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 Order MALPIGHIACEiE. 



The order has generally astringent properties, and some of the barks are used in tanning. 



Tribe Malpighie.e. 

 MALPIGHIA, Linn. 



coccifera, Linn. ; sh. ; East India. B. 



glabra, Linn. ; Barbadoes Cherry ; sh. ; Soutli America. B. 



This plant is cultivated for the sake of its fruit in the West Indies. 



GALPHIMIA, Cav. 



glauca, Cav. ; sh. ; Mexico. A.B. 



Teibe BaNISTERIEjE. 



STIGMAPHYLLON, A. Juss. 



jatrophsefolium, Juss. ; cl. ; Brazil. A.B. 



BANISTERIA,Z?^. 



chrysophylla, Linn. ; cl. ; Brazil. A.B. 



Teibe Hir^ee^:. 

 HIPTAGE, Gcertn. 



Madablota, Gcertn. ; Madablota ; cl. ; East India. B. 

 The bark is a very good sub-aromatic bitter.— Dr. Lush's "Medicinal Plants of Mauritius." 



Order ZYGOPHYLLEJE. 



TRIBULUS. 



terrestris, Linn. ; Caltrops ; an. ; Queensland. B. 

 A rather troublesome pasture weed ; supposed by some to be the thistle of St. Matthew, who 

 says, " Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?" The fruits injure the feet of sheep. 

 Machines of this name were formerly thrown on the ground to prevent the advance of cavalry. 



Order GERANIACEJS. 



(Geranium Family.) 



Series A. 



Tribe Geranie-e. 

 GERANIUM, Linn. 



dissectum, Linn. ; her. per. ; Queensland. A.B. 



Tribe Pelaegonie^e. 

 PELARGONIUM, Willd. 



fragrans, Willd. ; Nutmeg-scented ; und. shr. ; South Africa. A.B. 

 graveolens, Ait. ; sh. ; South Africa. A.B. 



var. variegatum. 

 inquinans, Ait. A.B. 

 peltatum, Ait. ; Ivy-leaved. A.B. 

 zonale, Willd. ; Horseshoe-leaved ; sh. ; South Africa. A.B. 



Garden Varieties — 



Asa Gray. B. Jewel. B. 



candidissima plena. A.B. Le Negre. B. 



Depute Voix. B. Lord Palmerston. A. 



Distinguished. B. Madame Thibaut. A.B. 



Duchess of Connaught. B. Marie Buchler. B. 



Ed. About. B. Mrs. Pollock. B. 



Emile de Girardin. B. New Life. B. 



Ferdinand D' Aragon. B. Pallas. B. 



Jean Sisley. A.B. Rev. F. Atkinson. B. 



