NATURAL A HUAN CEMENT. 



a »ii»l?lf *\yW. Fmm IliU r»inn iIuti* nrv ftitw itiii>iii.iU>u« vnri.itWJH*, axu U n» ('ilT^>^l aiul Lo|>b7.//r, wlilch aro 

 huwr«rr, r4>.U m-oiii iltsl In iho luiul tlriu tiiic nl ilu- iiril«T. Mimt ul' tin' Ki-iuTa aic pii'oiiiiiUMitly Itoauti! 

 lUI , A» K|>iliaiium, (^'ll<l(ll^r.1, nml Kiit lui.i, wliich art- olil rnvoritcH anioiiK Ki«r<ti'<»i'rH 'VUv propiM tioB of 

 <ki4K' Iki'wii, (»iuI |iri>ii.tlily vrry Wf.tk. Tlio loavi'ii of JussiiuVi pcruvifkiia an- usi-il an an ouKil. 



lirtii iHuiUuf. tJu- wHxl oi rr4|M iiiuiu as «n oaUblu nut, and tlio root of ^y.'nolliira hiniais an a sort of 

 mUiI. i iillinj:* anti m<viU. 



t7(U MtMiUiiKi U 



r luitf vttiicMi I. 



r I IH7 iitU U>mr. 



Uli *l>ilK' FrLiiMiK\«L 



lifU. Trtlio X ()na\irkk 



lie. II. kerb, H«i # wn. ; t* .5 n. 



llSii FlinU biuni U •O 



list (J.tiirrt (I 4 



ll.vi ^Aiiotli*r« /,. /,s 



I1H.» Clftrki.i I'h. u 1 



^ir». Tribe ■k JiiHHii£ii''4t. 

 Ug. (1. hn h. 5. ^ 3i II. 



t'l/i:! JuMnic'ii/i 



l,ii<l\vlK«>i I) 4 



.iKi li.nriiil(( 1.. *tl I 



216. Tribes. CiHc.ic^At. 



/V. 0. /urh. 7. f H a. 

 IK I.,opi'>;/rt Vhv. 4 



K.O (.'irca-Vi I* *U J 



217. Trlbofi. IIvnuocANivica 

 0. A< r&. I. 1 It 

 Ut J T^^pa 1 



2J8. ()Hi>Ku i.xxvM. iialoha'ge.t:. 



(it-Htral, SiKcift 1'.' ; Hol-housc .S'/vriV.* 0; (Srrrn-fiousr S/uTirs 3; llarr/i/ Ligneous Species ; 

 ILiniy Heihaeeous Speeies\). f IW-t ; tf^ .'J iW't ; .* 44foft 



(NMCurc WOCtU, chiefly (liHtin^niNlutl from ()naKr^^ia• l)y tlicir nakod and Holilary ovula, 'i'lioy art' nativcn 

 ofnioint pl.ircn or |Mindii, in variou* partM of Kuro^u' and North Aini-rica. .Sonu' of llio KpccifH of Ualor.'iKiH arc 

 Inipk-al. Tlu'y arc not known to |M»K.scsit any medicinal properties. Division and seedH, HonielinieM by cuttingH. 



TrilM? 1. CKRConiA'N«. 



/lif. a hrrb. 5. £ 3 ft. J & 3 fl 

 2^^^2 Sorplrula 



4'J») (fonor/irpu8 Thuu. 

 l'J\.'4 II.ilur^Kis Forst. 



2t>;) Proscrpinfira 

 2(kV2 A/yriophyllunj •() 



220. Tribe 2. ('Ai,i,i rnirni'M'..K 

 li^.i). hrrb.X >,14ll. 

 28 Callltriche IV. *0 



221. Tribe. a IIii'iM/iii'mc-T:. 



lifi. 0. herb. 1. *. 3 II. 

 21. //ippfiriH *0 1 



222. Order LXXVIII. CERA TOPIIY LLIC/E. 



Genus 1 , Species 2 ; IlntJinuse Species ; Grccn-house Species ; Ihirdii J.iirneous Species ; 

 Il<ir(t!/ Herbaceous Species 2. f feet ; ]£ feet ; >; ;i feet. 



Aqn.ntic pl.int.*, with the habit of .VyriophJ'llnin. 'I'he order consists only of Ccrntoph;^num, which contains 

 two s]Kvies, both natives of lakes and ditches in liritain. .Seeds. 



2651 Ccratophjllum L. *0 2 



22.1 OunF.R LXXTX. LYTIIRAR1E";E or SALIC A^RI/E. 



Genera 11, Sjiccies HI ; Hot. house Species 2.3 ; Green-house Species 1.3; Unrdy TJgncous Species : 

 Hardy Herbaceous Species 2.5. f feet ; f lOJ ft. ; ^ 1 foot. 



Most of these are very showy plants, in particular the genera 7,j>thrum and Lagcrstra!\Ti7rt', wl)ich are tlie 

 representatives of the order. They arc chiefly natives of temperate climates, on Tinountains and anions bushes, 

 /'eplis is a common boR plant in England. Hclm/a is remarkable for its yellow flowers. Little i.s known of 

 the properties of Salicaria; ; they are mostly astringent ; the common Salic;iria is used in invctcr.itc diarrlKeas ; 

 a .specicsof A>»thrum is u.sed in Mexico as a vulnerary and astringent ; and Lawsf^n/a, wiiich is used by the 

 Turkish women to stain their nails, is also supposed to possess similar properties. There is a plant of tliis order 

 called Ilanchinol in Mexico, which is said to po.ssess much more remarkable powers than any of the preceding ; 

 its expressed juice, taken in doses of four ounces, excites violent perspiration and secretion of urine, and is 

 said to cure venereal disorders in an incredibly short .space of time. Cutting, division, and seeds. 



224. Tribe 1. .Saltcarie^^. 



lig. 0. herb 25. if 10 1 fY. ; * 1 ft. 

 IKX) Pdplis L. *o 2 



3;»7 Amm.-inn/a L. 12 



1451 L^thrumJL. •0 9 



14.54 Cuphca P. Br. 

 1.365 Acisanth^ra J. 

 1453 Helm/Vi Lk. 

 14.52 Nesaj^rt Com. 

 3348 Dccadon Gvi 



1180 Lawsun?« I/. 

 1150 Grlslea L. 



225. Tribe 2. LAGERsriw:MiE\K. 

 1587 Lagerstra'"*ra/rt L. 



226. Order LXXX. TAMARlSCI'NEyE. 



Genus 1, Species 6 ; Hot-house Species 3 ; Green-house Species ; Hardy JJf^neous Species 3 ; 

 Hardy Herbaceous Species 0. 1 17| ft. ; £ feet ; ^ feet. 



Slirubs, rarely herbs, with twiggy branches, small entire scale-like leaves which are usually glaucous, and 

 small white or rose-coloured flowers which are disposed in spikes or racemose spikes. This order differs from 

 Onagrariae in the ovary being free, and in the imbricate aestivation of the calyx ; and from Lythrarifeas in the 

 petals being inserted at the bottom of the calyx, as well as in its aistivation. The species are natives of 

 Europe, Asia, and Africa. Some of the kinds of T^imarix have an astringent tonic bark, and yield, when 

 burnt, a large proportion of sulphate of soda. Cuttings, 



899 Tamarix L. *3 



227. Order LXXXl. MELASTOMA'CE/E. 



Genera 12, Species 76 ; Hot-house Species 69 ; Green-house Species 3 ; Hardy lAgneous Species ; 

 Hardy Herbaceous Species 4. JO feet ; yf 2 feet ; ^ feet. 



All these are remarkable as handsome tropical shrubs or trees, with large purple or white flowers, and leaves 

 with several costa;, or nerves as they are incorrectly termed. The genera admitted in the body of the work 

 are those received by the greater part of previous writers; they have been much increased, and apparently 

 with great propriety, by Mr. D. Don. The species are generally ill treated in collections, where they are not 

 unfrequontly to be found under the form of sickly stunted plants, instead of noble broad-leaved spreading 

 shrubs, with ma.sses of brilliant flowers. To be grown well they require much heat, much moisture during the 

 summer, and much pit^room and head-room. The fruit of true Melastomas is a fleshy insipid juicy berry, 

 which is for the mo.st part eatable, and is often so deep a black as to dye the teeth qf\d mouths of those who 

 eat if. They are nearly related to Myrtaceae, from which they diffbr in the want of essential oil, and of the 

 dot-like reservoirs of the leaves which contain it. The juice of the leaves of Miconw succosa and al^ta is used 

 a* a lotion for recent wounds by the inhabitants of Guiana. Cuttings and seeds. 



