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SAPINDACEjE. XXVIII. DODON^A. XXIX. MAGOJUEA. 



particularly in the islands of Ceylon and Timor. Burm. zeyl. t. 

 23. Ptelea viscosa, Burm. ind. 36. D. angustifolia, Roxb. 

 hort. beug. p. 28. Leaves sometimes obtuse, sometimes acutish. 

 Capsules 6 lines long and 9 broad. 



Bwmann's Dodonaea. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1758. Sh. 5 ft. 



7 D. MICROCA'RPA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 617.) leaves oblong- 

 linear, tapering to the base, but blunt at the apex or emarginate ; 

 flowers racemose ; fruit shorter than the pedicel. \ . S. Na- 

 tive of the Island of Bourbon. Lam. ill. t. 304. f. 2. Leaves 

 3 lines broad. Capsules 3 lines long and 4 broad. 



Small-fruited Dodonaea. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1818. Sh. 4 ft. 



8 D. SALICIFOIIA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 617.) leaves oblong-linear, 

 acuminated at both ends, clammy ; flowers racemose ; fruit ? 

 fy . G. Native of New Holland? D. angustifolia, Lam. diet. 

 3. p. 292. Cultivated in the gardens of France under the 

 name of Bois de Reinette. Leaves sweet-scented, 4 lines broad. 



WUlon-leaeed Dodonaa. Fl. May, Jul. Clt. 1820. Sh. 4 ft. 



9 D. LAURI'NA (Sieb. in Spreng. syst. app. p. 152.) leaves 

 oblong-lanceolate, smooth, tapering to both ends ; branches 

 round ; branchlets 2-edged ; flowers in axillary cymes. Tj . G. 

 Native of New Holland. 



Laurel-like Dodonaea. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Sh. 4 ft. 



10 D. DIOICA (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 28. D. C. mem. soc. 

 genev. 1. p. 445.) leaves obovate-oblong, cuneated at the base, 

 acute at the apex, never clammy ; young branches compressed, 

 adult ones round ; flowers dioecious, racemose. Jj . S. Na- 

 tive of the East Indies, particularly in Hindostan. D. oblon- 

 gifolia, Link, enum. 1. p. 381.? D. heterophylla, Hortul. 

 Very like the following species. Perhaps the figure in Rumph. 

 amb. 4. t. 50. is referable to this or to D. triquetra. 



Dioecious-Aov/ered Dodonsea. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1819. 

 Shrub 4 feet. 



11 D. TRI'QUETRA (Andr. hot. rep. t. 231.) leaves lanceolate, 

 tapering to both ends ; branchlets triquetrous ; flowers dioecious, 

 racemose ; fruit with narrow wings, shorter than the pedicel. 



?2. G. Native of New Holland. 

 Three- sided-brancheA Dodonsea. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1 790. Sh. 4 ft. 



12 D. CUNEA'TA (Smith, in Rees' cycl. no. 5. Rudge, Lin 

 trans. 11. p. 296. t. 19.) leaves oblong, wedge-shaped, 3-toothed 

 at the apex ; branchlets hardly angular ; flowers in short pani- 

 cles. Tj . G. Native of New Holland about Port Jackson. 

 Fruit almost like that of D. viscosa. 



Wedge-leaved Dodonaea. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1816. Sh. 3 ft. 



18 D. ASPLENIFOLIA (Rudge, in Lin. trans, vol. 11. p. 297. 

 t. 20.) leaves oblanceolate, tapering to the base, 3-toothed at 

 the apex, clammy ; flowers somewhat racemose ; branches tri- 

 quetrous. Tj . G. Native of New Holland about Port Jackson. 



Spleen-rvort-leaved Dodonaea. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1816. 

 Shrub 4 feet. 



14 D. UMBELLA'TA; leaves lanceolate, coriaceous, tapering to 

 both ends ; flowers terminal, umbellate. Tj . G. Native of 

 New Holland (v. s. herb. Lamb.). 



Umbellate-Q.o\vered Dodonaea. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



15 D. KI'NGII ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, tapering to both 

 ends, coriaceous ; flowers in short, terminal racemes ; fruit small, 

 3-winged. Tj . G. Native of New Holland (v. s. herb. Lamb.). 



King's Dodonaea. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



16 D. CONFE'RTA; leaves obovate-lanceolate, mucronate, ta- 

 pering to the base ; racemes short, crowded. Tj . G. Native 

 of Van Diemen's Land (v. s. herb. Lamb.). 



CVon>rferf-flowered Dodonaea. Shrub 1 to 4 feet. 



17 D. LONGIFES ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, tapering to both 

 ends, obtuse, mucronate ; racemes short, axillary ; pedicels 

 long ; fruit 3-winged. Jj . G. Native of New Holland. Fruit 

 dark-purple, with greenish-yellow wings (v. s. herb. Lamb.). 



Long-pedicelled Dodonaea. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



18 D. ERIOCA'RPA (Smith, in Rees' cycl. no. 6.) leaves ellip- 

 tic-lanceolate, wavy ; branches and fruit beset with long hairs ; 

 sepals elliptical, reflexed. f} . G. Native of the Sandwich 

 islands on the mountains. 



Hairy-fruited Dodonaea. Shrub 4 feet. 



19 D. EL^AGNOIDES (Rud. in Schrad. neu. journ. 2. p. 392.) 

 leaves oblong-ovate, clothed with scaly scurf above. Tj . S. 

 Native of St. Domingo. 



Elceagnus-like Dodonaea. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1800. Sh. 4 ft. 



20 D. ? SERRULA'TA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 617.) leaves elliptical- 

 oblong, stalked, serrulated, coriaceous, smooth ; capsules cori- 

 aceous, 3-winged. J? . G. Native of Monte Video. 



Serrulated-leaved Dodonaea. Shrub 4 feet. 



* * Leaves linear, filiform. 



21 D. ERICJEFOLIA ; leaves crowded, linear, very narrow, 

 short ; flowers crowded, axillary, and terminal, fj . G. Native 

 of New Holland (v. s. herb. Lamb.). 



Heath-leaved Dodonaea. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



22 D. FILIFORMIS (Link. enum. 381.) twiggy; leaves long, 

 very narrow ; pedicels axillary ; fruit 3-winged. Tj . G. Na- 

 tive of New Holland. D. angustissima, D. C. prod. 1. p. 617. 



Filiform-leaved Dodonaea. Clt. 1820. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



* * * Leaves pinnate. 



23 D. MULTI'JUGA ; leaflets 10-15 pairs, small, pubescent, 3- 

 toothed at the apex; petioles interruptedly winged; panicles 

 axillary and terminal. Tj . G. Native of New Holland (v. s. 

 herb. Lamb.). 



Many-paired-leafletted Dodonaea. Shrub 2 feet. 



24 D. BORONI^FOLIA ; leaflets 3-4 pairs, small, trifid at the 

 apex, with the petioles winged, pubescent. Tj G. Native of 

 New Holland (v. s. herb. Lamb.). 



Boronia-leaved Dodonaea. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



25 D. CALEYA'NA ; pilose; leaflets 3-4 pairs, small, ovate, 

 with revolute edges ; petioles winged. Tj . G. Native of New 

 Holland (v. s. herb. Lamb.). 



Caley's Dodonaea. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



26 D. PINNA'TA (Smith, in Rees' cycl.) leaflets 3-8 pairs, 

 small, lanceolate, with revolute edges ; fruit 3-winged ; branches 

 villous ; petioles interruptedly winged, fy . G. Native of New 

 Holland. 



Pinnate-leaved Dodonsea. Clt. 1824. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



Cult. Dodonce^a is a genus of trifling shrubs not worth cul- 

 tivating, except in botanic gardens. They will thrive well in a 

 mixture of loam and peat or any light soil, and cuttings will root 

 readily in sand under a hand-glass, those of the stove species 

 should be placed in a moderate heat. 



XXIX. MAGON^E'A (Magon, the name of some botanist 

 known to St. Hilaire). St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 394. Cambess. in 

 mem. mus. 18. p. 35. Phasocarpus, Mart. fl. bras. 1. p. 62. t. 

 37-38. 



LIN. SYST. Octdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted, un- 

 equal. Petals 5, destitute of scales. Disk occupying the bottom 

 of the calyx, irregular. Stamens 8, inserted in the disk. Pistil 

 excentral. Style curved, terminated by a somewhat 3-lobed 

 stigma. Ovary 3-celled ; cells containing many ovulae ; ovulse 

 imbricate. Capsule large, woody, 3-valved, many-seeded. Seeds 

 large, flat, girded by a wing. Embryo straight, very flat. Co- 

 tyledons large, suborbicular. Trees with exstipulate, abruptly 

 pinnate leaves, and racemose panicles of flowers. 



1 M. PUBE'SCENS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 394. pi. rem. bras. 1. 

 p. 239. t. 23 and 24.) branches pubescent ; leaflets ovate or 

 oblong-elliptic, profoundly emarginate, pubescent ; flowers ra- 

 cemose ; ovaries egg-shaped, fj . S. Native of Brazil in the 



