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‘CORREA COTINIFOLIA. 
Cotinus-leaved Correa. 
ORDO NATURALIS. 
Rutacee. Juss. Gen. p. 296. 
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Sect. 11. Rutacezx vere, foliis exstipulatis. 
Calyx cupuleformis, brevissime 4-fidus, persistens. Petala 4, toro inserta, supra basin varie cohren- 
coh 
tia, dec idua. Filamenta 8, toroinse rta, alterna a que petalis opponuntur latiora elongirs, decidua, 
Nectarium astragaliforme, 8-dentatum, Pericarpium 
superum, 4-coccum, coccis basi apiceque tantum connexis. Stigma 4-fidum. Ssciidis 2 in quovis 
cocco, Colo fungoso ad angulum internum sessilia. Frutices Nove Hollandia, sempervirentes. 
emme 1-rie aut bine, nade. Folia opposita, rarissime aiterna, tomento stellato plus minus obtecta, 
minutissime glandulosa. Flores 1-rii, nunc vero ramellulis confertis quasi fasciculati, terminules.Bractee 
interdum 2, ‘peranguste, loco Soliorum ultimorum. 
C. foliorum laminis plus minus orbiculatis, integerrimis, | pubtas pracipue tomentosis: floribus erec- 
tis : petalis vix coharentipust antheris apice retusis. 
Variat «: petalis fere albis. 
C. alba. Vent. Jard, Malm. v. 1. n. 13. cum Ic. C. alba. Desf. in Ann, Mus. v. 2.p.52. C. 
alba, Willd. ses Pl. 2. 2. p. 324. C. alba. Kenn. in Bot. Rep. n. 18. cum Ic. 
8: petalis intus carneis 
Sponte nascentem juxta Port Jackson, locis mari vicinis, legit SCALSY. 
Floret apud nos a Novembri in Aprilem. 
This plant is highly honoured by perpetuating the name of that learned botanist Joseph Correa de 
Serra, whose dissertations are now increasing the lustre of the Annales du Museum, instead of our 
Linnean Peomidcticns, Heavy indeed was the loss of this stein in every sense, when he went to 
Paris. 
In natural affinity, I think with BILLARDIERE, DesronTaInNeEs, and VenTENaT, that the genus 
belo ongs to Rutacee. Unquestionably, it it has no connexion with endra, to which Dr, Smita 
persists in referring it, all the genera of tha hat Order differing ‘peal 3 in their vernatio, xstivatio, and 
placentatio, By placentatio, I mean the manner in which the seeds are connected with the pericar- 
pi these in Correa are quite sessile, and without that remarkable appendage to their hilum, in 
- which some other Rutacew approach the Euphorbie. I suppose V ENTENAT has mistaken the recep- 
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berculi vaowulorins parieti non dehiscenti affixa ;” neither is the latter part of the sentence correct, for 
the cocca split on both sides to the very base sir —, action the seeds are — out. Every ge- 
nus of Rutacee I have yet examined akounds with glands containing a strong sme = 
though exceedingly minute in Correa, are still distinguishable by the naked te, if a leaf is held up 
against the sun; and such a similarity i in the herbage, often supersedes apparently more striking te- 
semblances of fower and fruit, pfoving the wisdom of Linwe’s adage, “ habitus occulte consulendus 
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According to Mr. Ca eh this species is found near the sea, and it is worthy of observation that 
many plants g1 salt soil, but which have no affinity to each other, ag in their pub- 
aon y ence: : Pletal is Atriplices and Statices, Hippophae, Eleagnus, foi Argentea Lam. 
re instances in which it is composed of peltated scales. The petals of Correa Alba are de- 
ket by = receding authors white, but I have never yet seen them entirely so, and in the variety 
‘now fi sek Ihoes the caine tion of J. Beae, Esq. at Edmonton, their inside is deeply tinged with 
blush ay I have therefore given the plant an — name, for in our science no can, — 
or ought to authorize, even gee departure 
