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30. STAFF-TREE FAMILY. <>i.I.r fi:r. ASTIfAPK.K. 



Woody plaiitH, wiiii hiiii|iIi< alit-niiito m- n|iiio.siic Ii-um-h ; \\ik- ilivi.iions of tin* oily.x jmkI 

 tltp |H'ial.H both ovcrlaiipiii;,' in tlu- lnnl ; tin- 8taiin'iiM as many as tin- ])i'tals (4 or 5) atid 

 altmiatt' wiili tliciii, iiisirttil on a thick expansion of the rcccjitafl*' (ili-k) wliiili till- tin- 

 lfotl(»m of llic caly.x. I'od colouifil, of 2 \i> 5 inosily i-scnKd ix-lls sliowy wlu-n ripe iit 

 aiiluinn, e.>*{i(Mially w)it 11 tlicy o]kmi and display tlif h(hmIh fnvi'loped in a pulpy "curli't aril. 



FluwiTH |M(lyg:inioiiH (ir ni'urly ilio>ci<)iiN, white, in nicctni'M : tllHk cup'Nlntpfil : Ktylo long. 

 INiil ^'loliuliii', omni^f-yi'llow. LfitvcM ulti'inatu. Our only Hpt'ciiM in n twining 

 t(lirii1». NtiMii'tiiiifs calleil iJin'KllsWKKT, {filihlrim} Waxwohk. 



Flowei-H pciftct, flat, liiill mi'fii i.r ilmk piiiiili', in axillury rac<'nn'n : (lii*k flit, covninj^ 

 tlio ovary, ainl liraiiiix 4 or 5 very xhort Htunii'iiN, tlic hiiort Mtyli* jixt rlNiiig 

 tiiroimli ir. TimIs rt'il, loliL'd. Shrulm : Iuuvch oppoHilf, (A'/('»/y//(/i«.«) l'.rnMN<!-ln sir. 



!'ip(ls MiiMoili. strongly ioWd, or .Si-inpi k TitfK. 



I'udH ruuiiJi)*li, rough, (EudniimHn) STK-WViiKUKYIilHIi. 



31. SOAPBERRY FAMILY. Ord.r SAlMNhACi: K. 



The propiT Soaplieiry family btdunos mosily tn wainn r ilimatcs ; lint we !iav(j 



shrnl's and tn-is hclon.;- 

 ini; to thri'i- of its .siih- 

 i'amili<'> : 



I. I'l.ADDKKNMT Si u. 

 K.VMii.v. FloworH reyuliir tw A 

 lurftci. Stiiiiii'iis 5, as iniii y 

 a.s the |i<-r;ilH, ami iilPTimro 

 with tlirin. }»tM;(lH Uoiiy. 

 Lfiivt's o|i|Hi>iti', jiiimatf t>e 

 with 3 IiMtlcts, haviiij^siipuli s. 

 and also little Htipult'H {stifnl.i) 

 to tht' liiiHtts. 

 Shruh: (lowers white in raci'ints. Ki uitof 3 h'addfiy 

 podft united. [Stitithiih'-ti) r.i,.\ni»l liMT. 



II. IlOlt.sK ClIKSTNTTSi hk.vmm.y. Fioweisp..- 

 lyjjanious, some of tliem liavinj; no jiood pistil, mostly 

 irrej;ular and uiis\ nimetrieal. Calyx hell shaped «.r 

 tuhular, ^-toothed, I'l-tals 4 or 5, with claws, on thu 

 iereptacle. Stamens generally 7, long. Sty It? i. 

 f)vary 3-centd. with a j>air of ovules in eaeli cell, 

 only one or two ripening in the fruit ; which hecdni h 



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344. Rivl r.iicki'vc, iiMliii'i'il III kIzi". .".(.■. KIciWiT. .'!lii. , " . , » '1 1 t. 1 i 111 



8ame,>vitiMMivxiiii.itwc.piiai>t;ikciiiiw:iv. ;M7. M.itfiiiii'ii « leathery 3-V!Uved pod. needs very large, likeclu si.< 

 j;:;::Ct.l;!'ilM::";i"inX...i;'''ii.'ili;^^^^^^ nutn. Fi„e oma.nental trees, with opposite palmate 



only OIK- H.'.M (fiowint'. av). l\.\\»- p<hI i,urstiiig. leaves, and tlowfrs iu thick panicles. 



"Petals 5, sprenditig; stamens declined : fruit prickly. Leaflets 7, (..AVw/zm) *Horsk-(:mk.sim:p« 

 Petals 4, ualike, with long claws iu the calyx. Leaflets generally 5, {^Eac.uhis^ % I'avia) liucKKVH 



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