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NATURAL ARRANGEMENT. 



142 Micranthus Pair. 



1982 R6th/a Pers. 1 



1983 Teramnus Br. 



2143 Amphicarpa Ell, 3 



2144 Kenn fed/a Ven. 



2145 Rhynchbsia Lou. 2 



2146 Fagelia Neck. 



2147 Wistaria Nut 3 



2148 /4 N pios Boer. 1 

 2141 Phaseolus L. 29 



2150 A'mphodus Lindl. 



2151 Sbia Moen. 



2152 Dolichos L. 07 



2153 Vigno Savi. 1 



2154 Lublab Adan. 



2155 Pachyrhlzus Rich. 



2156 Parochetus //awi. 



2157 Dioclea Kth. 



2158 Psophocarpus Neck. 



1984 Canav&lia Dec. 



2159 Muctona Adan. & Dec. 



2160 Cajanus Dec. 



1985 Lupinus Tbw. 27 



2161 Cylista H. K, 



2162 Erythrlna L. 



2163 Rudolphza W. 



2164 Butea Rox. 



186. Tribe 6. DALBERGIE^ 



2165 Pongcimia Ven. 



2166 DalWrgw* Rox. 



1986 Pterocarpus L. 



2167 Drepanocarpus Mey. 



2168 Ecastaph^llum Br. 



1987 ^meriranum Br. 



1988 -Brya .Br. 



187. SUBORDER II. SWART- 



ZIE^JE, or Tribe 7. 

 1591 Swartzz'a W. 

 1291 Baphia Aft. 



J88. Div. II. RECTE'MBRI^]. 

 189. SUBORDER III. MIMCf- 



SEM, or Tribe 8 

 lig. 1. herb.O. 110 feet 

 2838 Entada Adan. 



2834 Mimosa L. 



1286 Gagnettna Neck. 

 2833 J'nga Plu. 

 1939 Parkz'a R. Br 



2835 Schrankia W. 

 743 Darlingtbn*a Dec. 



2836 Desmanthus W. 

 1281 Adenanthera L. 



1283 Prosopis L. 



1284 Lagonychium Bieb. 



2837 Acacia Neck. 1 



190. SUBORDER IV. 

 PI'XEM. 



Tribe 9. GE6FFREJE. 



2169 ^'rachis L. 



2170 Foandzeia Thou. 



2171 Andira Lam. 



2172 Geoffr&yo W. 

 1938 Brownea Jac. 

 2174 Dipterix Schreb. 



191. Tribe 10. 

 Kg. 17. herb. 3. J 51 ft. ; 

 1279 Moringa Dec. 



193. ORDER LXVIII. 



5 ft. 



Genera 46, Species 783 ; Hot-house Species 12 ; Green-house Species 73 ; Hardy Ligneous Species 478; 



#aro> Herbaceous Species 219. J 199|feet; 28ffeet; ^0 feet. 



With the exception of Chrysobalaneae and Sanguisorbese, this order is so uniform in its appearance, that 

 flbsa, the type from which all the other genera are to be considered variations, when justly understood, will 

 be found to contain every form of structure which is essential to the order. Having stated this, it will be at 



the pear belong to Pyrus, the apricot to .drmenlaca, the plum to Pr tinus, the peach and the nectarine i 

 Eriobotrya produces the loquat, il/e'spilus the medlar, and, finally, the quince is borne by the Cydbnia. The 

 medical powers of many plants of this order are not less active than their fruit is excellent. The principal of 



once obvious, that if the other genera have such close affinity to ttbsa, they must also bear a great analogy in 

 beauty. And this is, indeed, the fact, ^my'gdalus and Pr&nus among trees, and Potentilla, Gum, and 

 others, among herbaceous genera, rival the rose in their blossoms, and, in many particulars, surpass that most 

 lovely of all flowers in foliage and general appearance. But it is not for charms alone of smell, or blossom, or 

 foliage, that this order has fixed itself so high in the estimation of mankind. It has also the rare merit of 

 comprehending all the most important of the fruits of the temperate regions of the world. Thus the apple and 



to Pr finus, the peach and the nectarine to Persica ; 



inally, the 



ve than th< 



these is the well-known Prussic acid, which exists in abundance in the leaves and kernels of many genera, 

 especially of Primus and y<my"gdalus : it is the basis of Laurel water, which, when taken in small doses, acts 

 either as a violent purgative or as an emetic ; and, in stronger doses, is said to destroy irritability without 

 exciting inflammation ; these properties, however, although thus dangerous in the distilled water of the laurel 

 and other similar plants, can scarcely be said to exist in any important quantity in the plants in a state of 

 nature. The kernel of the bitter almond, for example, in which the Prussic acid is more abundant than usual, 

 is used for many culinary and other purposes without any bad effect. There are, however, cases in which it 

 is said to be dangerous to eat the fresh leaves or kernel ; as in the Ctirasus virginiana, the leaves and fruit of 

 which are reputed in the United States to be poisonous to certain animals. Besides the Prussic acid, there are 

 several other principles which abound in the order. All Drupaceze yield a gum which is nearly allied to gum 

 Arabic, and which affords a strong evidence of the affinity that exists between Rosacese and Leguminosse. 

 A great deal of astringency is found in many species, whence different parts have been occasionally employed 

 as febrifuges, and as remedies for haemorrhage, diarrhoea, and dysentery. The root of the Tormentilla is used 

 for tanning in the Ferro Isles ; and that of the Capollim cherry in Mexico. The bark of C5rasus virginiana 

 is used as a febrifuge in the United States ; Potentilla rptans has been praised for the same properties. The 

 root of Gfeum urbanum has been found, by Milandi and Moretti, to contain one eleventh of its weight 

 of tannin ; it has been used both in America and Europe as a substitute for Jesuit's bark. The leaves of 

 Dryas octopetala in the north of Europe, of jRubus arcticus in Norway, of Primus spinbsa and Cerasus avium, 

 and of /i6sa rubiginbsa, have been manufactured into a sort of substitute for tea. The bark of the root of 

 Giltenia trifoliata is remarkable in having, in addition to the astringency already mentioned, an emetic 

 property, on which account it is employed in North America as Ipecacuanha. It is said, that a similar power 

 exists in other Spiraeas. Cutting, division, and seeds ; by grafts, budding, and inarching. 

 It must not be omitted, that the order Rosaceae nearly answers to the Icosandria of Linnseus. 



194. Tribe 1. CHRYSOBALA^NEJE. 

 1503 Chrysobilanus L. 

 1 143 Parinartum J. 

 1431 Grangena Com. 



653 Hirtella W. 



195. Tribe 2. AMYGDA'LE^ 

 lig. 96. herb. 0. 1 109|ft 



1498 ^m^gdalus Tou. 12 



1499 Persica Tou. 7 



1500 ^Irmeniaca Tou. 7 



1501 Prunus Tou. *20 



1502 Cerasus J. *50 



196. Tribe 3. SPIR^AVEJE. 

 lig. 37. herb. 16. 

 3366 P6rsha Dec. 



