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NATURAL ARRANGEMENT. 



a single slyle. From this form there are some anomalous variations, such as Clrcas^* and Lopfezztf, which are, 

 however, easily reconciled to the usual structure of the order. Most of the genera are preeminently beauti- 

 ful ; as Epilbbium, ffinothera, and Fuchsw, which are old favorites among gardeners. The properties of 

 Onagraria? are little known, and probably very weak. The leaves of JussiasVz peruviana are used as an emol- 

 lient poultice, the seed of Trapa natans as an eatable nut, and the root of GJnothfera biennis as a sort of 

 salad. Cuttings and seeds. 



212. Tribe 1. MONTINIE\E. 

 2762 Montinm L. 

 ? 1462 Visnea L 

 P1187 Gelaiowr. 



213. Tribe 2. FUCHSIE\E. 

 1188 F&chsm L. 



214. Tribe 3. ONA^RE^. 



lig. 0. herb. 86. 22 ft. ; *=3 ft. 

 1186 Epilobium L. - *0 23 



2ia ORDER LXXVII. HALORA'GEjE. 



Genera 7, Species 12 ; Hot-house Species ; Green-house Species 3 ; Hardy Ligneous Species ; 

 Hardy Herbaceous Species 9. $ feet ; 3 feet ; =|=4feet 



Obscure weeds, chiefly distinguished from Onagraria* by their naked and solitary ovula. They are natives 

 of moist places or ponds, in various parts of Europe and North America. Some of the species of Haloragis are 

 tropical. They are not known to possess any medicinal properties. Division and seeds, sometimes by cuttings. 



219. Tribe 1. CERCODIA"NJE. 



lig. 0. herb. 5. 3ft,; *=3ft. 

 2622 Serpicula L. 



420 Gonocarpus Thun. 1 

 1224 Haloragis Worst. 



299 Proserpinaca L. 2 



2652 Myrioph^llum *0 2 



220. Tribe 2. CALLITRICHI'NEJS. 



lig. 0. herb. 3. =*=l|ft 

 28 Callitriche W. *0 3 



22]. Tribe 3. HIPPURI'DE*;. 



Kg.O. herb. I. =fe3ft. 

 24 tfippuris L. *0 1 



222. ORDER LXXVIII. CERATOPHY'LLE^. 



Genus 1, Species 2 ; Hot-house Species ; Green-house Species ; Hardy J 'Agneous Species 0; 

 Hardy Herbaceous Species 2. JO feet ; feet ; gfe 3 feet. 



Aquatic plants, with the habit of Myriophy'llum. The order consists only of Ceratophyllum, which contains 

 two species, both natives of lakes and ditches in Britain. Seeds. 



2651 Ceratophyllum L. *0 2 



23. ORDER LXXTX. LYTHRARIE^E or SALICA^RI^E. 



Genera 11, Species 61 ; Hot-house Species 23; Green-house Species 13; Hardy Ligneous Species 0; 

 Hardy Herbaceous Species 25. feet ; 10| ft. ; *= 1 foot. 



Most of these are very showy plants, in particular the genera iythrum and Lagerstroe^mm, which are the 

 representatives of the order. They are chiefly natives of temperate climates, on mountains and among bushes. 

 Peplis is a common bog plant in England. Heimz'a is remarkable for its yellow flowers. Little is known of 

 the properties of Salicariae ; they are mostly astringent ; the common Salicaria is used in inveterate diarrhoeas ; 

 a species of iythrum is used in Mexico as a vulnerary and astringent ; and Lawsbnm, which is used by the 

 Turkish women to stain their nails, is also supposed to possess similar properties. There is a plant of this order 

 called Hanchinpl in Mexico, which is said to possess much more remarkable powers than any of the preceding ; 

 its expressed juice, taken in doses of four ounces, excites violent perspiration and secretion of urine, and ia 

 said to cure venereal disorders in an incredibly short space of time. Cutting, division, and seeds. 



224. Tribe 1. SALICARIE\E. 



Kg. 0. herb. 25. 10| ft. ;*= 1 ft 

 1100 Peplis L. ' *o 2 



397 Ammannia L. 12 



1451 iythrum L. *0 9 



1454 Cuphea P. Br. 

 1365 Acisanthera J. 

 1453 Heimza Lk. 

 1452 Nesa3\* Com. 

 3348 Decadon Gm 



1180 Lawsoma L. 

 1150 Grislea L. 



225. Tribe 2. LAGERSTR(EMIE\E. 

 1587 Lagerstrce^nua L. 



226. ORDER LXXX. TAMARISCI'NEJE. 



Genus 1, Species 6 ; Hot-house Species 3 ; Green-house Species ; Hardy Ligneous Species 3 ; 

 Hardy Herbaceous Species 0. i 17J ft. ; feet ; * feet 



Shrubs, rarely herbs, with twiggy branches, small entire scale-like leaves which are usually glaucous, and 

 small white or rose-coloured flowers which are disposed in spikes or racemose spikes. This order differs from 

 Onagrariae in the ovary being free, and in the imbricate aestivation of the calyx ; and from Lythrariea? in the 

 petals being inserted at the bottom of the calyx, as well as in its aestivation. The species are natives of 

 Europe, Asia, and Africa. Some of the kinds of Tamarix have an astringent tonic bark, and yield, when 

 burnt, a large proportion of sulphate of soda. Cuttings. 



899 Tamarix L. 



*3 



227. ORDER LXXXI. MELASTOMA^CE^E. 



Genera 12, Species 76 ; Hot-house Species 69 ; Green-house Species 3 ; Hardy Ligneous Species 0; 

 Hardy Herbaceous Species 4. 1 feet; 2 feet ; * feet. 



All these are remarkable as handsome tropical shrubs or trees, with large purple or white flowers, and leaves 

 with several costa?, or nerves as they are incorrectly termed. The genera admitted in the body of the work 

 are those received by the greater part of previous writers ; they have been much increased, and apparently 

 with great propriety, by Mr. D. Don. The species are generally ill treated in collections, where they are not 

 unfrequently to be found under the form of sickly stunted plants, instead of noble broad-leaved spreading 

 shrubs, with masses cf brilliant flowers. To be grown well they require much heat, much moisture during the 

 summer, and much pit-room and head-room. The fruit of true Melastomas is a fleshy insipid juicy berry, 

 which is for the most part eatable, and is often so deep a black as to dye the teeth and mouths of those who 

 eat it. They are nearly related to Myrtaceas, from which they differ in the want of essential oil, and of the 

 dot-like reservoirs of the leaves which contain it. The juice of the- Waves of Micoma succosa and alata is used 

 as a lotion for recent wounds by the inhabitants of Guiana. Cuttings and seeds. 



