364 ON THE CABBAGE-BARK TREE OF JAMAICA. 



Cor. papilionacea : Vexillum subrotundum, concavum : Alee obtu- 



8se, concavae, longitudine vexilli. Carina ovata, patens, in 



duabus partitus levissime divisa. 

 Stam. diadelpha, decern, filiformia, in calyce inserta, longitudine 



alarum. Antherce subrotundse. 

 Pist. subulatum, filiforme. Stigma nullum. Germen ovato-ob- 



longum, compressum. 

 Per. Drupa sub-ovata, magna. 

 Sem. Nux sub-ovata, sub-lignea, sulco utrinque longitudinal], bival- 



vis. 



The botanical reader will see how nearly this agrees with 

 the GeoffrcBa spinosa of Linnaeus. The genera of plants are 

 sufficiently multiplied, and it was thought best to make this 

 a species only. 



