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

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



V. ACRONO V DI A (from vKpog, akros, the summit, and vuSoy, 

 nodos, toothless ; alluding to the anthers being without bristles 

 at the summit). Blum, bijdr. ex Schlecht. Linnaea. 1. p. 660. 



LIN. SYST. Diafcia, Octdndria. Male flowers ; sepals and 

 petals 4, the last small and linear, erose at the apex. Anthers 

 8-12, linear, puberulous, destitute of terminal bristles. Female 

 flowers unknown. 



1 A. PUNCTA'TA (Blum. 1. c.). Tj . S. Native of Java. A 

 tree with scattered, lanceolate, serrated leaves, which are full of 

 dots beneath and axillary simple racemes of flowers. 



Dotted-leaved. Acronodia. Tree 30 feet. 



Cult. A mixture of loam and peat will suit this tree well, 

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

 moist heat. 



VI. VA'LLEA (in honour of Robert Valle of Rouen, who 

 has given a commentary on the works of Pliny). Mut. in Lin. 

 suppl.266. D. C. prod. 1. p. 520. 



LIN. SYST. Poly&ndria, Monogynia. Calyx of 5 sepals. 

 Petals 5, trifid. Glands of receptacle forming a ring around 

 the ovary. Scales 5, adnate under the claws of the petals. 

 Stamens 30-40 ; anthers mutic, bursting at the top. Style fur- 

 rowed. Capsules 4-5-valved, 4-5-celled ; valves muricated, 

 spreading ; cells 2-seeded. Small trees with kidney-shaped 

 stipulas, and alternate, cordate, stalked, entire leaves. 



1 V. STIPULA V RIS (Mut. in Lin. fil. suppl. 266.) branches, 

 pedicels and petioles smooth ; leaves cordate, blunt, bearded at 

 the origin of the veins beneath, as well as at their base ; stipulas 

 on short stalks. Jj . S. Native of South America at Santa Fe 

 de Bogota. H. B. and Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 350. t. 

 489. Flowers pale-red. 



Stipular Vallea. Tree 14 feet. 



2 V. CORDIFOLIA (Ruiz et Pav. syst. fl. per. 132.) branches, 

 pedicels, and petioles hairy ; leaves cordate, acute, hairy beneath, 

 especially at the base ; stipulas on short stalks. ^ . S. Native 

 of Peru in groves. Flowers white. 



Heart-leaved Vallea. Tree 18 feet. 



3 V. PUBE'SCENS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 350.) 

 branches, pedicels, and petioles clothed with rusty down ; leaves 

 cordate, blunt, covered with rusty pubescence beneath ; stipulas 

 sessile. Tj . S. Native of South America near Santa Fe de 

 Bogota. Flowers white. 



Pubescent Vallea. Tree 20 feet. 



Cult. The species of Vallea will thrive well in a mixture of 

 loam and peat ; and ripe cuttings will root in sand under a hand- 

 glass, in a moderate heat. 



VII. TRICUSPIDA'RIA (from tres, three, and cuspis, a 

 point ; in allusion to the petals being divided into 3 points at the 

 apex). Ruiz et Pav. syst. fl. per. p. 112. prod. t. 36. B.C. 

 prod. 1. p. 520. Tricuspis, Pers. ench. 2. p. 9. 



LIN. SYST. Polyandria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-toothed. Pe- 

 tals 5, tricuspidate at the apex. Glands of receptacle annular, 

 10-sided. Anthers 15, mutic, bursting at the apex. Capsules 

 3-celled, 3-valved ; valves septiferous. Seeds few. 



1 T. DEPE'NDENS (Ruiz et Pav. 1. c.). ^ . G. Native of 

 Chili in groves and inundated places. Leaves opposite, oblong- 

 ovate, serrated. Pedicels axillary, solitary. Flowers white ? 



Depending Tricuspidaria. Tree 20 feet. 



Cult. See Vallea for cultivation and propagation. 



VIII. DECA'DI A (from Sexa, deca, ten ; the corolla is of 



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1 petals, which distinguishes it from all the other genera of this 

 order). Lour. coch. 1 . p. 385. D. C. prod. 1. p. 520. 



LIN. SYST. Polyundria, Monogynia. Calyx 3-parted, per- 

 manent. Petals 10, somewhat ovate, a little serrated. Stamens 

 30, standing upon the base of the petals. Anthers roundish. 

 Style filiform. Drupe containing a 5-celled nut. Perhaps the 

 stamens are inserted in the calyx, if so this genus is probably 

 referable to Rosucece. 



1 D. ALUMiN6sA (Lour. p. 315.). Tj . G. Native of Cochin- 

 china and the Molucca Islands in woods. Rumpli. amb. 2. t. 1 00. 

 Leaves alternate, lanceolate, serrated, smooth. Racemes almost 

 simple. Flowers white. The bark and leaves of this tree are 

 used by native dyers to heighten and fix colours. 



Alum Decadia. Tree 20 feet. 



Cult, This tree will thrive in a mixture of loam and peat ; 

 and ripe cuttings will root in sand under a hand-glass. 



ORDER XXXVI. CHLENA'CE.E (from x Xatva, chlaina, a 

 cloak. The flowers of most of the plants belonging to this 

 order are furnished with an involucrum). Pet. Th. hist. veg. 

 afr. austr. p. 49. D. C.prod. 1. p. 521. 



Involucre 1 (f. 96. 6.) to 2-flowered, permanent, various in 

 form and consistence (f. 96. _/.). Calyx of 3 small sepals (f. 

 96. a.). Petals 5 (f. 96. 6.) to 6, hypogynous, broadest at the 

 base, sometimes they are connected at the very bottom. Stamens 

 usually numerous (f. 96. c.), but sometimes there are even as 

 few as 1 ; filaments connected at the base into a tube, or adnate 

 to the tube of the petals ; anthers roundish. 2-celled, adnate or 

 free. Ovary 1 (f. 96. g.\ 3-celled. Style 1, filiform, crowned 

 by a triple stigma (f. 96. d.). Capsule 3-celled or only 1-celled 

 from abortion. Seeds solitary or numerous in each cell, fixed 

 to the central axis, inverted. Albumen fleshy (ex Juss.) cor- 

 neous (ex Pet. Th.). Embryo central, green. Cotyledons 

 leafy, waved. Little trees and shrubs, natives of Madagas- 

 car, with alternate, feather-nerved, entire leaves; deciduous 

 stipulas ; and racemose andpanicled flowers. This order is allied 

 to Malvaceae, according to Petit Thouars, in the flowers being 

 furnished with an involucre, as well as in the stamens being mo- 

 nadelphous, but according to the opinion of Jussieu it is more 

 nearly allied to Ebenacece and Simplocinece, on account of the 

 petals being connected at the base, as well as in the seeds being 

 albuminous. 



Synopsis of the genera. 



1 SARCOLJE NA. Involucrum fleshy, urceolate, 5-toothed, with 

 a calyx within it. Petals 5, conniving into a tube, with the 

 stamens inserted in its base. Capsule baccate, 3-celled, cells 

 2-seeded, furnished with prurient villi on the inside. 



2 LEPTOL* NA. Involucrum rather fleshy, cylindrical, small. 

 Sepals 3, longer than the involucrum. Petals 5, conniving into 

 a tube. Stamens 10. Ovary 3-celled ; cells 2-seeded, but the 

 capsule is 1-celled, 1 -seeded from abortion. 



3 ScmzoLfi'NA. Involucrum 2-flowered, not fleshy, fringed 

 (f. 96./.). Sepals 3 (f. 96. a.). Petals 5 (f. 96. 6.). Stamens 

 numerous (f. 96. c.). Capsule 3-celled; cells many-seeded. 



4 RHODOL^NA. Involucrum of 2 bracteas, which are pressed 

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