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soft, and in the pedicels and stamens being longer, and the styles 

 shorter. Leaves an inch long. Flowers yellowish-green. 



Stiff-leaved Red- wood. Tree 12 feet. 



Cult. These trees and shrubs are hardly worth cultivating, 

 except in general collections. They will thrive well in a mix- 

 ture of loam and peat, and cuttings not too ripe will root in sand 

 under a hand-glass, in a moist heat. 



II. SETHIA (in honour of S. Sethi, author of a work on 

 culinary vegetables). H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 

 175. in a note. D. C. prod. 1. p. 576. 



LIN. SYST. Monadelphia, Decdndria. Calyx 5-lobed, and 

 5-parted. Styles 3, connected together, but with the stigmas 

 distinct at the apex. 



1 S. I'NDICA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 576.) leaves obtuse, feather- 

 nerved, obovate-lanceolate ; pedicels solitary, hardly longer 

 than the flower ; styles connate to the middle ; calyx 5-lobed. 

 1? . S. Native of the East Indies on the Circars. Erythroxylon 

 monogynum, Roxb. cor. 1. t. 88. Petals yellow, with white 

 claws. 



Indian Sethia. FL June, July. Clt. 1824. Tree 20 feet. 



2 S. MICROPHY'ILA ; leaves small, numerous, feather-nerved, 

 obovate-oblong, obtuse, mucronulate ; flowers few, axillary ; 

 styles connate at the base; calyx 5-parted. 1? . S. Native of 

 Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes. Erythr6xylon micro- 

 phyllum, St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 101. 



Var. fi ; leaves obovate-roundish, a little larger than those 

 of the species, and rather emarginate. In the province of Minas 

 Geraes. 



Small-leaved Sethia. Fl. Nov. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



3 S. MAGNOLLEFOLIA ; leaves large, obovate-elliptic, very 

 blunt at the apex, acute at the base, glaucous beneath ; flowers 

 small, glomerate ; calyx obovate, 5-cleft ; stamens a little shorter 

 or equal in length to the pistil ; styles connate nearly to the 

 apex. Tj . S. Native of Brazil in the province of Rio Janeiro. 

 Erythroxylon magnoliaefolium, St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 93. 



Magnolia-leaved Sethia. Fl. May. Shrub 3 feet. 



Cult. The species will thrive well in a mixture of loam and 

 peat, and cuttings not too ripe will root in sand under a bell- 

 glass, in a moist heat. 



ORDER XLV. MALPIGHIA'CE^E (plants agreeing with 

 Malpighia in important characters). Juss. gen. 252. ann. du. 

 mus. 18. p. 479. D. C. prod. 1. p. 577. 



Calyx 5-parted (f. 107. a. f. 109. a.), usually permanent. 

 Petals 5 (f. 107. b. f. 109. &,), alternating with the lobes of the 

 calyx, and inserted in the hypogynous disk, unguiculate (f. 107. b. 

 f. 109. &.), sometimes unequal, but very seldom wanting. Stamens 

 10 (f. 107. c. f. 108. e.), alternating with the petals, and inserted 

 with them, very rarely fewer. Filaments very rarely free, but 

 usually connected together at the very base (f. 107. c.). An- 

 thers roundish (f. 107. c. f. 108. e.). Ovary usually 3-lobed 

 (f. 107. e.\ constantly of 3 carpels, which are more or less joined 

 together (f. 109. d.). Styles always 3 (f. 107. d. f. 109. d.), 

 distinct or connected together. Fruit of 2-3 carpels (f. 107. e. f. 

 108. e. f. 109.y.)or of 3 cells, but sometimes with only 1 or 2 

 cells from abortion, dry (f. 108. e. f. 109./.) or baccate (f. 107. 

 e.), with 1-seeded cells (f. 108./.). Seeds pendulous in the cells, 

 perhaps always without albumen. Embryo more or less curved 

 or straight, with a short radicle, and leafy or fleshy cotyledons. 

 Shrubs and trees. Branches sometimes climbing. Leaves 

 opposite, but in the genus Anomalopleru they are alternate, 

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always simple, without dots, and usually stipulate on both 

 sides. Flowers racemose or corymbose, rarely axillary, so- 

 litary ; pedicels usually jointed, and furnished with 2 small 

 scales at the middle Probably Passiflora pdl/ida of Lour. fl. 

 coch. p. 527. exclusive of the synonyme, is referable to this 

 order. The petals being unguiculate and undulated separates 

 this from all the neighbouring orders. The timber of all is of 

 a deep-red colour, and the bark is febrifuge. Their shewy 

 pink or yellow flowers and neat foliage render all the order 

 worthy of cultivation. 



Synopsis of the genera. 



TRIBE I. 



MALPIGHIE\K. Styles 3, distinct (f. 107. d.} or joined in one. 

 Fruit fleshy indehiscent (f. 107. e.) Leaves opposite. 



1 MALPI'GHIA. Calyx furnished with 8-10 glands on the 

 outside at the base. Petals unguiculate (f. 107. 6.). Stamens 

 monadelphous at the base (f. 107. c.). Styles distinct (f. 107. d.~). 

 Drupe containing 3 1-seeded nuts (f. 107. e.). 



2 BYRSO'NIMA. Calyx furnished with 8-10 large glands on 

 the outside at the base. Petals unguiculate. Stamens 10, con- 

 nected at the very base. Styles distinct. Drupe containing a 3- 

 celled, 3-seeded nucleus. 



3 BUNCHOSIA. Calyx furnished with 8-10 large glands on 

 the outside at the base. Petals unguiculate. Stamens. 10, mo- 

 nadelphous at the base. Style 1, simple, bifid or trifid at the 

 apex. Drupe containing 2-3 1-seeded nuts. 



4 GALPHI'MIA. Calyx glandless. Petals unguiculate. Sta- 

 mens 10, nearly free. Styles 3. Drupe containing 3 1-seeded 

 nuts, which open on the back. 



5 CAUCA'NTHUS. Calyx glandless. Petals unguiculate. Sta- 

 mens 1 0, awl-shaped. Anthers with a prominent margin. Styles 

 3, awl-shaped. Fruit unknown. 



TRIBE II. 



HIPTA'GEJE. Style one or concrete into one. Carpels of fruit 

 dry (f. 108. e.), indehiscent, 1-seeded (f. 108. f.), usually winged 

 (f. 108. e.~). Leaves opposite or Verticillate. 



6 HI'PTAGE. Calyx furnished -with 5 glands at the base. 

 Petals fringed (f. 108. b.). Stamens 1 (f. 108. e.), one of which 

 is longer than the rest. Carpels 3 (f. 108. e.) or from abortion 

 only 1-2, 4 -winged ; wings unequal (f. 108. e.~). 



7 TRISTELLATE'IA. Petals inflexed, unguiculate. Stamens 

 10, 5 alternate ones smaller. Ovary impressed by 3 pores. 

 Carpels 3, crowned by 6 appendages. 



8 THRYA'LLIS. Petals roundish, unguiculate. Stamens 10, 

 awl-shaped. Capsule triquetrous, separable into 3 parts ; cells 

 opening by the outer angle. 



9 ASPICA'RPA. Petals wanting. Stamen 1, inclosed within 

 the calyx. Ovary roundish, 2-celled, cleft at the apex, with a 

 very short style in the fissure. Fruit indehiscent, 1-celled, con- 

 taining 1 orbicular seed. 



10 GAUDICHAU'DIA. Calyx girded by 8-10 glands on the out- 

 side at the base. Petals roundish, unguiculate. Stamens 5, 

 connate, unequal. Style 1. Carpels 3, free or connected at 



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