-coloured. 



Three-leaved Gynandropsis. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1820. PL 1 

 to 2 feet. 



3 G. PALMI'TES (D. C. prod. 1. p. 238.) smoothish; leaves 

 5-7-foliate ; leaflets entire ; stalks of the leaflets somewhat 

 connected at the base by a membrane. O- S. Native of 

 Cayenne. C. palmltes, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 122. Flowers per- 

 haps white. 



Pa/waie-leaved Gynandropsis. PI. 1 foot. 



4 G. BRACHYCA'RPA (D. C. syst. 1. p. 238.) leaves ternate or 

 quinate ; leaflets entire ; pods smooth, oval-oblong, shorter than 

 the stipe. O ? H. Native of Peru. Cleome brachycarpa, 

 Vahl. Flowers white or pink. 



Short-podded Gynandropsis. PI. 1 foot. 



5 G. HISPI'DULA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 238.) hispid; leaves qui- 

 nate ; leaflets entire ; pods rather hispid, shorter than their 

 stipe. O? H. Native of Peru. Cleome hirsuta, Ruiz et. Pav. 

 Flowers white or rather pinkish. 



Hispid Gynandropsis. PI. 1 foot. 



6 G. CANDELA'BRUM (Sweet, hort. brit. p. 468.) pubescent; 

 leaves quinate ; leaflets broad-ovate, acuminated ; floral leaves 

 ternate, sessile ; siliques scabrous, longer than the stipe. () H. 

 Native of South America. Petals of a whitish-pink colour. 

 Stamens purple ; anthers yellow. Cleome, Sims, bot. mag. 2656. 



Chandelier Gynandropsis. Fl. July. Clt. 1824. PL 1 to 2 ft. 



7 G. SPECIO'SA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 238.) plant somewhat vel- 

 vety at the top; leaves 5-7-foliate; leaflets somewhat ser- 

 rulated, oblong, acuminated. I/ ? S. Native of New Granada 

 near Carthagena. Cleome speciosa, H. B. et Kunth, nov. spec, 

 amer. 5. p. 84. t. 436. Flowers violet. 



Showy Gynandropsis. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1818. PL 2 feet. 



8 G. PULCHE'LLA (Lindl. in hort. trans, lond. 6. p. 65.) ra- 

 ther pilose ; lower leaves quinate, upper ones ternate ; leaflets 

 entire ; silique oval, smooth ; seeds kidney-shaped, tuberculated. 

 O- H. Native of Maranham. Leaves smooth, with hairy 

 petioles. Flowers small. Petals white, with purplish claws. 



Neat Gynandropsis. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1825. PL f foot. 



9 G. AFFINIS (Blum, bijdr. fl. ind. ned. exSchlecht. Linnsea. 

 1. p. 644.) plant covered with glandular hairs; lower and floral 

 leaves trifoliate, middle ones with 5 leaflets ; leaflets obovate, 

 quite entire, but ciliated, with glandular hairs. O-H. Native 

 of Java. Flowers white. 



Allied Gynandropsis. Fl. July. PL 1 to 2 feet. 



2. Gymnogonia. Petals open in the bud, never covering the 

 stamina at any period. 



10 G. PENTAPHY'LLA (D. C. prod, 1. p. 238.) smoothish ; 



