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entire ; spines hooked, almost opposite. Tj . S. Native of 

 Ceylon and Malabar. Rheed, mal. 2. p. 29. t. 19. Flowers 

 yellow. Fruit yellowish or red. 



Bearded Hugonia. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1818. Sh. 10 ft. 



2 H. SERRA'TA (Lam. diet. 3. p. 149.) leaves oval-oblong, 

 serrated, adult ones smooth ; spines almost opposite, hooked. 



l/l . S. Native of the Mauritius. H. Mystax, Cav. diss. 3. p. 



177. t. 73. f. 1. exclusive of the synonymes. Flowers yellowish. 



Serrate-leaved. Hugonia. Fl. Ju. Oct. Clt. 1820. Sh. 10 ft. 



3 H. TOMENTOSA (Cav. diss. 3. p. 178. t. 23. f. 2.) leaves 

 oblong, serrated, downy on both surfaces ; spines wanting. 

 ^ .S. Native of the Mauritius. Lam. diet. 3. p. 150. Flowers 

 yellowish or white. 



Dorony-leaved Hugonia. Shrub 10 feet. 



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

 of loam, sand and peat ; and ripened cuttings will root freely 

 in sand under a hand-glass, in heat. 



ORDER XXXVII. TERNSTRCEMIA'CEJE (plants agreeing 

 with Ternstrce'mia in important characters.) D. C. mem. soc. h. 

 nat. gen. vol. 1. prod. 1. p. 523. Ternstrce'mia, Mirb. bull, 

 philom. 1813. p. 381. 



Calyx of 3-5, unequal, concave (f. 97. a.), coriaceous, obtuse, 

 permanent, imbricate sepals (f. 99. a.), usually furnished with 

 2 bracteoles at the base. Petals usually 5 (f. 97. d. f. 99. &.), 

 rarely more or fewer, inserted on the disk, sometimes free (f. 97. 

 rf.), sometimes connected at the base (f. 99. 6.). Stamens 

 numerous, hypogynous (f. 99. d. f. 98. c. &c.), somewhat adnate 

 to the petals at the base, free, or connate, rarely disposed in 

 bundles (f. 99. d.) ; filaments short, awl-shaped ; anthers erect, 

 2-4-celled, adnate or versatile. Ovary ovate (f. 98. d. f. 99. c.). 

 Styles 2-7, free, or more or less joined together (f. 99. /.). 

 Fruit ovate-globose, radiately divided on the inside into as many 

 cells as there are styles or stigmas (f. 97. g. f. 98. e. f. 99. c.), 

 sometimes dry-baccate (f. 97. g. f. 98. d. e.\ indehiscent, some- 

 times capsular, dehiscent (f. 99. c.). Seeds few or numerous, 

 fixed to the central placenta (f. 97. g. f. 98. e.~), sometimes arched 

 (f. 97. h.), sometimes roundish or compressed. Albumen fleshy 

 or wanting. Embryo arched or straight, slender, terete, with 

 oblong cotyledons, and an inconspicuous plumule, with a long 

 radicle, which is turned towards the hylum. The order is com- 

 posed of trees and shrubs, with alternate, exstipulate, coriaceous, 

 feather-nerved, undivided leaves, and axillary and terminal pe- 

 duncles, bearing handsome, white, yellow, red, purple, and varie- 

 gated flowers. Camellia and the cuts we have given will convey a 

 very good idea of the beauty of the genera. The tea is well known 

 to be one of the most useful plants in the world for its stimulating 

 influence in decoction upon the nerves, which is attributed by 

 Cullen to the presence of a narcotic principle. The seeds of 

 Camellia oleifera, and some others, yield a fine oil. Noronha 

 states that the fruit of a Saurauja, found in Java, is subacid, 

 in flavour resembling the Tomato, and that it is eaten by the 

 Javanese under the name of Koleho. 



Synopsis of the Genera. 



TRIBE I. 

 TERNSTRCEMiE\iE. Calyx with 2 bracteas at the base. Petals 



connected together at the base, opposite the sepals. Anthers ad- 

 nate. Style crowned by a simple stigma. Albumen fleshy. 



1 TERNSTRCE'MIA. Sepals and petals 5. Stamens numerous, 

 in a double series. Anthers oblong, smooth. Berry dry, 2-5- 

 celled, at length 3-5-valved ; cells 3-4-seeded. Seeds wingless. 



TRIBE II. 



EURYE\E. Calyx furnished with 2 bracteas at the base, of 5 

 sepals or 5 lobes. Corolla 5-parled, opposite the sepals. An- 

 thers adnate. Style crowned by 3-5 distinct stigmas. 



2 ANNESLE'A. Calyx 5-lobed. Corolla contracted at the 

 throat, 5-cleft. Stamens numerous, disposed in a double series. 

 Anthers linear, smooth, ending in a long point. Berry dry, 

 3-celled ; cells 1-3-seeded. Style crowned by 3 awl-shaped 

 stigmas. 



3 GEE'RIA. Flowers dioecious. Calyx of 5-sepals. Corolla 

 5-parted. Stamens numerous, adnate to the base of the corolla. 

 Styles 3-5, connected at -the base, crowned by as many acute 

 stigmas. Berry 5-celled, many-seeded. 



4 EU'RYA. Flowers polygamous. Sepals and petals 5, both 

 concrete at the base. Stamens 12-15. Anthers smooth, tetra- 

 gonal. Style 3-5-cleft. Capsule 3-5-celled, many-seeded. 



TRIBE III. 



FREZIE'RE^:. Calyx furnished with 2 bracteas at the base. 

 Petals free, alternating with the sepals. Anthers adnate. Style 

 crowned by 2-5 distinct stigmas. Seeds wingless. Albumen 

 fleshy. Embryo rather curved. 



5 CLEYE'RA. Sepals and petals 5. Anthers hispid from re- 

 trograde bristles. Style filiform, crowned by 2-3 stigmas. Berry 

 2-3-celled ; cells 2-3-seeded. 



6 FREZIE'RA. Sepals and petals 5. Anthers smooth, sub- 

 cordate. Style 3-5-cleft at the apex. Fruit dry, 3-5-celled. 



7 LETTSOMIA. Sepals 7. Petals 5-6, inner petals narrowest. 

 Style short, crowned by 3-5 stigmas. Berry 3-5-celled. 



TRIBE IV. 



SAURAU'JEJE. Calyx deeply 5-parted, furnished with '2-3 

 bracteas. Petals alternating with the sepals, more or less con- 

 nected together at the base. Stamens numerous, adhering to the 

 base of the corolla. Anthers incumbent, inserted by the back, not 

 adnate. Styles 3-5, distinct from the ovary. Seeds wingless. 

 Albumen fleshy. 



8 SAURAU'JA. Petals 5, joined together to the middle. Styles 

 3-5. Capsule 3-5-celled, 3-5-valved ; cells many-seeded. An- 

 thers bursting by 2 pores at the apex. 



9 APATE'HA. Petals 5, joined together at the base. Stamens 

 numerous, disposed in 5 bundles. Anthers bursting by 2 pores 

 at the top. Styles 5. Capsule 5-celled, 5-valved, many-seeded. 



TRIBE V. 



LAPLA'CE^E. Calyx bractless, of 3-5 sepals, sometimes 5- 



parted. Petals usually 5, distinct. Stamens numerous, free, 



or connected at the base. Anthers adnate or versatile. Styles 



equal in number to the cells of the ovary, joined in 1, crowned by 



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