Cl. 6\] THYMEUE/E. 87 



with some of the Onagr<e, Ord. 88, Mr. Brown has 

 formed his Snntalace<e, Prodr. Nov. Holl. v. 1. 350, 

 to the Seed of which he attributes a fleshy Albumen. 

 Their Calyx is superior, partly coloured, it's Aestiva- 

 tion valvular (60) ; Stamens opposite to it's seg- 

 ments. Germen of 1 cell, with 2 to 4 rudiments of 

 Seed?, pendulous from the upper part of a central Re- 

 ceptacle, 1 of them only coming to perfection. To 

 this belong Theshnn, Santahun, and some new ge- 

 nera, as also perhaps Osyris and Ola.r. JEl&agmts 

 has really, according to Air. Brown, an inferior Calyx, 

 the lower part of the tube being unconnected with the 

 Germen, though enfolding it so closely as to have de- 

 ceived most botanists. Ga?rtner found the same in 

 Hippoph'de, and these 2 genera make a small family 

 by themselves. 



Ord. 25. THYME r.r.T.. " Calyx inferior," (coloured 

 t least internally). " Corolla none, but in some 

 there are 4, 8 or 10 fleshy scales, in the throat of the 

 Calyx. Stamens definite, inserted into the tube, and 

 generally twice as many as the segments of the limb, 

 in 2 series. Germen, Style, and generally Stigma, 

 simple. Seed 1, naked, or pulpy, or invested with 

 the Calyx. Albumen none. Radicle superior. Stem 

 shrubby. Leaves mostly alternate." 



A most natural Order, consisting of Daphne, fig. 1 :3, 

 Passcrhia, Strut hiola, Dais, Gnidia, &c., to which 

 is added the extensive New Holland diandrou* genus 

 Pimel&a, remarkable for its long Stamens. 



