BEILSOHMIEDIA FAGIFOLIA. (Nat. order Laurine^.) 



BeILSCHMIEDIA. Nees.— GEN. CHAR. Flowers hermathrodite or polygamous, calyx 6-parfced, lobes subequal deciduous, stamens 9 fertile s 

 anthers ovate oblong 2-oelled the 6 exterior opposite the calyx lobes introrse, the 3 interior with the cells lateral subextrorse, opposite alternate lobes of the 

 calyx and forming the 2nd series, staminodia 3 small ovoid or subsagittate very shortly stipitate fornriug the inner series, glands 3 or 6 stipitate between 

 the 3 or the 2nd series of jtarnens, ovary 1 -celled 1-ovuled (or incompletely 2-celled ? 3-ovuled ?) style filiform, stigma discoid obtuse, berry dry naked 

 oblong seated on the persistent base of the calyx 1 -celled (with the rudiment of the partial partition). Trees, leaves subopposite few penniveined venoso- 

 reticulate, racemes imbricated with deciduous scales and spriugiug from axillary gemove, scales 1-few flowered at length deciduous, flowers yellowish, 



-DEILSCHMIEDIA FAGIFOLIA. (Nees.) A very large tree, gemmse and young leaves minutely puberulous, leaves few 

 and subopposite coriaceous elliptic ovate or oblong rounded or attenuated at the base, obtusely pointed at the apex, glabrous on both 

 sides and shining above, up to 6 inches long by 3 broad, petioles 6-9 lines long, racemes axillary pubescent about as long as the petiole 

 imbricated with scales at the base, flowers, &c. as in the generic character, fruit (immature) oblong apiculate. Nees in Wall. PI. As. p. 

 69 j— DO. Prod. xv. 64. 



i" have only met with this fine tree in the dense moist forests in the plains of South Oanara (Parapa near Sooleay), not much above 

 the sea level, but it probably occurs in Malabar and elsewh ere in our western forests, and it has been found in North Canara and on the Silhet 

 mountains in Northern India ; the tree grows to an immense size, and the timber is said to be very good, and is used for building purposes. 



Analysis. 



1. A flower. 



2. The same open. 



3. Calyx (or perianth) opened showing the outer row of 6 stamens opposite the lobes with their anthers introrse and 2-celled, the 



inner row of 3 fertile stamens opposite the alternate lobes each furnished with 2 stipitate glands at the base, the an- 

 thers extrorse and 2-oelled and the 3 staminodes or imperfect anthers quite similar to Cinnamomum except that the 

 anthers are 2-celled instead of 4-celled. 



4. An outer introrse stamen and an inner extrorss one with its 2 stipitate glands as seen opposite each alternate lobe of the pe- 



rianth. 



5. Ovary, style and stigma, 



6. Ovary cut vertically 1 cell and 1 peuduloua ovule. (DdCoudolle describes the genus as haviug an imperfectly 2-celled ovary and 



3 ovules, but I cau flud no trace of this in this species. ) 



7. Ovary cut vertically. (Drawn from specimens in spirit.) 



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