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CAPPARIDE^E. III. GYNANDUOPSIS. IV. CLEOME. 



leaves on the middle of the stem with 5 leaflets, the lowest and 

 floral ones with 3 leaflets ; leaflets entire or somewhat serrulated. 

 Q. H. Native of tropical Africa in sandy places near the sea. 

 Cleome pentaphylla, Lin. spec. 338. Sims, bot. mag. t. 1681. 

 Perhaps this species grows spontaneous in South America and 

 Egypt as well as India. Flowers white or flesh-coloured, with 

 pink stamens and brown anthers. 



Five-leaved Gynandropsis. Fl.Ju. Aug. Clt. 1640. PI. 1 ft. 



11 G. DENTICULA'TA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 238.) smoothish ; 

 lowest leaves with 7 leaflets, middle ones with 5 leaflets ; upper 

 ones ternate ; leaflets serrulated. O H. Native of Angola on 

 the west coast of Africa. Flowers white, tinged with pink. 

 The stamens are pink. 



Denticulated-\e3ived Gynandropsis. Fl. Ju. Aug. PL 1 to 2 ft. 



12 G. HETERO'TRICHA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 238.) covered with 

 variable hairs, some of which are elongated, others sessile and 

 glandular ; leaves ternate or quinate ; leaflets almost entire. 

 O- H. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Cleome hetero- 

 tricha, Burch. trav. 1. p. 537. cat. no. 2011. Flowers white. 



Variable-haired Gynandropsis. PI. 1 foot. 



Cult. The seeds of these plants should be sown on a hot-bed, 

 in the month of March ; and when the plants have attained a 

 sufficient size, which will be in May, they should be planted out 

 into the open ground, in a warm sheltered situation, where they 

 will flower and seed, if the summer proves warm. But in order 

 to secure seeds, a plant or two of each kind should be planted 

 separately, in pots, in a mixture of sand and loam, and placed in 

 the green-house. 



IV. CLECVME (from cXtiw, kleio, to shut, in allusion to the 

 parts of the flower ; a name adopted by Linnaeus from Theo- 

 dosius). D. C. prod. 1. p. 238. Cleome, spec. Lin. 



LIN. SYST. Tetra-Hexandria, Monogynia. Calyx of 4, spread- 

 ing, almost equal sepals. Petals 4. Torus somewhat hemis- 

 pherical. Stamens 6, rarely 4. Silique dehiscent, stipitate, or 

 sessile within the calyx. 



SECT. I. PEDiCELLA v RiA'(from pedicellus, a pedicle ; fruit on 

 long stalks.) D. C. prod. 1. p. 238. Torus fleshy, somewhat 

 globose. Stipe of ovary elongated. 



1 C. GIGANTE'A (Lin. mant. 430.) shrubby, velvety-pubes- 

 cent, somewhat clammy ; leaves 7-foliate, with 30 or 40 veins 

 on each side of each leaflet. 17 . S. Native of South America. 

 Cleome viridiflora, Schreb. nov. act. nat. cur. 4. p. 136. t. 3. 

 Flowers whitish-green, with pinkish filaments and yellow anthers. 

 This is a beautiful plant, but has a strong disagreeable smell and 

 a caustic taste. 



Giant Cleome. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1774. Sh. 6 to 12 feet. 



2 C. ARBO'REA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. spec. 5. p. 86.) shrubby, 

 velvety-pubescent, somewhat clammy ; leaflets 7, with 20 veins 

 on each side of each leaflet. Tj . S. Native of Caraccas. 

 Perhaps sufficiently distinct from Cleome gigantea. Flowers 

 white or greenish. 



Tree Cleome. ^Fl. June, July. Clt. 1817. Sh. 6 to 8 feet. 



3 C. GLANDULO'SA (Ruiz et Pav.) somewhat arborescent, his- 

 pid with thick hairs which bear glands at their apex ; leaves 

 with 7-9 leaflets, upper and floral ones simple, ovate-cordate ; 

 ovary covered with glandular hairs. Tj . S. Native of Peru. 

 Fruit unknown, Silique the length of the stipe. 



Glandular Cleome. Fl. June, July. Shrub 2 feet. 



4 C. CARDINA'LIS (D. C. prod. 1. p. 238.) herbaceous, smooth; 

 leaves 5-foliate, floral ones sessile and leaflets oval-lanceolate. 

 Q. S. Native of Mexico, where it is called Borla di Cardinal 

 (icon. fl. mexic. ined.). Flowers reddish ? 



Cardinal Cleome. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1823. PI. 2 feet. 



5 C. HEPTAPHY'LLA (Lin. spec. 987.) herbaceous, prickly, 

 covered with clammy hairs ; leaves with 7 leaflets, floral ones 



simple, cordate-roundish ; silique longer than the stipe, covered 

 with clammy pubescence. 0. S. Native of both Indies. Per- 

 haps several species are confused under this name, and it is very 

 probable that the South American plant differs from the East 

 India plant. Flowers white or flesh-coloured, with purplish 

 stamens and brownish anthers. 



Seven-leaved Cleome. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1817. PI. 1 to 3 ft. 



6 C. ANO'MALA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. spec. 5. p. 85.) herba- 

 ceous, unarmed, velvety-pubescent ; leaves with 7 leaflets, floral 

 ones simple, round, and somewhat cordate ; siliques elliptical, 

 muricated. Q ? S. Native of South America. Valves of fruit 

 very convex. Flowers white. 



Anomalous Cleome. PI. 1 foot. 



7 C. CHILE'NSIS (D. C. prod. 1. p. 238.) herbaceous, un- 

 armed, smooth; leaves with 7 leaflets, floral ones with 3-5 

 leaflets; sepals permanent; siliques pendulous, smoothish, 

 scarcely longer than the stipe. O- H. Native of Chili. Flowers 

 white, or pinkish. 



Var. a, glabra (D. C. prod. 1. c.) leaves with 7 leaflets, 

 smooth. 



Var. ft, pubescens (D. C. prod. 1. p. 239.) leaves with 3-5 

 leaflets, pubescent. 



Chili Cleome. PI. 1 foot. 



8 C. LO'NGIPES (D. C. prod. 1. p. 239.) herbaceous, prickly, 

 smooth ; leaves ternate ; silique cylindrical, slender, one half 

 shorter than the stipe, which is about a foot long. Native of 

 Guayaquil. Flowers white. t 



Long-footed-trmteA Cleome. PI. 2 feet. 



9 C. SPINO SA (Lin. spec. 939.) herbaceous, prickly, pubes- 

 cent ; leaves with 5-7 leaflets, smooth ; floral ones simple, 

 stalked, ovate-cordate ; silique smooth, longer than the stipe. 



$ . S. Native of South America. Marcgr. bras. p. 34. icon. 



Flowers'with white petals, purple filaments, and yellow anthers. 



Spinose Cleome. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1731. PI. 2 to 4 feet. 



10 C. PU'NGEKS (Willd. hprt. berl. t. 18.) herbaceous, prickly, 

 covered with clammy pubescence ; leaves with 5-7 leaflets, 

 smooth, floral ones simple, sessile, cordate ; silique smooth, 

 shorter than the stipe. $ . S. Native of South America and 

 the West India islands. Cle6me pungens, H. B. et Kunth, nov. 

 spec. 5. p. 85. C. spinosa, Sims. bot. mag. t. 1640. Flowers 

 flesh-coloured, or white. 



Pungent Cleome. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1812. PL 1 to 2 ft. 



11C. PUBE'SCENS (Sims, bot. mag. t. 1857.) herbaceous, un- 

 armed, pubescent ; leaves with 5-7 leaflets, floral ones simple, 

 cordate ; silique length of stipe. O- H. Native of? Flowers 

 white, with purple stamens and stipe. 



Pubescent Cleome. FL Jul. Clt. 1815. PL 1| foot. 



12 C. PSORALE^EFO'LIA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 238.) herbaceous, 

 prickly, pubescent ; leaves trifoliate ; petioles beset with glan- 

 dular hairs ; floral leaves ovate, stalked ; silique at last smooth, 

 longer than the stipe. O ? S. Native of Brasil. C. Brasi- 

 liaris, Weinm. ex Spreng. syst. 2. p. 121. Flowers white? 



Psoralea-leaved Cleome. PL 1 to 2 feet. 



13 C. LATII-O'LIA (Vahl. ined. D. C. prod. 1. p. 239.) her- 

 baceous, unarmed, smooth ; lower leaves simple, middle ones 

 ternate, stalked ; leaflets ova!, acuminated ; floral leaves simple, 

 sessile, ovate, one half shorter than the pedicel ; stipe length of 

 pedicel. O ? S. Native of Guiana. Flowers white or red. 



Broad-leaved Cleome. PL 1 to 2 feet. 



14 C. RO'SEA (Vahl. ined. D. C. prod. 1. p. 239.) herbaceous, 

 unarmed, smooth ; leaflets quinate, lower and floral ones ternate, 

 uppermost ones ovate, sessile ; silique smooth, length of stipe. 

 O. S. Native of Rio Janeiro. Flowers beautiful rose-coloured. 

 Stem erect, branched. Lindl. bot. reg. 960. 



Rose-coloured-fiowereA Cleome. Fl.Ju. Jul. Clt. 1824. PL l^ft. 



15 C. SPECIOSI'SSIMA (Deppe in litt. Lindl. bot. reg. 1312.) 

 herbaceous, unarmed ; leaflets 5-7, lanceolate, acuminated, 



