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774 ZYGOPHYLLE^E. X. BIEBERSTEINIA. XI. TRICHANTHERA. XII. ANATROPA. XIII. MELIANTHUS. XIV. BALAKITES. 



loam and peat ; and ripened cuttings, planted under a hand- 

 glass, will perhaps root. The above method may be tried if 

 ever the plant be introduced. 



X. BIEBERSTE'INIA (in honour of Frederic Marschall 

 Bieberstein, counsellor of state of Russia, author of Flora Tau- 

 rico-Caucasica, and other works). Stephi mem. nat. mosc. 1 . 

 p. 89. D. C. prod. 1. p. 707. Andr. Juss. in mem. mus. 12. 

 p. 458. 



LIN. SYST. Decdndria, Pentagynia. Calyx deeply 5-parted, 

 irregular. Petals 5, twisted in the bud, unguiculate. Sta- 

 mens 10, hypogynous ; filaments awl-shaped, rather villous, 

 the 5 shortest opposite the petals, the alternate ones with a scale 

 at the base of each on the outside ; anther oscillatory. Ovaries 5, 

 distinct at the apex, but connate at the base. Styles 5, simple, 

 rising from the middle of the ovaries. Carpels 1 -seeded, 

 arillate inside. Perennial herbs beset with glandular hairs. 

 Leaves impari-pinnate, with .cut leaflets. Stipulas adhering to 

 the petioles. Racemes terminal, simple. 



1 B. ODORA (Steph. 1. c.) leaflets roundish, deeply toothed ; 

 petals entire. If. . F. Native of the Altaian mountains at the 

 falls of Tschuia. Flowers probably yellow. 



Sweet-scented Biebersteinia. PI. ? 



2 B. MULTIFIDA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 708.) leaflets multifid into 

 linear lobes ; petals toothed. If. . F. Native of Persia. 



Multrfid-\eaved Biebersteinia. PI. ? 



Cult. These plants should be kept in pots in a mixture of 

 loam, peat, and sand, and they may be increased by seeds. 



XI. TRICHANTHE'RA (from rpi Tpi^oe, trix trichos, a 

 hair, and avOrjpa, anthera, an anther ; in allusion to the anthers 

 being bristly). Ehrenberg, in Schlecht. Linnsea. 4. p. 401. 



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

 5, linear, hypogynous. Stamens 5, free ; filaments flat ; anthers 

 setaceous. Disk glandless. Styles numerous, crowned by 

 simple capitate stigmas. Capsule ovate, stipitate, bluntly penta- 

 gonal, 5-celled, 5-valved, many-seeded. Seeds naked, albu- 

 minous. 



1 T. MODE'STA (Ehrenb. 1. c. p. 402.). %. or Q. F. Na- 

 tive of Arabia near Djedda towards Mecca. A slender herb, 2 

 or 3 inches high. Leaves alternate, stipulate, setaceously linear, 

 toothed at the apex. Flowers on long jointed peduncles, nod- 

 ding. Petals twisted in the bud. 



Modest Trichanthera. PI. 2 to 3 inches. 



Cult. A mixture of peat and sand will perhaps answer this 

 little plant ; and it may be increased by seeds or cuttings planted 

 in mould under a hand-glass. 



XII. ANATRO'PA (ava, ana, upwards, and rpon-jj, trope, 

 turning ; spike turned like that of Heliotropium). Ehrenberg, in 

 Schlecht. Linnaea. 4. p. 403. 



LIN. SYST. Tetrdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 4-cleft, valvate 

 in the bud. Petals 4, hypogynous, imbricate in the bud. Sta- 

 mens 4, free. Style short, clavate, crowned by a simple stigma. 

 Capsule fleshy, bluntly quadrangular, depressed, 4-valved, 4- 

 celled ; cells 4-5-seeded. 



1 A. TENE'LLA (Ehrenb. in Schlecht. Linnsea. 4. p. 404.). 

 I/ . F. Native of Arabia. A slender, fleshy, smooth plant ; 

 lower leaves entire, upper ones alternate and pinnatifid, auricled 

 with stipulas. Flowers disposed in a spike, turned like that of 

 Heliotropium. 



Tender Anatropa. PI. 4 inches, ascending. 



Cult. See Trichanthera for cultivation and propagation. 



XIII. MELIA'NTHUS (from fie\ t , meli, honey, and aeo c , 

 anthos, a flower ; flowers full of honey). Tourn. inst. t. 245. 



Lin. gen. no. 795. D. C. prod. 1. p. 708. Andr. Juss. in mem. 

 mus. 12. p. 459. t. 28. no. 48. 



LIN. SYST. Tetrdndria, Monogynia. Calyx coloured, large, 

 5-cleft, permanent, unequal, lower segment smaller than the 

 rest, bulged at the base on the outside, with a corresponding 

 hollow inside, full of honey fluid. Petals 5, strap-formed, 4 

 lower ones declined, connected in the middle, the fifth very 

 small. Stamens 4, hypogynous, with the two upper filaments 

 distinct, but the two lower ones are joined together at the base. 

 Ovary with 4 stripes. Style 1, terminated by a somewhat 4- 

 cleft stigma. Capsule membranaceous, 4-lobed, 4-celled, winged, 

 opening by the inner angle, each cell containing 2 ovulse, but 

 only one of them comes to maturity. Seed ovate, shining. Al- 

 bumen fleshy. Embryo with small linear cotyledons longer 

 than the radicle. Shrubs with glandless, impari-pinnate leaves, 

 with toothed leaflets, and distinct or joined stipulas. Racemes 

 many-flowered, spike-formed. Leaves having a strong unplea- 

 sant scent when bruised. 



1 M. MA'JOR (Lin. spec. 892.) leaves smooth on both surfaces, 

 glaucous ; stipulas large, joined to the petiole. T? . H. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Lam. ill. t. 552. Ker. bot, reg. t. 

 45. Leaflets large. Flowers of a brown chocolate colour. 

 Herm. lugd. bat. t. 415. 



Great Honey-flower. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1688. Sh. 6 ft. 



2 M. MINOR (Lin. spec. 892. exclusive of the synonym of 

 Comm.) leaves smooth above and hoary beneath ; stipulas dis- 

 tinct. Jj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Curt. bot. 

 mag. t. 301. Racemes axillary, elongated, drooping. Bracteas 

 linear, attenuated. Flowers of a dark-brown colour in whorls ; 

 lower part of petals green, upper part saffron-coloured, and 

 blush or fine red on the bulged part of the lower sepal. Leaves 

 deep green on the upper surface, but hoary below. 



Smaller Honey-flower. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1696. Shrub 5 feet. 



3 M. COMOSUS (Vahl. symb. 3. p. 85.) leaves villous above, 

 downy beneath ; stipulas distinct. J? . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Comm. rar. t. 4. Racemes leafy beneath. 

 Bracteas cordate. Flowers alternate, in pendent clusters, of a 

 yellowish colour. Capsules hoary. 



Tufted Honey-flower. Clt. 1820. Shrub 4 feet. 



Cult. These shrubs will thrive well in any light rich soil, 

 and cuttings will strike root freely under a hand-glass, or they 

 may be increased by suckers, which are thrown out in plenty 

 from the root. The M. major will grow and flower freely if 

 planted against a wall in a warm situation, but it requires to be 

 sheltered in winter by a mat. 



XIV. BALANPTES (meaning unknown). Delil. fl. egyp. 

 77. B.C. prod. l.p. 708. 



LIN. SYST. Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted. Pe- 

 tals 5. Stamens 10; filaments awl-shaped. Disk glandular, 

 girding the ovary. Ovary 5-celled, 5-seeded. Drupe egg- 

 shaped, acute, 1 -celled, 1-seeded from abortion; nut woody, 

 pentagonal. Seed pendulous, with a fibrous covering, and a 

 thickened endopleura about the radicle. Radicle superior. Co- 

 tyledons semi-ovate. Plumule 2-leaved. Trees with alternate 

 bifoliate leaves and axillary spines. Pedicels 1 -flowered, aggre- 

 gate. Flowers small, whitish. 



1 B. JEGYPTI'ACA (Delil. 1. c. t. 28. f. 1.). Tj . S. Native of 

 tropical Africa, and is now cultivated in Egypt. Agihalib, P. 

 Alp. eeg. 20. t. 11. Ximenia ./Egyptiaca, Lin. spec. 1194. The 

 seed of this tree is usually mixed with gum Senegal. 



Egyptian Balanites. Clt. ? Tree 20 feet. 



2 B. FEROX (D. C. prod. 1. p. 708.) putamen more acute, 

 narrower, and more furrowed ; leaflets roundish ; spines longer. 

 Jj . S. Ximenia ferox, Poir. diet. 8. p. 805. Native of St. 



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