92 ACEUACEiK SAPINDACliyE. 



ORDER LVII.— ACERACE^. Lindl. Nat. Syst. 1, p. 81. 



THE SYCAMORE TRIBE. 



Trees, under 3 genera, comprising 40 species; 10 from N. America; 9 

 from Nepal and the Himalayas ; 9 from Europe ; 6 from Japan ; I from 

 Iberia ; 1 from the Levant ; 1 from Tartary ; 1 from Mexico ; I from Cochin- 

 China ? and 1 of unknown origin. Of the Indian species, 8 belong to 

 Acer, and 1 to Dobincea. 



" The species are only known for the sugary sap of Acer saccharinum 

 and others, from which sugar is extracted in abundance, and for their 

 light useful timber." {Lindl.) 

 Acer, L. (DC. pr. 1. p. 593.) 



1. oblongum, Wall. (DC. /. c.) L. b Nepal. Fl. very small, greenish, 

 March ; fr. 0. 



2. loevigatum, Wall. {PI. as. rar. 2, t. 104.) L. b Higher Mountains of 

 Nepal, Kemaon. In H. C. G. Fl. ? 



Negundo, Monch. {DC. pr. l,p. 596.) 



1. fraxinifolium, Nutt. {DC. I. c. ; — Acer Negundo, L.) b N. America. 

 Has been in the garden many years, but does not fl. 



Dobincea vulgaris, Buch. B Nepal. 



ORDER LVIII.— SAP1NDACE.E, Juss.— Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 81. 



THE SOAl'-TREE TRIBE. 



Trees or shrubs, often climbing and cirrhiferous, seldom climbing herbs. 

 The order contains 43 genera, of which the greater number of species (150) 

 inhabits S. America, Mexico and the W. Indies. One has been found 

 in the southern parts of the United States ; 2 in Senegal ; 4 in Guinea ; 

 10 in S. Africa; 1 in Madagascar; 9 in Bourbon and Mauritius; 

 2 in Japan ; 4 in China; 2 in Timor; and about 10 in New Holland 

 and the South Sea Islands. Our materials furnish us with only 50 forms 

 for the E. Indies; 2 of Cardiospermum ; 1 Sioja ; 9 of Schmidelia; 1 of 

 Hurpullia; 3 oi Baccaurea ; 14 of Sapindus ; 2oiCupania; 1 of Hedycarpus ; 

 10 of Nephclium ; 1 of Schleichera ; 2 of Dodoncea ; 1 of Eustathes ; 

 and I of Pedicella. — What may be the amount of species discovered in 

 Java, and of Wall's unpublished Sapindacese, we have no means of ascer- 

 tiiining, but the probability is, that they will at least double our Indian 

 forms. Blume's new genera are Irina, Lepisanthes, Mischocarpus ; (Cu- 

 pania, Lindl.) and Aphania. 



" It is singular that while the leaves and branches of many of these plants 

 arc unquestionably poisonous, the fruit of others is valuable as an article of 



