HIPPOCASTANACEiE — SAPINDACE-E. 



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' 'r ft, with ol'tuse segments. J*f/<//.< irregular very unctiuni, clnws pubes- 



witlnn. limb of the upper ones miniiie, oflhehiiernl ones, larger, roun- 



ijsually 7. Filaments villous. Fruit lurge, 2 inches in dium- 



i>. March— April. Rlounlains, a tree 30-80 feet, and in mid- 

 dls t ■ _ :i small shrub 4--G feet. 



3. JE. Pabvifi-ora. a small shrub. />awc« by fives or sevens lomentosc 

 und- 'i /yw/fef."t i>eiiolate, oval-obovnte, serraic, acuminaie. Flowers 



in 1, ines. Oi/.VJ ob-couical. Fcluls 4 expanding, s|)aiulaie, nearly 



cqu ' ' " ' . - - 



r than ihe calyx. Stamens much larger ihaii the petals, 6-7. 



)>. April~-May, Upper di^iricts ot Ueo. (fc So. Ca. 3~4 feet. 

 Order XXXVII. SAPLNDACE.E. 



Scimls 4, unequal, ccstivuiion imbricnie, 2 pflhpm outer and 

 larger. iV/a/sequnl in number lo the sepals, and altoriiiae with 

 them, willi a luf't of hair ai the base of each. *^tamens 6-H 

 filanients liairy near the base, anthers intiorse. Ovary com- 

 posed of 3 united carpels, surrounded by a glandular disk. 

 Slyks united. SUgtnas obtuse. Ovals generally solitary. 

 Fruit capsular, 3-celleci, 2 obliterated, vemricosc, j^lubious, 

 somevvlial fleshy, 1-seedcd. Trees with compound, pinnate 

 leaves. Fniil saponaceous. 



Genus I. SAPINDUS. 



1. S. Saik)Naria. Small tree with smooth branches, somewhat geniculate. 

 Leuvex pinnate, generally 4 or five pair. Leaflets, falcate, very oblique, not 

 opposite, entire. Fttuh 6-10 inches long, slighllv furrowed. Flowers in 

 dense, compound terminal and axillary panicles, dioecious or polygamous. 



Soap-berry. 

 While, b. On the coast of So. Ca. &, Geo. 20-50 feet. 



Order XXXVill. CELASTRACEtE. 



Scpah 4-5, persistent, united at the base, aestivation imbri- 

 caie. Petals equal in number lo the sepals and alternate with 

 ihem, with the same a?stivation. Stamens usuwWy 5, alternate 

 with the plunts, inserted on a broad fleshy disk at the bottom of 

 thecaly.x. Ovary more or less surrounded by the disk, 2-5- 

 celled, each with 1 or 2 or several ascendinj^ ovules. Styles 

 2-5, distinct or combined, ivv^/^ capsular, 2-5-celled, with a 

 loculicidal dehiscence. jSee(/5 analropous. Embryo ^{vix\^\\{. 

 Slirubs. 



Gemjs I. STAPHYLEA. 



Sepals 5, united at the base, oblong, erect, colored, jxirsis- 

 tenl, Pclals 5, obovale. Stamens 5. Ovary con)posed of 

 3 carpels. Styles separable. Fruit inflated, capsule 2-3- 

 celled. Seeds globular, slightly compressed, generally two in 

 each cell. Leaves compound. 



