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TILIACEjE. XXVIII. BERRYA. XXIX. EUTHEMIS. XXX. XEROPETALUM. EL^OCARPE^E. 



LIN. SYST. Polyandria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-parted, 

 spreading. Petals 6, permanent, 3 times as long as the calyx. 

 Stamens numerous, with capillary filaments and roundish anthers. 

 Style 1. Stigma 1. Capsule oblong, 4-6-winged, 4-6-celled ; 

 cells 1 -seeded. Seeds roundish, hairy. Allied to Humlria and 

 Sloanea according to Jussieu. 



'1 E. CORDIFOLIA (Willd. 1. c.). fj . S. Native of? A 

 shrub with alternate, stalked, cordate, quite entire leaves and 

 terminal panicles of flowers. 



Heart-leaved Espera. Shrub 5 feet. 



Cult. This shrub will thrive well in a mixture of turfy loam 

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

 in heat. 



XXVIII. BE'RRYA (in honour of Dr. Berry, a friend of 

 Roxburgh's, who first introduced this tree into the botanic gar- 

 den at Calcutta). Roxb. cor. 3. p. 59. t. 264. D. C. prod. 1. 

 p. 516. 



LIN. SYST. Polyandria, Monogynia. Calyx of 5 sepals, 

 which are connected before expansion, but afterwards separating 

 irregularly, downy on the outside but coloured within, soon 

 falling off. Petals 5, oblong. Stamens numerous ; filaments 

 unconnected (or joined at the base) ; anthers small, 2-celled. 

 Ovary 1, sessile, 3-winged. Style 1. Stigma trigonal, capi- 

 tate. Capsule roundish, 3-celled, 3-valved, 6-winged, each 

 valve bearing 2 horizontal wings on the back, with a dissepiment 

 in the middle of each valve within. Seeds 2 in each cell, large, 

 ovate-globose, covered with stiff hairs. A tree with broad, cor- 

 date, entire leaves, and spreading terminal panicles of small 

 whitish -yellow flowers. 



1 B. AMOMI'LLA (Roxb. cor. 1. c.). Tj . S. Native of Cey- 

 lon. Branches round, smooth. Leaves alternate, without sti- 

 pulas, stalked, ovate, acuminate, entire, smooth, 7-nerved at 

 the base. Amomilla is the Cingalese name of the tree. 



Amomilla Berrya. Clt. 1810. Tree 36 feet. 



Cult. This tree will succeed well in a mixture of turfy loam 

 and peat ; and cuttings will root readily if planted in sand or 

 mould under a hand-glass, in heat. 



XXIX. EUTHE'MIS (from tv6r]^v, euthemon, neat or 

 pretty ; in allusion to the elegance and neatness of the shrubs). 

 Jack, in mal. misc. 1. Wall in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 303. 



LIN. SYST. Pentandria, Monogynia. Calyx inferior, of 5- 

 sepals. Petals 5. Stamens 5, hypogynous. Anthers adnate, 

 bursting at the apex, with 2 pores. Style filiform. Stigma sim- 

 ple. Berry 5-seeded. Seeds disposed round the axis, enclosed 

 in a fibrous aril, albuminous, oblong, angular. Embryo inverse, 

 cylindrical, almost as long as the seed, with a superior radicle. 

 Small shrubs, with simple, serrated, alternate, stipulate leaves, 

 and racemes of flowers. This genus agrees with Tiliaceae in the 

 stipulate leaves and entire petals, but with Elceocdrpece in the 

 anthers bursting by 2 pores at the apex. 



1 E. LEUCOCA'RPA (Jack, 1. c.) leaves lanceolate, beautifully 

 spiny- serrated ; racemes branched at the base ; stipulas lanceo- 

 late, ciliated, soon falling off; fruit globose, white. Jj . S. Native 

 of the forests of Singapore. This is a shrub of uncommon ele- 

 gance and beauty. Corolla white, tinged with purple. Anthers 

 longer than the filaments, ending in a long point, which is a little 

 twisted. 



White-fruited Euthemis. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 



2 E. MI'NOR (Jack, 1. c.) leaves narrow-lanceolate, slightly 

 serrulated ; stipulas linear, ciliated ; racemes undivided ; berry 

 red, angular, acuminated. Tj . S. Gathered along with the 

 preceding. Corolla white. Anthers yellow, ending in a long 

 acumen. 



Smaller Euthemis. Shrub 2 feet. 



3 E. ? ELEGANTI'SSIMA (Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. vol. 2. p. 



305.) leaves elliptic-lanceolate, tapering to both ends, finely 

 acuminated, sharply and minutely serrulated, the nerves reticu- 

 lated, and uniting into 2 or more submarginal arches. Jj . S. 

 Native of the forests of Singapore. Stipulas sublaciriiate, and 

 deeply divided into filiform long teeth. Flowers not seen. 



Very-elegant-leaved Euthemis. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



Cult. This is a genus of elegant shrubs, none of which have 

 yet been introduced to the gardens. A mixture of sand and 

 loam will probably suit the species, and perhaps ripened cuttings 

 will root in sand under a hand-glass, in heat. 



XXX. XEROPE'TALUM (from frpoe, xeros, dry, and 

 irtraXov, petalon, a petal ; petals permanent.) Raf. Delil. in 

 Guilliaud, voy. meroe. ex bull, scien. nat. June, 1827. p. 256. 



LIN. SYST. Polyandria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 

 5, nerved, obovate, emarginate, rather oblique, and are as well as 

 the calyx and stamens permanent. Stamens about 20, 5 of these 

 are sterile. Capsule 3-valved, 3-celled. This is a very doubt- 

 ful genus. 



1 X. QUINQUESE'TCM (Raf. Delile, 1. c.) Jj ? G. Native of 

 the north of Africa at Meroe. Flowers in panicled racemes, 

 disposed in 2-4-radiated umbels. 



Five-bristled Xeropetalum. Shrub ? 



Cult. This plant will probably succeed well in a mixture 

 of turfy loam and sand ; and cuttings will perhaps root in sand 

 under a hand-glass. 



ORDER XXXV. EL^EOCA'RPE^ (plants agreeing with 

 Eleeocdrpus in important characters.) Juss. am. mus. 1 1 . p. 223. 

 D. C. prod. 1. p. 519. 



Calyx of 4-5 sepals, naked on the outside. Sepals valvate in 

 the bud. Petals 4-5, hypogynous, alternating with the sepals, 

 fringed or lobed at the top (f. 95. 6.). Receptacle glandular, 

 somewhat exserted. Stamens 15-20 (f. 95. a.) ; filaments short, 

 unconnected ; anthers elongated, filiform, tetragonal, 2-celled ; 

 cells opening at the top by an oblong pore. Ovary (f. 95. c. d.), 

 many-celled. Style 1 (f. 95. d.). Seeds 2 or many. in each 

 cell. Albumen fleshy. Embryo erect, with flat leafy cotyle- 

 dons. Shrubs or trees, with alternate, simple, stipulate leaves. 

 This order is very nearly allied to Tiliacece, but is distinguished 

 from it by the lobed petals, and the anthers opening by 2 pores 

 at the apex. 



Synopsis of the Genera. 



1 ELJEOCA'RPUS. Sepals 5. Petals 5, jagged at the apex (f. 

 95. &.). Anthers ending in bristles. Drupe containing 1 -nu- 

 cleus, which is furrowed and wrinkled, 5-celled (f. 95. 6.), or 

 from abortion only 1 -celled. 



2 ACERA'TIUM. Sepals 5. Petals 5, fringed at the apex, 

 with broad ciliated claws. Anthers puberulous, destitute of the 

 terminal bristles. Fruit unknown. 



3 DI'CERA. Sepals 4-5. Petals 4-5, 3-lobed at the apex. 

 Anthers 20-30, linear, each ending in 2 bristles. Capsule 2- 

 celled ? cells many-seeded. 



4 FRIE'SIA. Calyx 4-parted. Petals 4, 3-lobed at the apex. 

 Anthers 12, cordate, oblong, acuminated, bursting at the top. 

 Berry dry, rather stipitate, indehiscent, 2-4-furrowed, 2-4- 

 celled ; cells 2-seeded. 



5 ACRONO'DIA. Flowers dioecious. Male flowers. Calyx of 



