EXOGEN^E THALAMIFLOR.E. 



Ill 



arrive in this country from China. The fruit of Sapindus 

 saponaria and others employed instead of soap. 

 TYPICAL GENERA. Sapindus, Paullinia, Serjania. 



Sapindus Senegalensis. 1. An expanded flower. 2. A petal. 3. The ovaries 

 after fertilization. 4. A vertical section of a ripe drupe, showing the embryo. 



37. Cedrelaceee. Trees with timber which is usually com- 

 pact, scented, and beautifully veined. Leaves alternate, with- 

 out stipules. Calyx 4-5-cleft. Petals 4-5. Stamens 8-10, 

 either united or distinct. Style and stigma simple. Seeds 

 flat-winged. 



USES. Mahogany is the timber of Swietenia Mahagoni ; the 

 bark of that tree, of Cedrela Toona, and Soymida febrifuga, is 

 valuable as a tonic, in careful hands ; it can only be exhibited 

 in small doses. East India Satin-wood is produced by Chlor- 

 oxylon Swietenia. 



TYPICAL GENERA. Cedrela, Swietenia. 



