12 CELASTRINE^E. XI. EJUEODENDRON. XII. ACTEGETON. XIII. PTEIIDIUM. XIV. TRALLIANA. XV. CASSINE. 



obovate-oblong, or ovate, much longer than the petioles ; flowers 

 usually pentandrous. fy . S. Native of the Mauritius and Ma- 

 dagascar, where it is called bois d' olive. Rubentia olivina, 

 Grnel. syst. 408. E. I'ndicum, Gaert. fruct. 1. 1. 57. Lam. ill. 

 t. 132. Nerves in the young leaves reddish. The nut is said 

 to be hairy on the outside. Flowers yellowish-green. 

 Eastern Olive-wood. Clt. 1771. Tree 12 feet. 



2 E. AUSTRA'LE (Vent. malm. t. 117.)l eav escrenately-toothed, 

 oblong-lanceolate, coriaceous, much longer than the petioles ; 

 flowers usually tetrandrous. Tj . G. Native of New Holland. 

 Portenschlagia australis, Tratt. arch. t. 250. Lamarckia dentata, 

 Hortul. Flowers small, greenish-yellow. 



Southern Olive-wood. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1796. Sh. 4 ft. 



3 E. INTEGRIFOLIDM ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, coriaceous, 

 much longer than the petioles, quite entire, or with a few small 

 glandular teeth ; flowers numerous, usually tetrandrous ; calyx 

 reflexed. Tj . G. Native of New Holland. Portenschlagia 

 integrifolia, Tratt. arch. t. 284. Flowers yellowish-green. 



Entire-leaved Olive-wood. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. ? Sh. 6 ft. 



4 E. GLAU'CUM (Pers. ench. 1. p. 241.) leaves elliptical, ser- 

 rated, hardiy 3-times longer than the petioles ; cymes loose, nearly 

 the length of the leaves ; flowers pentandrous. Tj . S. Native 

 of Ceylon and Coromandel. Schrebera albens, Retz. obs. 6. 

 p. 25. t. 3. Celastrus glaucus, Vahl. symb. 2. p. 42. Mangi- 

 fera glauca, Rottb. nov. act. hafn. 2. t. 4. f. 1. Senacia glauca, 

 Lam. ill. no. 2714. Leaves oblong. Panicles axillary, dicho- 

 tomous. Flowers small, grayish-yellow. Drupe nearly round, 

 size of a large cherry. This plant has been introduced from 

 Ceylon, under the name of Ceylon-tea ; its leaves are like those 

 of that plant, but much longer ; their taste slightly bitter and 

 astringent. 



Glaucous Olive-wood. Clt. 1824. Tree 14 feet. 



5 E. XYLOCA'RI-UM (D. C. prod. 2. p. 11.) leaves ovate, entire, 

 or somewhat scolloped, glaucous, coriaceous, on very short pe- 

 tioles ; coryvnbs dichotomous, one-half shorter than the leaves ; 

 flowers pentandrous. fj . S. Native of the island of St. Thomas. 

 Cassine xylocarpa, Vent, choix. t. 23. Cassine sphasrocarpa, 

 hort. par. Flowers greenish-yellow. Probably this and the 

 following will form a separate genus. 



Woody-fruited Olive-wood. Clt. 1816. Shrub 4 feet. 



6 E. ROTUNDA' TUM (D. C. prod. 2. p. 11.) leaves ovate- 

 roundish, obtuse, quite entire, or a little toothed, coriaceous, on 

 short stalks, usually three in a whorl ; cymes crowded, one- 

 half shorter than the leaves ; flowers pentandrous, dioecious. 

 Tj . S. Native of St. Thomas, in salt marshes. Flowers greenish- 

 yellow. 



Rounded-leaved Olive-wood. Shrub. 



f 1 Species hardly known. 



7 E. ? CROCEUM (B.C. prod. 2. p. 11.) leaves elliptical, co- 

 riaceous, with awned, spiny serratures. ^ G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Flowers copper-coloured ? 



Copper-coloured Olive-tree. Shrub. 



8 E.? TOMENTOSUM (Humb. ex Willd. mss. in Rcem. et Scliult. 

 syst. 3. p. '345.) leaves oblong-lanceolate, downy ; flowers pen- 

 tandrous. f? . S. Native of South America. Flowers greenish- 

 yellow. 



Domny Olive-wood. Tree. 



9 E.? TRINE'RVE (Hort. madr. ex Willd. 1. c.) leaves ovate, 

 cordate, 3-nerved, crenated ; branches spiny, fy . S. Native of? 



Three-nerved-leaved Olive-wood. Tree ? 



Cult. See Ptelidium for culture and propagation. 



XII. ACTEGETON (from OKTIV, actin, a ray, and 

 geiton, near to?). Blum, bijdr. p. 1143. 



LIN. SYST. Dice^cia, Tetrandria. Flowers dioecious from 

 abortion. Calyx inferior, urceolate, 4-toothed. Petals 4. Sta- 

 mens 4, joined together a little at the base, alternating with the 

 petals. Anthers incumbent. Ovary 1-celled, 4-ovulate. Stigmas 

 2, sessile. Berry globose, 1-3-seeded. Seeds marked by a 

 prominent hilum at the base, exalbuminous. Embryo straight. 

 This genus comes near to Schcefferia, but differs in the structure 

 of the fruit. A sarmentose shrub with axillary, twin, spreading 

 prickles. Leaves opposite, ovate, elliptic, cuspidate, quite 

 entire, smooth. Flowers small, racemose, axillary, and terminal. 



1 A. SARMENTOSUM (Blum, bijdr. 1144.). Tj . w . S. Native 

 of Java, where it is called Papadjaran. 



Sarmentose Actegeton. Shrub straggling. 



Cult. For culture and propagation, see next genus. 



XIII. PTELI'DIUM (it has received this name from its simi- 

 larity to Ptelea). Pet. Th. gen. nov. 24. veg. afr. austr. 1. p. 11. 

 and 29. t. 2. D. C. prod. 2. p. 11. Seringia, Spreng. syst. 1. 

 p. 460. but not of Gay. 



LIN. SYST. Pentandria, Monogynia. Calyx urceolate, 4- 

 lobed. Petals 4, inserted by the broad claws in the calyx. Disk 

 4-lobed. Stamens 4, alternating with the petals. Ovary com- 

 pressed. Style almost wanting. Fruit samara-like, much com- 

 pressed, indehiscent, surrounded by a wing, 2-celled, 2-seeded. 

 Seeds erect. Embryo flat, green, in a fleshy albumen. A 

 shrub with opposite, ovate, quite entire leaves, and loose, axil- 

 lary panicles of small flowers. 



1 P. OVA TUM (Poir. suppl. 4. p. 597. Lam. ill. t. 910.) ^ . H. 

 Native of Cochin-china. Seringia ovata, Spreng. syst. 1. 

 p. 441. Ptelea ovata, Lour. fl. coch. p. 82. Flowers greenish- 

 white. 



Ovate-leaved Ptelidium. Clt. 1818. Shrub 6 feet. 



Cult. Loam, peat, and sand is a good mixture for this shrub, 

 and ripened cuttings will strike root in sand under a hand-glass, 

 in heat. 



XIV. TRALLI A V NA (in honour of Alexander Trallian, a cele- 

 brated physician of the sixth century : his works were published 

 at Paris, 1548.) Lour. fl. coch. p. 157. D. C. prod. 2. 

 p. 11. 



LIN. SYST. Pentandria, Monogyma. Calyx permanent, 5- 

 parted, with rounded lobes. Petals 5, spreading, reflexed. 

 Disk erect, with 10 notches. Stamens 5, hypogynous ? Ovary 

 roundish. Style 1. Berry roundish, 2-celled, 2-seeded. Seeds 

 angular inside, and rounded on the outside. Leaves cordate, 

 acuminated, alternate. Peduncles lateral, dichotomous, bearing 

 small greenish- white flowers. 



1 T. SCA'NDENS (Lour. 1. c.) Tj . w . G. Native of Cochin- 

 china. Rhamnus scandens, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 768. 



Climbing Tralliana. Shrub cl. 



Cult. A climbing shrub of no beauty. It will grow in any 

 common soil, and ripened cuttings will root in sand, under a 

 hand-glass. 



Tribe III. 



CASSINIE'jE (plants agreeing with Cassine in important 

 characters). Petals broadest at the base. Fruit indehiscent. 

 Embryo straight, placed in the axis of a fleshy albumen. Trees 

 or shrubs, with simple leaves. 



XV. CASSFNE (a name of American origin). Lin. gen. 

 371. Lam. ill. t. 310. Gsert. fruct. 2. p. 72. t. 92. D. C. prod. 

 2. p. 11. 



LIN. SYST. Pentandria, Monogynia. Calyx small, 5-parted. 

 Petals 5, spreading, broadest at the base. Stamens 5, alternat- 



