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LIN. SYST. Polyandria, Monogynia. Calyx of 4 sepals, val- 

 vate in the bud. Petals 4, very long and narrow, undulated at 

 the apex. Stamens 12 to 16, inserted in an elevated cylindrical 

 torus. Ovary on a long stalk. Berry oblong, many-seeded. A 

 rambling smooth shrub, with ternate leaves, which are rather 

 coriaceous, and terminal corymbose racemes of large sweet- 

 scented flowers, with white petals and filaments, and blue an- 

 thers. Filaments curved at the top. 



1 R. FRA'GRANS (R. Br. 1. c.) T? . w . S. Native of Sierra 

 Leone. Cratae'va fr&grans, Sims, bot. mag. t. 526. Cratae'va 

 capparoides, Andr. bot. rep. t. 176. 



Fragrant Richiea. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1795. Shrub cl. 



Cult. This plant is well adapted for covering rafters in stoves. 

 A mixture of loam, peat and sand suits it best. Cuttings will 

 root readily if planted in a pot of sand, and placed under a hand- 

 glass, in heat. 



X. NIEBITHRIA (in honour of Carsten Niebuhr, an Arabian 

 traveller, author of Reisebeschreibung nach Arabien, 2 vols. 

 4to. Copenhagen, 1774 and 1778, &c.) D. C. prodr. 1. p. 243. 



LIN. SYST. Polyandria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-sepalled ; se- 

 pals valvate in the bud. Petals none, or shorter than the calyx. 

 Torus cylindrical, very short. Stamens indefinite. Berry ? ovate 

 or cylindrical, stipitate. Unarmed shrubs, with white flowers, 

 which are disposed in terminal racemes. 



SECT. I. CRAT-EV.KFO'RMES (shrubs with the habit of Crata:'va) 

 D. C. prod. 1. p. 243. Petals none. Leaves trifoliate. 



1 N. CA'FRA (D. C. prodr. 1. p. 243.) racemes terminal; 

 leaflets oblong, almost 4-times longer than the petiole, fj . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope, on the border of Cafraria. 

 Cratae va Cafra, Burch. cat. no. 3678, and 3648. 



African Niebuhria. Clt. 1818. Shrub 5 feet. 



2 N. AVICULA'RIS (D. C. prod. 1. p. 243.) racemes terminal; 

 leaflets obovate, one half shorter than the petioles. Tj . G. Na- 

 tive of the Cape of Good Hope. CrataeVa avicularis, Burch. 

 cat. no. 4445. Perhaps sufficiently distinct from N. Cafra. 



Knotted Niebuhria. Shrub 4 feet. 



3 N. LINEA'RIS (D. C. prod. 1. p. 244.) racemes terminal; 

 leaflets linear, recurvedly-mucronate, roughly-punctate on both 

 surfaces, shorter than the petioles. J? . S. Native of the East 

 Indies. Capparis apetala, Roth. nov. spec p. 238. Cratse va 

 apetala, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 448. Berry globose. 



Linear-\ea.\ed Niebuhria. Shrub 6 feet. 



4 N. OLEOI'DES (D. C. prod. 1. p. 244.) peduncles 1-flow- 

 ered, axillary ; leaflets oblong, nearly 4-times longer than the 

 petioles. J? . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. O'lea, 

 Burm. in herb. Deless. . 



Olive-like Niebuhria. Shrub 6 feet. 



5 N. MADAGASCARIE'NSIS (D. C. prod. 1. p. 244.) peduncles 

 1-flowered, axillary; leaflets oblong, equalling the petiole in 

 length, fy . S. Native of Madagascar. 



Madagascar Niebuhria. Clt. 1822. Shrub 4 feet. 



SECT. II. CAPPAROIDES (from Capparis, and idea, form; 

 plants with the habit of Capparis.) D. C. prod. 1. p. 244. 

 Petals small. Leaves simple. 



6 N. OBLONGIFO" LIA (D. C. prod. 1 . p. 244.) leaves oval-oblong, 

 blunt, mucronulate. fj . G. Native of Arabia and the East 

 Indies. Capparis oblongifolia, Forsk. descr. p. 99. Capparis 

 heteroclita, Roxb. ined. Cratae va oblongifolia, Spreng. syst. 2. 

 p. 448. 



Oblong-leaved Niebuhria. Clt. 1822. Shrub 4 feet. 



7 N. ARENA' RIA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 244.) leaves oval-oblong, 

 emarginate, mucronulate, glaucous. Jj . S. Native of Gambay, 



in sandy places. Perhaps sufficiently distinct from N. oblongi~ 

 folia. 



Sand Niebuhria. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 



Cult. Cultivated and propagated in the same way as Cratofva. 



XI. BO'SCI A (in honour of Louis Bosc, long time professor 

 of agriculture in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, and author of 

 several works.) Lam. ill. t. 395. D.C. prod. 1. p. 244. but not 

 of Thunb. 



LIN. SYST. Polyandria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-sepalled. Petals 

 none. Stamens 12 to 20, inserted in a short torus. Berry sti- 

 pitate, globose, 1 -seeded. An unarmed shrub, with small white 

 corymbose flowers. 



1 B. SENEGALE'NSIS (Lam. 1. c) 17.8. Native of Senegal. 

 Podoria Senegalensis, Pers. ench. 2. p. 5. 



Senegal Boscia. Clt. 1824. Shrub 3 feet. 



Cult. Cultivated and propagated in the same manner as 

 Cratce'va. 



XII. CA'DABA (Kadhab, or Qathab, is the Arabic name of 

 C. rotundifolia.) Forsk. aegyp. 67. D. C. prod. 1. p. 244. 



LIN. SYST. Tetra-Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-sepalled. 

 Petals 4 or none. Nectary strap- formed, rising from the base 

 of a cylindrical torus, these are usually fulvous above, and yellow 

 beneath. Stamens 4 to 5, monadelphous at the base. Berry 

 stipitate, cylindrical. Shrubs, with simple leaves and terminal 

 racemes of white or yellow flowers. 



1 . Flowers petalless, pentandrous. 



1 C. ROTUNDIFOLIA (Forsk. descr. 68.) unarmed; leaves 

 orbicular, and are, as well as the branches, smooth. J? . G. 

 Native of Arabia and Abyssinia. Strce'mia rotundifolia, Vahl. 

 symb. 1. p. 20. Nectary fulvous above and yellow beneath. 



Round-leaved Cadaba. Tree 20 feet. 



2 C. GLANDULOSA (Forsk. descr. 68.) unarmed ; leaves round- 

 ish, scabrous ; branches covered with glandular hairs at the top. 

 ^2 . G. Native of Arabia. Strce'mja glandulosa, Vahl. symb. 1 . 

 p. 20. The number of stamens in this and the preceding spe- 

 cies is unknown. Fruit hispid. 



G7a<Mar-branched Cadaba. Tree 10 feet. 



2. Flowers of 4 petals. 



3 C. LONGIFOLIA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 244.) unarmed ; stamens 

 4 ; leaves oblong-linear, smooth. Jj . S. Native of Abyssinia. 

 Strce'mia longifolia, R. Br. in Salt's voy. abyss. 64. 



Long-leaved Cadaba. Shrub 10 feet? 



4 C. INDICA (Lam. diet. 1. p. 544.) unarmed; stamens 4 ; 

 leaves oblong, smooth, mucronate. ^ . S. Native of the East 

 Indies. Cleome fruticdsa, Lin. spe. 937. Burm. ind. t. 46. f. 3. 

 Flowers white. 



Indian Cadaba. Shrub 8 feet. 



5 C. DI/BIA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 244.) unarmed ; stamens 4-5 ; 

 leaves somewhat elliptical, mealy with glaucous powder, 1- 

 nerved. Tj . S. Native of Senegal and Abyssinia. Stroe^mia 

 farinosa, R. Br. in Salt's voy. abyss. 64. Perhaps distinct enough 

 from the following species ? 



Doubtful Cadaba. Tree 20 feet. 



6 C. FARINOSA (Forsk. descr. 68.) unarmed; stamens 5; 

 leaves oval-oblong, 1 -nerved, mealy from glaucous powder. J? . 

 G. Native of Arabia and Senegal. Stros mia farinosa, Vahl. 

 symb. 1. p. 20. Flowers yellow. Nectary white. Perhaps several 

 species are confused under this name. 



Mealy Cadaba. Shrub. 



7 C. TRINE'RVIA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 244.) unarmed ; stamens 



