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TILIACE^E. III. HELIOCARPUS. IV. ANTICHORUS. V. CORCHORUS. 



1 ARBORE'SCENS (R. Br. in bot. mag. t. 2480.) Tj . G. Native 

 of New Zealand near Tigado, Tolagi, and Oporagi. The wood 

 is very soft and very light, and from this property it is used by 

 the inhabitants to float their fishing nets with. 



Arborescent Entelea. Fl. May. Clt. 1820. Tree 20 feet. 



Cult. This is an elegant shrub, well adapted for a green- 

 house conservatory. It will thrive in a mixture of loam and 

 peat, and large cuttings, not too much ripened, will root in sand 

 under a hand-glass. 



III. HELIOCA'RPUS (from f/X.oc, helios, the sun, and rap- 

 ro{, karpos, a fruit; the valves of the capsule are elegantly 

 ciliated around on all sides, which gives them the appearance of 

 a little sun.) Lin. gen. no. 606. D. C. prod. 1. p. 503. 



LIN. ' SYST. Polydndria, Monogynia. Calyx of 4 sepals. 

 Petals 4. Stamens 12 to 20. Style 1, bifid, with the segments 

 recurved. Capsules stipitate, somewhat compressed, rayed 

 lengthwise on all sides, 2-celled, 2-seeded. Trees, with cordate, 

 serrate, 3-lobed, simple leaves, and cymes of small, yellowish- 

 green flowers. 



1 H. AMERICA'NCS (Lin. spec. 643.) leaves smooth ; branches 

 and cymes smooth, fy . S. Native of Vera Cruz. Montia, Houst. 

 Heliocarpus, Lin. hort. cliff. 211. t. 16. Trew. ehr. t. 45. 

 Leaves cordate, somewhat 3-lobed, serrated. Flowers of a yel- 

 lowish-green colour. 



American Sun-fruit. Fl. July. Clt. 1733. Tree 14 to 20 ft. 



2 H. POPAYANE'NSIS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 

 341.) nerves and veins of leaves hairy beneath ; branches and 

 cymes clothed with flocky down. Tj . S. Native of New Gra- 

 nada on the mountains near Popaya. Flowers of a yellowish 

 green-colour. Perhaps only a variety of H. Americanus. 



Popaya Sun-fruit. Tree 14 feet. 



Cult. The species of Heliocdrpus thrive best in a mixture of 

 loam, peat, and sand ; and young cuttings will root if planted 

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



IV. ANTICHORUS (from am, anil, a Greek preposition, 

 which often signifies in composition resemblance to the word that 

 follows, and chorus, abridged from Corchorus, in allusion to the 

 resemblance in plants). Lin. fil. fasc. p. 3. t. 2. D. C. prod. 1. 

 p. 504. 



LIN. SYST. Octdndria, Monogynia. Calyx of 4 sepals. 

 Petals 4. Stamens 8. Style 1. Capsule awl-shaped, 4-valved, 

 4-celled ; cells many-seeded. Resembles Corchorus. 



1 A. DEPEE'SSUS (Lin. mant. 64.). Q.H. Native of Arabia. 

 Jussiae'a edulis, Forsk. descr. 210. Carictera, Scop. Cor- 

 chorus antichorus, Rausch. A small, prostrate plant with 

 coarsely toothed, oval leaves, and small, axillary, twin, yellow 

 flowers, and reflexed fruit. The whole plant is boiled as a 

 pot-herb. 



Depressed Antichorus. PL trailing. 



Cult. This is a trifling annual, the seeds of which will require 

 to be sown in the beginning of May in a sheltered situation, 

 where it will grow and ripen its seed freely. 



V. CO'RCHORUS (KopxopGj, in Greek a pot-herb, which 

 comes from Koptw, koreo, to purge, and icop?/, kore, the pupil ; 

 laxative qualities of C. olitbrius). Lin. gen. no. 675. D. C. 

 prod. 1. p. 504. 



LIN. SYST. Polydndria, Monogynia. Calyx of 5, deciduous 

 sepals. Petals 5. Stamens numerous. Style tubular, almost 

 wanting. Stigmas 2-5. Capsules awl-shaped and round, 2-5- 

 valved, 2-5-celled, with a dissepiment in the middle of each 

 valve. Seeds disposed in 2 rows. Sm;>ll shrubs or herbs with 

 simple, serrated leaves covered with simple or stellate hairs. 

 Peduncles opposite the leaves, or axillary, 1 -flowered, or 2-3- 



parted, bearing 2-3 or many flowers. Corolla small, yellow, 

 convolute in aestivation. Corchorus Japonicus now forms a 

 separate genus among the Rosacece under the name of Kirria. 



SECT. I. CORE'TA (from ropeu, koreo, to purge ; qualities of 

 plants). P. Browne and Kunth, D. C. prod. 1. p. 504. Cap- 

 sules silique-formed, 2-valved, 2-celled, but not ending in 

 horns at the apex. 



1 C. SILIQUOSUS (Lin. spec. 746.) capsules linear, compressed, 

 2-valved, smooth ; leaves lanceolate, equally serrated ; stem 

 smoothish, much branched ; peduncles usually 2-flowered. ^ . S. 

 Native of South America, Jacq. vind. 3. p. 34. t. 59. Plum, 

 ed. Burm. t. 103. f. 1. The flowers, according to Linneus, are 

 of 4 sepals and 4 stamens, and without petals in the spring, but 

 in the autumn they bear 5 sepals and 5 petals and numerous 

 stamens. C. linearis, Mill. diet. no. 5. C. secundiflorus, 

 Moc. et Sess. fl. mex. icon. ined. Flowers pale-yellow. This 

 plant is used for besoms by the negroes in the West Indian 

 colonies. Leaves sometimes truly ovate. 



Silique-capsided Corchorus. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1732. 

 Shrub 2 to 6 feet. 



2 C. FOLIOSCS (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 583.) leaves small, crowded, 

 ovate-oblong, crenulated, smooth ; peduncles 1 -flowered ; cap- 

 sule terete, rough, 2-valved ; stem shrubby. Tj . S. Native 

 of Cuba. C. siliquosus, Poppig. 



Leafy Corchorus. Fl. June, July. Shrub 1 foot. 



3 C. HI'RTUS (Lin. spec. 747.) capsules linear, compressed, 

 2-valved, and are as well as the stem hairy ; leaves oblong, 

 equally serrated. O- S. Native of South America. Jacq. 

 vind. 3. t. 58. Plum. ed. Burm. t. 103. f. 2. Flowers yellow. 



Hairy Corchorus. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1820. PL 1 to 2 ft. 



4 C. ALA' ins; plant pilose, branched; leaves ovate, acute, 

 serrated, lower serratures setaceous ; stipulas setaceous ; pe- 

 dicels 2-3 together, short, axillary ; capsule long, flat, winged. 

 Q. S. Native of Guinea. Flowers small, yellow. 



Winged-capsuled Corchorus. PL ^ foot. 



5 C.PILO'LOBOS (Link. enum. hort. berl. 2. p. 72.) capsules 

 linear, compressed, somewhat falcate, hairy, younger ones acu- 

 minated with the style ; leaves oblong, somewhat cordate, .acutely 

 crenated, smoothish ; stem hairy above. If. . S. Native of? 

 C. lasiolobus, Spreng. syst. 2. p. 583. Flowers yellow. This 

 plant is often confused with C. hirtus in the gardens. * 



Cap-podded Corchorus. FL Ju. Sept. Clt. 1818. PL 1 to 2 ft. 



6 C. ORINOCE'NSIS (H. B. et Kunth. nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 337.) 

 capsules siliquose, rather terete, 2-celled, hairy ; leaves lan- 

 ceolate-oblong, upper ones linear-lanceolate, acute, crenated, 

 smooth or a little ciliated; stem almost simple, erect. Q. S. 

 Native on the banks of the river Orinoco, near Angustura. 

 Flowers yellow. 



Orinoco Corchorus. PL 1 to 2 feet. 



7 C. VILLOSI'SSIMUS (St. Hil. fl.bras. 1. p. 280.) stem densely 

 pilose at the apex ; leaves ovate, usually acute, crenate-toothed, 

 villous, younger ones densely silky-villous ; pedicels opposite 

 the leaves, twin ; capsule compressed, hairy. T; . S. Native 

 of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes. Flowers yellow. 



Very villous Corchorus. FL Aug. Shrub 1 foot. 



8 C. ARGU TUS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 337. 

 St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 282.) stem lined with villi ; leaves linear- 

 lanceolate, sharply serrated, smooth, scabrous above ; pedicels 

 twin, rising from the side of the axils ; capsule tetragonal, 

 compressed, puberulous, erect. Tj. S. Native of Brazil, 

 in the province of Minas Geraes and^of New Granada. Flowers 

 yellow. 



Var. ft, australis (St. Hil. 283.) stem more slender, leaves 

 more oblong, less acute, less erect, with the nerves hardly white. 

 In the province of the Missions. 



