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BIXINE^l. V. LJETIA. VI. HASSELTIA. VII. PROCKIA. 



nia, Browne, jam. 245. t. 25. f. 2. Helwingia, Adans. Flow- 

 ers about the size of a myrtle, with the calyx purple outside, and 

 white within, with yellow anthers. The specific name is derived 

 from Oafivof, a shrub. 



Shrubby Lsetia. Clt. ? Shrub 8 feet. 



5 L. PARVIFL6RA (Spreng, syst. 2. p. 609.) leaves obovate- 

 oblong, rather villous on both surfaces ; panicles axillary, to- 

 mentose ; flowers glomerate. Tj . S. Native of Brazil. Flowers 

 small, white. 



Small-flowered Lactiu. Shrub 8 feet. 



* * Flowers complete, that is to say, with both petals and sepals. 



6 L. COMPLE'TA (Jacq. amer. 167. t. 183. f. 60.) flowers 5- 

 petalled ; leaves ovate, obtuse, serrated, wrinkled, glabrous. 

 Jj . S. Native of Carthagena, in woods. Flowers white ? 

 Berry yellowish-red, slightly triangular. 



Complete-fiowered Lsetia. Fl. Ju. July. Shrub 10 feet. 



{ Species, the flowers of which are not sufficiently known. 



7 L. HIRTE'LLA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 355.) 

 branchlets hairy, as well as the leaves on the under surface, on 

 the nerves, and veins, oblong, sharply denticulated ; peduncles 1- 

 fruited. ^ S. Native near Cumana. Flowers not seen. 



Hairy Lsetia. Shrub 8 feet. 



8 L. GUAZUMJEFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) branchlets clothed 

 with rusty tomentum ; leaves oblong, bluntish, obsoletely-denti- 

 culated, hairy on the under surface, particularly on the nerves 

 and veins ; peduncles dichotomous, many-flowered ? fj . S. Na- 

 tive of New Andalusia, near Bordones. Flowers white, with 

 yellow anthers. 



Guazuma-leaved Lsetia. Tree 30 feet. 



Cult. These shrubs will thrive well in a mixture of loam, 

 peat, and sand ; and cuttings planted in sand, under a hand-glass, 

 and placed in a moderate heat, will root readily. 



VI. HASSE'LTIA (Van Hasselt, a naturalist, sent by the 

 Dutch government to Java.) H. B. et Kunth, nov. spec. amer. 

 7. p. 236. t. 651. 



LIN. SYST. Polydndria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-parted. Petals 4. 

 Anthers 2-celled. Glands 8, perigynous. Style 1. Fruit almost glo- 

 bose, 1 -2-celled; cells 1-2- seeded. A tree with oblong, toothed, 

 5-nerved leaves, with two glands at the base, without stipulas, 

 and umbellate terminal cymes of flowers. Flowers small, with 

 a white calyx. . 



1 H. FLORIBU'NDA (H. B. 1. c.) Tj . S. Native of South 

 America, at the river Magdalena. 



Bundle-flowered Hasseltia. Tree 40 feet. 



Cult. For the cultivation and propagation of this tree, see 

 Bixa. 



VII. PRO'CKIA (a name of unknown meaning.) Browne in 

 Lin. gen. no. 674. Lam. diet. p. G25. ill. t. 465. D. C. prod. 

 1. p. 260. 



LIN. SYST. Polydndria, Monogynia. Calyx permanent, 3-5- 

 parted ; lobes roundish, unequal. Petals, none. Stamens nu- 

 merous, inserted in the disk ; anthers roundish. Ovary one, 

 roundish. Stigma entire. Berry rather dry, 4-6-seeded, round- 

 ish, smooth. Shrubs with the habit of Grewia, from America 

 or the Mauritius, with alternate, entire, or toothed leaves. Flow- 

 ers yellow, sometimes unisexual from abortion. 



SECT. I. PROCKIA'RIA (see genus.) D. C. prod. 1. p. 260. 

 Style filiform. Stigma blunt, or acutish. 



1 P. CRU'CIS (Lin. spec. 745.) leaves ovate, acuminated, ser- 



rated ; stipulas somewhat falcate ; racemes few-flowered, termi- 

 nal. Tj . S. Native of the islands of Santa Cruz and Cuba. Calyx 

 3-4-sepalled. Vahl. symb. 3. p. 69. t 64. Lindl. hot. reg. t. 

 972. P. acuta, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. ? but the 

 leaves are narrower. Flowers yellow. 



Far. j3, cordata (D. C. prod. 1. p. 260.) leaves cordate; 

 calyx 4-5-sepalled ; stipulas linear. Tj . S. Native of the 

 island of Santa-Cruz. Lam. ill. 465. f. 1. P. subcordata, 

 Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. Flowers yellow. 



Santa-Cruz Prockia. Fl. July. Clt. 1823. Shrub 5 feet. 



2 P. SEPTENNE'RVIA (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 609.) leaves cordate- 

 oblong, acuminated, serrated, pubescent beneath, 7-nerved ; sti- 

 pulas semi-cordate ; racemes lateral, usually 8-flowered, pilose. 

 Tj . S. Native of Brazil. Flowers yellow. 



Seven-nerved-leaved Prockia. Shrub 5 feet. 



3 P. DELTOIDES (Lam. ill. t. 465. f. 3.) leaves roundish-del- 

 toid, crenately subsinuated ; pedicels axillary, generally in pairs. 

 T? . S. Native of the Mauritius and Madagascar. 



Z)e^otrf-leaved Prockia, Shrub 4 feet. 



SECT. II. APHLO'IA D. C. prod. 1. p. 261. Lightfootia, 

 Swz. prod. 83. but not of Lher. Style wanting, or scarcely 

 evident. Stigma broad, somewhat orbicular, flatfish. 



4 P. SERRA'TA (Willd. spec. 2. p. 1213.) leaves oblong-ovate, 

 serrated, acuminated ; peduncles lateral, aggregate, 1- flowered. 

 Tj . S. Native of the island of Montserrat. Flowers yellow. 



Serrated-leaved Prockia. Clt. 1822. Shrub 3 feet. 



5 P. INTEGRIF6LIA (Willd. spec. 2. p. 1214.) leaves somewhat 

 leathery, oval or obovate, entire or a little toothed, obtuse, or 

 somewhat emarginate ; peduncles 1 or 4 together, axillary 1- 

 flowered. ^ . S. Native of the Mauritius. Lightfootia inte- 

 grifolia, Vahl. symb. 3. p. 70. Flowers yellow. 



Far. /3, ovdta (Poir. diet. 5. p. 626.) flowers almost disposed 

 in little axillary umbels. T? . S. Lam. ill. t. 465. f. 2. 



Entire-leaved Prockia. Shrub 6 feet. 



6. P. THE^FO'RMIS <Willd. spec. 2. p. 1214.) leaves rather 

 membranous, elliptical-lanceolate, bluntly serrated, somewhat 

 revolute on the margin at the base, and running into the petiole ; 

 pedicels 1 to 3, axillary 1 -flowered. Tj . S. Native of the island 

 of Bourbon. Lightfootia theaeformis, Vahl. symb. 3. p. 69. 

 Liidia heterophylla, Bory. voy. 2. p. 115. t. 24. lower figure. 

 Flowers yellow. 



Far. j3, laciniata (Poir. diet. 5.' p. 627.) leaves pinnatifid ; 

 lobes mucronate, entire, or toothed. (7 . S. Ludia heterophylla, 

 Bory. voy. 2. t. 24. upper figure. 



Tea-formed Prockia. Clt. 1822. Shrub 12 feet. 



f Species not sufficiently known. 



7 P. LOBA'TA (Poir. diet 5. p. 627.) leaves ovate, acuminate, 

 serrated ; peduncles axillary, racemose, 3-5-flowered ; stigma 

 almost sessile, 5~lobed. Tj . S. Native country unknown. 

 Litsea, Lam. ill. 834. Flowers yellow. 



Zofeed-stigmaed Prockia. Shrub 6 feet. 



8 P. MACROSTACHYA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. et 

 D. C. prod. 1. p. 261.) leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, 

 quite entire ; racemes terminal, elongated, naked ; calyx 4-part- 

 ed, obtuse ; fruit 1 -seeded. Jj . S. Native of Mexico. A 

 genus probably removed from its proper order. Stamens 12, 

 hypogynous. Style very short ; stigma orbicular. 



Large-spiked Prockia. Shrub. 



9 P. RACEMOSA (Hort. Lecchi. ex Schlecht. Linnaea, 4. p. 34.) 

 stem and branches scandent, tendrilled at the top ; leaves alter- 

 nate, oblong-ovate, acuminated, toothed. ^ .,__,. S. Native of ? 



Racemose Prockia. Shrub cl. 



Cult. These shrubs thrive well in a mixture of loam, sand, 



