BIXINE^E. VIII. LUDIA. IX. AZARA. X. KUHLIA. CISTINE^E. 



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FIG. 59. 



and peat ; and ripened cuttings will root freely, if planted in 

 sand, and placed under a hand-glass, in a moderate heat. 



VIII. LLTDIA (from ludo, to sport ; because of the leaves 

 of L. heterophylla sporting into different forms.) Lam. diet. 3. 

 p. 612. ill. t. 466. D. C. prod. 1. p. 261. 



LIN. SYST. Polyaridria, Monogynia. Calyx permanent, 5-7- 

 parted ; lobes oval. Petals wanting. Stamens numerous, in- 

 serted in the disk ; anthers roundish. Ovary one, ovate. Style 

 filiform. Stigma trifid, rarely quadrifid. Berry dry, globose, 

 pointed by the style, 6-8-seeded. Shrubs from the Mauritius, 

 with lateral, almost sessile flowers, and the leaves are often of 

 various forms on the same plant, whence the name. 



1 L. HETEROPHY'LLA (Lam. 1. c. t. 463. f. 1 and 2.) leaves 

 obovate, shining, veiny, those of the young plants small and spi- 

 nosely-toothed ; those of the adult ones larger, and quite entire ; 

 pedicels axillary, solitary, fy . S. Native of the Mauritius, 

 where it is called Boh sans ecorse. Ludia Mauritiana, Raeusch. 

 from Steud. nom. Flowers yellow. 



Variable-leaved Ludia. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1823. Shrub 5 ft. 



2 L. MYRTIFOLIA (Lam. 1. c. t. 466. f. 3.) leaves ovate, 

 quite entire, veiny ; pedicels axillary, solitary ; style incurved, 

 ij . S. Native of the island of Bourbon. Flowers with white 



sepals and yellow anthers. 



Myrtle-leaved Ludia. Fl. Jul. A u g- Shrub 5 feet. 



3 L. SESSILIFLORA (Lam. 1. c.) 

 leaves ovate-oblong, acutish ; 

 flowers axillary, almost sessile ; 

 style straight. Jj . S. Native of 

 the Mauritius. Ludia tubercu- 

 lata, Jacq. hort. Schoenbr. 1. t. 

 112. Ovary 1 -celled ; ovulae 6, 

 adhering by pairs to the 3-parietal 

 placentas. Flowers with a whit- 

 ish calyx and stamens, and yellow 

 anthers (f. 59.). 



Sessile-flowered Ludia. Fl. Jul. 

 Aug. Clt. 1820. Tree 12 feet. 



Cult. These shrubs will thrive 

 well in a mixture of loam, sand 

 and peat ; and ripened cuttings 

 will root freely if planted in sand 

 and placed under a hand-glass, in 

 heat. 



IX. AZA'RA (in honour of Joseph Nicholas Azara, a Spa- 

 nish promoter of science, but botany in particular.) Ruiz, et Pav. 

 fl. per. prod. 76. t. 36. syst. p. 137. D. C. prod. 1. p. 262. 



LIN. SYST. Polydndria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-6-parted. Pe- 

 tals wanting. Stamens numerous ; filaments filiform, free, and 

 are, as well as many capillary threads, rising from the torus. 

 Anthers 2-celled. Style awl-shaped. Stigma blunt. Berry 

 pointed with the style, 1 -celled, many-seeded. Placentas 3, pa- 

 rietal. Shrubs from Chili, with twin, unequal leaves, which are 

 bitter to the taste. Flowers small, fragrant, yellow or white. 



1 A. SERRA'TA (Ruiz, et Pav. 1. c. and fl. per. 5. t. 465. b.) 

 leaves by pairs, serrated, the larger one lanceolate, the smaller 

 one roundish ; corymbs terminal, many-flowered. Fj . G. Na- 

 tive of Chili, in groves, where it is called Corcolen. Shrub with 

 a globose tufted head. 



Serrated-leaved Azara. Shrub 10 feet. 



2 A. INTEGRIFOLJA (Ruiz, et Pav. syst. p. 138. fl. per. 5. t. 

 466.) leaves in pairs, quite entire, the larger one obovate, the 

 smaller one roundish ; flowers disposed in drooping spikes. Ij . 

 G. Native in groves at Conception in Chili. 



Entire-leaved Azara. Fl. Jul. Aug. Tree 18 feet. 

 VOL. i. PART. iv. 



3 A. DENTA'TA (Ruiz, et Pav. 1. c. and fl. per. 5. t. 465. a.) 

 leaves in pairs, toothed, the larger one elliptical, the smaller one 

 roundish ; flowers umbellate. Tj . G. Native in groves at Con- 

 ception in Chili. 



Tcothed-\eaved Azara. Shrub 5 feet. 



Cult. None of these shrubs have as yet been introduced to 

 the gardens ; but should they ever be we would recommend their 

 being grown in loam and sand ; and ripened cuttings will root, if 

 planted in sand, placed under a hand-glass, in a moderate heat. 



X. KU'HLIA (in honour of Henry Kuhl, a collector of Na- 

 tural History, sent by the Dutch government to Java, with Has- 

 selt.) H. B. et Kunth, nov. spec. amer. 7. p. 236. t. C52. 



LIN. SYST. Polyandria, Monogynia. Calyx campanulate, 

 6-8-cleft, closed, permanent, inner segments largest. Corolla 

 wanting. Anthers 2-celled. Stigma obtuse. Fruit 1-celled, 

 many-seeded. Trees with oblong serrated leaves, and panicles 

 of flowers. 



1 K. GIAU'CA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. spec. amer. 7. p. t. 

 652.) leaves dimidiate at the base, oblong, acutish, remotely 

 serrated, glaucous beneath ; flowers in fascicled-panicles. Jj . 

 S. Native of New Granada. Flowers white. 



Glaucous-leaved Kuhlia. Tree 20 feet. 



2 K. ULMIF6LIA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. t. 653.) leaves dimi- 

 diate at the base, oblong-lanceolate, acuminated, grossly serrated, 

 green on both surfaces ; flowers in panicles. I? . S. Native of 

 the Alps of Popaya, in South America. Flowers white. 



Elm-leaved Kuhlia. Tree 20 feet. 



Cult. For the cultivation and propagation of this genus see 

 Ludia. 



ORDER XX. CISTI'NE,E (plants agreeing with Cistus in 

 many important characters.) D. C. prod. 1. p. 263. Cisti, Juss. 

 gen. 294. and Cistoideae, Vent. tabl. 3. p. 219, exclusive of the 

 allied genera. Cisti, D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 811. 



Calyx of 5 permanent sepals (f. 60. a.), which are conti- 

 nuous with the pedicel, they are usually unequal ; the 2 exterior 

 ones are usually much smaller than the others, and even some- 

 times almost wanting, the three inner ones are twisted when 

 in the bud. Petals 5 (f. 60. 4.), caducous, equal, twisted be- 

 fore expansion, but in a contrary direction to the sepals. Sta- 

 mens usually indefinite, hypogynous, erect, free ; anthers ovate, 

 2-celled, and 2-chinked, inserted by the base. Ovary free (f. 

 60. d. Style one, filiform, crowned by a simple stigm a. 

 Capsule constantly of 3-5 but rarely of 10 valves, sometimes 

 bearing in the middle of each valve a longitudinal placentari- 

 ous nerve, and hence the capsule is 1-celled, sometimes these 

 middle nerves jut out more or less into dissepiments, therefore, 

 in this case, the capsule is completely or incompletely many- 

 celled. The seeds are therefore either truly parietal, but some- 

 times contiguous to the parietal placenta, or fixed to the inner 

 angle of the dissepiment, when there is any ; they are very nu- 

 merous and small. Albumen mealy. Embryo spiral or curved 

 within the albumen. Shrubs or herbs, with simple, feather-nerved, 

 entire or toothed leaves, the first ones always opposite, the rest 

 usually opposite, but sometimes alternate, sometimes naked at the 

 base, but usually furnished with twin leafy stipulas. Racemes gene- 

 rally with the pedicels all to one side and expanding successively 

 from the base ; the raceme where the flowers are unexpand- 

 ed is bent or twisted back in the manner of scorpion-grass. 

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