1.13.] VITES, GEEAXIA. 147 



*' Sect. 3. Allied to Me lite. Swieteniq and Cedrcld* 

 Leea makes a connecting liu'c with the following 

 Order. 



Orel 72.' VITES; " Calyx of ]' leaf, short, nearly 

 entire. Petals definite,- 4, 5, or 6\ broad at the bass. 

 Stamens as many, opposite to the Petals, with sepa- 

 rate Filaments, inserted into a hypo'gynous disk. Ger- 

 merr, Style if present, and Stigma, single.- Berry of 

 one or many eel-Is, with one,- or a definite number of 

 bony Seeds, whose surface is unequal, and which are 

 attached to the bottom of the fruit. Albumen none. 

 Embryo descending, with straight Cotyledons. Stem 

 shrubby, trailing or climbing, knotty. Leaves alter- 

 nate, with Stipulas. Tendrils or Flower-stalks- orypo- 

 site to the Leaves," 



Cissits and Vilif, fig* 226, are the' only genera. 

 Jussieu ingeniously points out an affinity to these ift 

 some of the shrubby Gerauia, Ord. 7-'*, confirmed by 

 the acidity of the Leaves in some instances. This ai* 

 ftnity serves well to introduce the following. 



Ord. 73. GEUANFA. " Calyx simple, of 5 leaves, 

 or in 5 deep segments, permanent. Petals 5" (re- 

 gular or irregular). *' Stamens definite, their fila- 

 ments connected at the base; some of the Anthers 

 often wanting. Germen single. Style 1. Stigmas 5 y 

 oblong. Fruit of 5 cells, or 5 Capsules, each con- 

 taining 1 or 2 Seeds. Albumen none. Stem slightly 

 shrubby, or herbaceous. Leaves opposite or alternate,. 



