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grass-like, the two inner wing-shaped ; petals three, scarcely 

 united at the base, the middle one hood-shaped, beardless ; sta- 

 mens seven or eight, monadelphous at the base, with a tube 

 divided in front. 



A pretty little Cape bush, named Mundia spi?wsa, having 

 the flowers lilac, and of which there are varieties with broad 

 or narrow leaves, is sometimes seen in greenhouses; they 

 are found easy of cultivation, with ordinary care ; the fruit 

 is said to be eaten at the Cape. 



TERNSTRCEMIACEjE. 



Exogens, with the flowers generally white. Divisions of calyx 

 five or seven, imbricated when in bud, concave, coriaceous, fall- 

 ing off. Petals five, six, or nine, not equal in number to the di- 

 visions of the calyx, often combined at the base. Stamens many ; 

 filaments filiform, monadelphous or polyadelphous or distinct. 

 Ovary superior, with several cells. — Trees or shrubs ; leaves alter- 

 nate, coriaceous, usually without stipules and undivided ; natives 

 of many parts of the world ; tea is the produce of a species of 

 this Order, and the flowers of others are very attractive. 



CAMELLIA. 



Gen. Char. (Monadelphia Polyandria.) Calyx imbricated, many- 

 leaved, the inner leaflets largest ; stamens many. 



