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white. Japan. 6, SullivSntia ohibnis. Ead. Ivs. round; cauline 

 minute; stem Blender; fls. panicled, white. Highhmd Co., Ohio. 7. 

 Tiar611a cordifolia. 8. Mit611a diph^lla, M. nuda, Mitrkwokt; 

 small plants, with leafy runners, and racemose white fls. Can. to Ky., 

 Ga. 9. Chrysoplenium, Golden Saxifrage. Low, delicate, fleshy ; 

 fls. hright yellow-green. Boll 1-celled. Edges of streams. Sev. spec, 

 both worlds. C. ameriednum, N., U. S. 



Ord. 99. Rosacese. Roses. — Pis. usually reg. ; g , or rarely uni- 

 sexual. Petals 5-4 (rarely 8, rarely 0), perig., sub-epig. Sta. usually 

 00. Carpels 1-2-3-4-5-10- oo , free or variously connate; ovules usu- 

 ally 2, sometimes 1 ; anat. ; styles ventral or sub-terminal. Perisperm 

 0, except in Tribe 5 (Spirseacese). Lvs. simple or compound, usually 

 alt. and stip. Herbs, Shrubs, Trees. Cosmopolitan ; chiefly in tem- 

 perate regions. The most beautiful Order ; the fourth in usefulness. 

 (See Grasses, Palms, Pod-Bearers.) About 90 gen. ; more than 1000 

 spec. 10 Tribes. Types only given here : 



Tribe 1. Trees or shrubs. Lvs. simple, rarely pinnate. Petals 5. 

 Calyx-lobes usually persistent. Fls. often unisexual. Sta. 5-10-20. 

 Carpels 5. Ov. 1 or more. Fr. of 5 cocci or follicles, or a boll not 

 included in calyx-tube. Sds. usually winged. 1. Vauquelinia corym- 

 bbsa, elegant tree, 30° high ; fls. small, white, corymbose. Mex. 2. 

 Lindleya mespilmdes, small evergreen tree ; fls. large, white, solitary, 

 term., fragrant. Mts., Mex. 3. Kageneckia ; 3 known spec. ; ever- 

 green trees; fls. unisexual, hawthorn-like. Lvs. bitter, medicinal. 

 Chili, Peru. 4. Quillaja, Quillai, Cpllay, Soap-bark Trbk ; 4 

 spec, tall evergreen trees; fls. unisexual or !J , large, white, terminal, 

 single or few in a cluster. Bark abounds in saponine ; the Soap-bark 

 of commerce. Chili, Peru, S. Brazil. 



Tribe 2. Trees or shrubs. Lvs. simple, entire. Petals 5. Calyx- 

 lobes usually decid. Stamens 3-7-10-15- oo, often unilateral. Car- 

 pel 1 ; ovules 2. Boll (or drupe) not included in calyx-tube. 1. Hir- 

 tfella. Sta. long, protruding ; fls. small, white, or purplish, racemed ; 

 drupe V long, 1-seeded. 30 spec, trop. S. Am. H. silicea, tree of 

 Trinidad ; bark silicious ; used in making pottery. 2. Parinarium, 

 trees, 30-40 spec, warm regions, both worlds. Drupe 2-seeded, 

 edible. P. excelsum, Gray Plum, W. Af. P. macrophpllum, 

 GiNQERBRBAD Plum, W. Af. 3. MoquUea, trop. American trees ; 

 infl. racemose. M. utilis. Pottery Tree, bark silicious, used in 

 pottery. Amazon Eiver. 4. Cou^pia, fls. white or cream-colored, 

 panicled or racemed, handsome. About 12 spec, S. Am. trees. C. 

 chrj/socalyx, 30° high, handsome ; Amazon. C. guianensis, 60° high, 

 wood red, valuable. Guiana. 5. Licania, slender trees, often 100° 

 high below the branches ; wood hard as iron ; bark used in pottery. 

 35 spec, Guiana, Brazil. 6. Chrysobalanus, fls. small, white, 

 panicled. Shrubs, small trees; 4 spec, trop. Af. and Am. C. ^caco, 

 Cocoa Plum. Small tree, drupe edible. AV. Ind., S. Pla. C. ob- 

 longifdlius. stem prostrate, branches 12''-15' high ; drupe as large as a 

 pluni. Pine barrens, Ga , Ala., Fla. 



Tribe 3. Shrubs or trees, yielding gum ; branches often spinescent. 

 Lvs. simple. Fls. usually g; infl. various. Petals 5. Calyx decid. ; 

 sta. 00. Carpel 1, rarely several; ovules 2; fr. a drape, sd. usually 

 solitary by arrest. 1. Prinsfepia iifilis, small prickly shrub ; fls. re- 

 semble those of the blackthorn ; berries small, purple. Himalayas. 



