10 SYLVA TELLUR. 



seen dry. Pausia was an ancient latin name 

 of the Olive. 



11. PoGENDA Raf. (beard inside) diff. Olea^ 

 cor, tubulosa teres 4fida, intus barbata, stam. 

 4 ! — Probably not even of same family, since 2 

 stamens are essential thereto, and rather akin 

 to Mayepea, with 4 stamens also. 



12. Fogenda cernua R. Olea do Vahl, auct, 

 — fol, obi. lane, obtusis, racemis axil. fl. cer- 

 nuis — Madagascar, 



13. Nestegis Raf. (not covered) diff. Olen^ 

 corolla nulla, stam. 2 hypog. — How can an ape- 

 talous shrub, with stamens not on a corolla be 

 united to Olea ! — Type iV. elliptica Raf. Olea 

 do Vahl &c fol. ellipt, fl. racemosis — New Zeal- 

 and. Probably of Fraxinides tribe, and akin 

 to Forrestiera, Nudilus &c, see my New flora. 



14. NoTELEA Vent, To this G. Smith pro- 

 posed to unite Rhizosperma of Gaertner, and 

 even Phyllirea ! Chionanthus ! what an incon- 

 gruity ! while it even includes at least 2 distinct 

 G. the real Notelea has — cal. tubul. 5.fid. eq. 

 persist, petalis 4, basi pari coalitis cum stam. 2 

 filif. stylo filif, stig. integro, drupo monosp.— 

 Many types iV. punctata^ ovala, ligustrinay 

 microcarpa &/C. Near to Chionanthus but 

 diflferent calix, style, petals &c. 



15. PosTUERA Raf. (nymph) diff*. Notelea^ 

 calix 5fido ineqiialis, stylo bifido, stigma 2 — 

 Type P. longifolia R. Notelea do Ait. foL lan- 

 ceol, reticulatis. 



All the above Genera are frutescent, for 

 many others akin see my New Flora 706 to 

 734, where the G. Chionanthus^ Forestiera^ 

 Carpoxis, Nudilus, Fraxinus, LeptaliXj Or- 

 nanthes, Samarpses &,c are properly desig- 

 nated. Also my N, G. Faulia fl. tell. 314, once 



