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nected in one, very short, terminated by a single blunt stigma. 

 Fruit of 5 1 -seeded carpels. A shrub, with alternate, long, 

 ovate-lanceolate, quite entire leaves, full of pellucid dots. Flow- 

 ers short, almost sessile, bracteated, disposed in a somewhat 

 racemose panicle. Petioles inflated above. 



1 D. OBOVA'TA (Nees et Mart. 1. c. t. 25.) T? . S. Native 

 of Brazil, in woods at the river Xipoto. Leaves obovate-ob- 

 long, rounded at the apex. Calyx pubescent. Petals acute, 3 

 lines long, white. 



Obovate-leaved. Diglottis. Fl. Dec. Shrub 5 feet. 



Cult. See Choisya for cultivation and propagation. 



XXXV. ERYTHROCHITON (from epvSpos, erythros, red, 

 and x tr<ai '> chiton, an outer coat ; in allusion to the calyx being 

 red). Nees et Mart, in nov. act. bonn. xi. p. 165. t. 18. f. D. 

 D. C. prod. 1. p. 732. Andr. Juss. in mem. mus. 12. p. 495. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx large, tubular ; 

 tube compressed, 5-ribbed ; limb of 5 segments, connected into 

 2 nearly equal lips, sometimes both entire, sometimes the lower 

 one is tritid. Petals 5, longer than the calyx, connected into a 

 half monopetalous funnel-shaped corolla, with a 5-cleft limb. 

 Filaments 5, shorter than the tube of the corolla, and adhering 

 to its sides, as well as being connected together, all bearing an- 

 thers ; anthers lanceolate. Ovaries 5, surrounded by a longer 

 pitcher-shaped glandular disk. Styles 5, connected in one, about 

 the length of the tube of the corolla, terminated by a single, ob- 

 tuse, 5-furrowed stigma. Fruit of 5 1 -seeded carpels. A small 

 tree, with alternate, simple, stalked, lanceolate, very long, quite 

 entire, smooth leaves. Axillary branches almost leafless, bear- 

 ing the flowers at their ends, having the appearance of very long 

 peduncles. Flowers large, in the axillae of the bractea-like 

 leaves, 2-4 or more in a cluster, on short pedicels, which are 

 jointed at the base, each furnished with 2 bracteas. Calyx red. 

 Corolla white. 



1 E. BRASILIE'NSIS (Nees et Mart. 1. c. p. 166. t. 22.) Fj . S. 

 Native of Brazil, at the fort of St. John the Baptist, in the 

 province of the Mines. 



Brazilian Erythrochiton. Tree 10 feet. 



Cult, See Choisya for cultivation and propagation. 



XXXVI. TICO'REA (probably the name of the tree in 

 Guiana). Aubl. guian. 2. p. 689. D. C. in mem. mus. 9. p. 

 144. St. Hill. bull, philom. 1823. p. 132. D. C. prod. 1. p. 

 730. Andr. Juss. in mem. mus. 12. p. 495. t. 23. no. 35. 

 Ozophyllum, Schreb. gen. no. 1105. Sciuris, Nees et Mart, in 

 nov. act. bonn. xi. p. 155. t. 18. A. 



LIN. SYST. Pent-Heptdndria, Monogynia. Calyx small, 

 5-cleft or 5-toothed. Petals 5, much longer than the calyx, 

 linear, connected together into a half- monopetalous, funnel- 

 shaped corolla, with a 5-cleft, equal or unequal limb. Filaments 

 flattened, adhering to the tube of the corolla, sometimes 5-7 in 

 number, rarely 8, 3 or 6 of which are sterile, the rest fertile ; 

 anthers adnate. Ovaries 5, surrounded by a cup-shaped disk, 

 smooth, usually connected together. Styles 5, rising from the 

 tops of the ovaries, connected together in one, about equal in 

 length to the tube of the corolla, terminated by a simple, 5- 

 lobed stigma. Fruit of 5, connected, 1-seeded carpels. Sweet- 

 scented trees or shrubs, with alternate, simple, but usually ter- 

 nate leaves ; petioles jointed ; leaflets lanceolate, entire, full of 

 pellucid dots. Terminal branches almost leafless, floriferous, 

 naked below, but divided at the apex into corymbs or panicles, 

 or compound racemes ; pedicels furnished with bracteas. Flowers 

 white or cream-coloured, beset with pellucid or tubercled glands. 



1 T. FOZTIDA (Aubl. guian. 2. p. 689. t. 277.) leaflets 3, 

 equal, almost sessile ; corymb 6-7-flowered ; flowers sessile 

 along the branches ; petals 6-times longer than the calyx. Tj . S. 



Native of Guiana in woods. Ozophyllum foe'tidum, Mar- 

 tyn, in Mill. diet. Ozophyllum trifoliitum, Willd. spec. 3. 

 p. 585. Flowers white. The leaves, when bruised, emit a dis- 

 agreeable smell, resembling that of Stramonium. 

 Fetid Ticorea. Fl. Feb. Shrub 10 feet. 



2 T. PEDICELLA'TA (D. C. mem. mus. 9. p. 145. t. 8.) leaflets 

 3, equal, almost sessile; corymbs 12-14-flowered ; flowers 

 stalked, disposed along the branches ; capsule seated on a 

 stipe. T? . S. Native of French Guiana. Flowers white. 



/SVa^erf-flowered Ticorea. Shrub 10 feet. 



3 T. LONGIFLORA (D. C. mem. mus. 9. p. 145. t. 9.) leaflets 

 3, lateral ones on short stalks, middle one having a stalk 3- 

 times longer than those of the lateral ones; corymb 15-20- 

 flowered ; flowers almost sessile, disposed along the branches ; 

 petals 1 0-times longer than the calyx or more. Ty . S. Native 

 of French Guiana in woods. Flowers white. Fertile stamens 4. 



Long -Jlcnve red Ticorea. Shrub 10 feet. 



4 T. JASMINIFLORA (St. Hil. bull, philom. 1823. p. 132. pi. 

 rem. bras. p. 141. t. 14. D.) leaflets 3, lanceolate, acuminated, 

 tapering into the petiole ; panicle rather loose ; sterile stamens 

 3-6. fj . S. Native of Brazil, near Rio Janeiro and in the 

 province of Minas Geraes. Sciurus multiflora, Nees et Mart, 

 nov. act. bonn. xi. p. 155. t. 18. 'f. A. Flowers white, sessile, 

 along the branches of the panicle. The inhabitants of Brazil 

 believe that the juice of the leaves boiled will cure frambesia. 



Jasmine-flowered Ticorea. Fl. Sept. Tree 20 feet. 



5 T. FEBRI'FUGA (St. Hil. pi. usu. bras. no. 16. D.) leaflets 

 3, lanceolate, acuminated, tapering into the petiole ; panicle 

 crowded ; sterile stamens 3 or 6. Jj . S. Native of Bra- 

 zil, in the province of Minas Geraes, where it is called Quina 

 or Folhas brancas. The bark is very bitter and astringent, and 

 would be a good substitute for Peruvian bark in intermittent 

 fevers. 



Febrifuge Ticorea. Tree 20 feet. 



6 T. BRACTEA'TA (St. Hil. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 730.) 

 leaflets 3, oblong, acuminated, tapering to the base ; panicle 

 somewhat spicate, many-flowered, glomerate, erect ; calyx 5- 

 cleft, with acuminated lobes ; fertile stamens 2. (7.8. Native 

 of Brazil, in woods at Arassatiba. Sciurus bracteata, Nees et 

 Mart. nov. act. bonn. 11. p. 156. t. 18. f. A. and t. 20. Brac- 

 teas under the branches of the panicle lanceolate, fringed. 

 Flowers white. 



Bracted Ticorea. Shrub 6 feet. 



7 T. SIMPLICIFOLIA (St. Hil. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 730.) 

 leaves simple, oblong-lanceolate, acuminated at both ends ; ra- 

 cemes compound, many-flowered, erect ; fertile stamens 2. 

 T? . S. Native of Brazil, in woods at the Fort of St. John 

 the Baptist, in the province of Minas Geraes. Sciurus simpli- 

 cifolia. Nees et Mart. nov. act. bonn. xi. p. 157. Flowers 

 cream-coloured, pedicelled, with a short, linear-lanceolate brae- 

 tea at the base of each pedicel. 



Simple-leaved Ticorea. Shrub 10 feet. 



Cult. A mixture of loam, sand, and peat will answer the 

 species ; and cuttings, taken from ripened wood, will root in a 

 pot of sand, with a hand-glass placed over them, in heat. 



XXXVII. MONNIE'RA (in honour of William le Monnier, 

 once Professor of Botany in the Jardin du Roi, Paris. He pub- 

 lished, in 1745, Observations upon the dangerous plants of the 

 Pyrenees and Roussillon). Lin. gen. no. 850. Nees et Mart, 

 nov. act. bonn. xi. p. 162. t. 18. f. C. D. C. prod. 1. p. 729. 

 Andr. Juss. in mem. mus. 12. p. 496. t. 22. no. 31. 



LIN. SYST. Didndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted ; seg- 

 ments very unequal, 2 of which are much longer than the co- 

 rolla, and 3 much shorter, permanent. Petals 5, unequal, con- 

 nected at the base into a half monopetalous corolla, with a curved 



