IIOMALINE^E. VI. ILLIGERA. VII. RHINANTHERA. VIII. ASTRANTHUS. IX. NISA. X. MYKIANTHEIA, &c. 57 



9 B. PADIFLORA (Lindl.bot. reg. 1308.) leaves oval, denticu- 

 lated, smooth ; flowers liexandrous and tetragynous ; racemes 

 erect, shorter than the leaves, fj . G. Native of China. Calyx 

 C-cleft. Petals 6, white. Perianth 12-parted, the inner seg- 

 ments ciliated, resembling very much an elaborately finished 

 shuttlecock. The shrub will grow very well in the open border 

 in summer. 



Bird-cherry-flonered Blackwellia. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1824. Sh. 6 ft. 



Cult. See end of order for culture and propagation. 



VI. ILLI'GERA (in honour of C. W. Illiger, a naturalist). 

 Blum, bijdr. 1155. 



LIN. SYST. Pi'iitfiiiilria, Monogyma. Calyx superior, 10- 

 parted ; segments disposed in 2 series, inner series petaloid. 

 Stamens 5, inserted in the base of the calyx, and alternating with 

 5 glands. Filaments naked at the base or biauriculate. Anthers 

 erect, bursting valvately at the sides by 2 cells, as in Laurineee. 

 Ovary inferior, 1-ovulate. Style crowned by a peltate emargi- 

 nate stigma. Fruit unknown. Sarrnentose shrubs, with alter- 

 nate, ternate, entire leaves, and axillary panicles of flowers. 



1 I. APPENDICULA' TA (Blum, bijdr. 1 153.) leaflets oval-oblong, 

 bluntish, veiny, smooth ; panicle tomentose ; stamens biauricu- 

 late at the base, Jj S. Native of Java, on the high mountains 

 called Burangrany. 



jjppendiculale-stamened Illigera. Shrub straggling. 



2 I. PU'LCHRA (Blum, bijdr. 1154.) leaflets oval-oblong, acu- 

 minated, veined transversely, and are, as well as the panicles, 

 smooth; stamens without appendages. fj . S. Native of Java. 



Fair Illigera. Shrub straggling. 



Cult. See end of order for culture and propagation. 



VII. RHINANTHERA (from pV, rh'm, a snout, and a^ lpa , 

 nnthera, an anther ; in allusion to the anthers being beaked). 

 Blum, bijdr. 1121. 



LIN. SYST. Icosdndria, Monogyma. Calyx 8-parted, perma- 

 nent, with the segments disposed in 2 series, inner series largest 

 and biglandular at the base. Corolla wanting. Stamens nu- 

 merous, unequal; anthers beaked, 2-celled. Style 1, short, 

 crowned by an obtuse 3-4-gonal stigma. Berry globose, beaked 

 by the permanent style, 3-4-celled ; cells 2-4-seeded. Embryo 

 perhaps exalbuminous. A branched spiny shrub, with alternate, 

 ovate-oblong, serrulated, coriaceous, smooth leaves, which are 

 biglandular at the base. Racemes axillary and terminal, short, 

 tomentose. Flowers small, sweet-scented. 



1 R. ODORATI'SSIMA (Blum, bijdr. 1. c.) \i . S. Native of 

 Batavia, in boggy places. 



Sweet-scented Rhinanthera. Shrub 6 feet. 



Cult. A mixture of peat and sand will probably suit this 

 plant ; and ripened cuttings will perhaps root in sand under a 

 hand-glass, in heat. 



VIII. ASTRA'NTHUS (from offrpoc, astron, astar, and avfloc, 

 anlhos, a flower ; lobes radiating in a stellate manner). Lour. fl. 

 cochin. D. C. prod. 2. p. 55. Sims, hot. mag. 2659. 



LIN. SYST. Ileptdndria, Tetragynia, Calyx with a short 

 tube, with the limb cleft into 14 parts, the 7 alternate ones 

 shortest. Stamens 7-10; anthers 3-celled. Ovary free. Styles 

 4-5. Fruit 1-seeded (Lour.). This genus is considered to be 

 the same as Blackrvellia. 



1 A. COCHINCHINE'NSIS (Lour. 1. c.) fj . G. Native of 

 Cochin-china. Ker, bot. reg. 894. A tree, with ovate, serrated, 

 lanuginous leaves. Spikes long, simple, axillary. Flowers white 

 disposed in long, simple, axillary spikes. 



Cochin-china Astranthus. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1823. Tree 15 ft. 



Cult. See end of order for culture and propagation. 



VOL. II. 



IX. NTSA (meaning unknown). Pet. Th. gen. mad. no. 81. 

 D. C. prod. 2. p. 55. 



LIN. SYST. Penta-Hexdndria, Di-Trigynia. Calyx turbinate, 

 10-12-cleft, in a double series; the inner ones are called petals 

 by Pet. Th. ; these are erect. Glands alternating with the inner 

 lobes of the calyx. Stamens 5-6, opposite the inner lobes, alter- 

 nating with the glands. Ovary half adhering to the calycine 

 tube. Styles 2-3. Fruit unknown. Shrubs, with sinuate- 

 toothed leaves. 



1 N. NUDIFLORA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 55.) flowers in naked 

 spikes. Tj . S. Native of Madagascar. 



Naked-flvmered Nisa. Shrub. 



2 N. INVOLUCRA'TA (D. C. prod. 2. p. 55.) flowers enveloped 

 in a large, compressed, coloured involucre. Tj . S. Native of 

 Madagascar. 



Involitcrated-Rowered Nisa. Shrub. 



Cult. See end of order for culture and propagation. 



X. MYRIANTHE'IA (from ^up<oe, myrios, a myriad, and 

 ai'Soe, anthos, a flower ; flowers numerous). Pet. Th. gen. 

 mad. no. 71. D. C. prod. 2. p. 55. 



LIN. SYST. Polyadelp/tia, Polydndria. Calyx campanulate, 

 10-cleft, outer lobes oblong, connivent, calyciform, inner lobes 

 shorter, unguiculate, petal-like. Stamens inserted in the calyx, 

 polyadelphous, fascicles 5, containing from 4 to 5 slender fila- 

 ments. Scales 5, alternating with the fascicles of the stamens. 

 Ovary half adhering to the calyx, conical at the apex, including 



4 uvula. Styles 4. Fruit 1-seeded from abortion. Small ele- 

 gant trees or shrubs, natives of Madagascar, with alternate, short, 

 stalked, thick leaves. Flowers numerous, white, in axillary 

 racemes. The character of this genus is taken from Pet. Th. 

 1. c., but the species still remain unpublished. 



Cult. See end of order for culture and propagation. 



f Genera allied to Homal'meae. 



XI. ASTEROPE'I A (from aarpov, astron, a star ; in allusion to 

 the lobes of the calyx being disposed in a stellate manner). Pet. 

 Th. gen. afr. aust. p. 51. t. 15. gen. mad. no. 73. D. C. prod. 2. 

 p. 55. 



LIN. SYST. Decdndria, Monogyma. Calyx large, permanent, 

 5-cleft ; lobes oblong, expanded. Petals 5, deciduous, inserted 

 in the calyx, and alternating with its lobes. Stamens 1 0, the 



5 alternate ones shortest, adnate to the urceolus of the calyx. 

 Ovary trigonal, 3-celled. Style short, trifid. Stigmas capitate. 

 Seeds fixed by their centre. A middle-sized tree, with alternate, 

 short-stalked, quite entire leaves, and numerous purplish flowers, 

 which are disposed in divaricating panicles. This genus is said 

 to be allied to BlackweU'ta by the author Petit Thouars. 



1 A. MULTIFLORA (Pet. Th. 1. c.) ^ . S. Native of Mada- 

 gascar, near Foul Point. 



Many-flowered Asteropeia. Tree 20 feet. 



Cult. See end of order for culture and propagation. 



XII. NEl'LLIA (named by Mr D. Don, in honour of his 

 friend Patrick Neill, of Edinburgh, F.R.S.E. and F.L.S., secre- 

 tary of the Wernerian and Caledonian Horticultural societies of 

 Edinburgh). D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 228. 



LIN. SYST. Icosdndria, Monogyma. Calyx campanulate (f. 

 10. &.), free, 5-cleft. Petals 5, roundish (f. 10. d.~), sessile, in- 

 serted in the throat of the calyx. Stamens numerous, disposed 

 in a double series (f. 10. e.), inserted with the petals ; filaments 

 smooth ; anthers roundish, 2-celled (f. 10. A.), bursting lengthwise 

 outwardly. Style terete, smooth, crowned by an obtuse stigma 

 (f. 10. g.). Capsule follicular, 1 -celled, opening on the inner 



