i io Sapindacece Acer. 



leaves. Fruit red. A native of South-eastern Europe, the 

 Caucasus, etc. 



5. NEGtJNDO. 



This genus is sometimes united with the Maples ; it differs 

 only in the absence of a disk in the dioecious flowers, and in 

 having pinnate leaves. There are only two or three species 

 known, natives of Japan and North America. The etymology 

 of the word is obscure. 



1. N. fraxinifolium, syn. A 7 "- aceroides, Acer Negundo. 

 Box Elder or Ash-leaved Maple. A small tree with opposite 

 pinnately 3- or, 5-foliolate deciduous leaves ; leaflets petiolulate,* 

 lanceolate, variously lobed or toothed. This is best known by 

 the variety foliis variegatis, which i one of the handsomest 

 variegated shrubs of the deciduous class in cultivation, having 

 the leaves beautifully striped with white and green, and 

 possessing the merit of being a vigorous grower. There are 

 some other variations of this species, but none so good as the 

 above. Native of North America. 



TRIBE lll.MELIANTHE^E. 



Flowers hermaphrodite. Stamens inserted within the disk 

 at its base. Leaves alternate, pinnate, stipulate. 



6. MELIAJSTTHUS. 



Shrubs with unequally pinnate leaves and terminal or axillary 

 racemes of dark purple flowers. Calyx gibbous and oblique 

 at the base. .Petals 5, excentric, one very small or wanting, 

 decimate, narrow, on long claws, and hairy in the middle. Disk 

 fleshy, one-sided. Stamens 4, hypogynous. Capsule mem- 

 branous, 4-lobed, 4-celled ; cells 1-seeded ; seeds albuminous. 

 About four species are known, all from South Africa. The 

 name is from /LtgAi, honey, and avOos, a flower, referring to the 

 large quantity secreted in the flowers. 



1. M. major. An elegant shrub with glaucous coarsely 

 toothed leaflets and huge spikes of dark purple flowers. This 

 is killed to the ground every winter, but is nevertheless well 

 suited for planting in sheltered situations. 



TRIBE IV.STAPHYLEdJ. 

 Flowers hermaphrodite. Stamens inserted at the base of 



