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NATURAL ARRANGEMENT. 



1226 Laurus L. 9 0 1 1229 Cryptocarya R. Br. I Laurinis off mis 



1228 Persea Gae. 1227 Tetranth era Jac. i 91407 AeathoDhfllum W 



1225 Cinnambmum R. Br. I 1230 Cassytha L. \ ' lul A S atno P n y ilura W« 



397. Order CLIX. MYRISTI'CEiE. 



Genera 2, Species 6 ; Hot-house Species 6 ; Green-house Species 0 ; Hardy Ligneous Species 0; 

 Hardy Herbaceous Species 0. J 0 feet ; £ 0 feet ; ^ 0 feet. 



Closely allied to the last, especially in sensible properties. The arillus of Myristica is the mace of the shops, 

 and its nut the famous nutmeg. It is well known that this abounds with oil ; in Virbla sebifera the oily secre- 

 tion is so copious, that it is readily separated by immersion in boiling water, under the form of fat. Cuttings. 

 2829 Myristica L. | 2593 HernandzVi L 



S98. Order CLX. PROTEA'CE^E. 



Genera 32, Species 375 ; Hot-house Species 0 ; Green-house Species 0 ; Hardy Ligneous Species 0 ; 

 Hardy Herbaceous Species 0. J 0 feet ; £ 0 feet ; i 0 feet. 



Favourite shrubs with gardeners, both on account of the neatness of their foliage and the beauty of their 

 flowers. With very few exceptions, they are confined to the southern promontory of Africa, and to New 

 Holland, where they adorn large tracts of country. They are shrubby or arborescent plants with an arid 

 habit. The leaves are simple, evergreen, narrow, entire or serrated. The flowers generally grow in clusters, 

 and are green, yellow, or red, sometimes in true Proteas surrounded by colored bracteae with dark hairy 

 margins. Their stamens are four, with distinct anthers, which rarely adhere together. The pollen is triangular; 

 the stigma undivided and usually oblique. Their fruit is of various kinds, either a solitary nut or a sort of 

 cone consisting of many nuts immersed among the indurated remains of abortive flowers. Of their pro- 

 perties little is known Some of the Rhopalas afford tolerable timher; the bark of Prbtea speciosa and 

 grandiflora is astringent and useful in diarrhoeas. The seeds of Embothrium tinctbrium yield a powder which 

 is employed for dyeing pink. The Proteas of the Cape, and the Banksias and Dryandras of New Holland, 

 are the finest plants of the order. Cuttings and seeds. 



2748 Aulax Berg. 



2749 Leucadend'ron L. 



302 Petr6phila R. Br. 



303 Isopbgon R. Br. 



304 Prbtea L. 



305 Leucospermum R. Br. 



306 Mimetes R. Br. 



307 Serruria R. Br. 

 S08 Nivem'a R. Br. 



309 Sorocephalus R. Br. 



310 Spatalla R.Br. 



311 Adenanthos Lab. 



312 Conosp6rmum R. Br. 



315 Agastachvs R. Br. 



3284 Sims?'« R. Br. 

 314 Perso6n?a Sm. 



286S Brabejum L. 



3285 Anadenia R. Br. 



316 Grevillert R. Br. 



317 Hakert R. Br. 



319 Lambertz'a Sm. 



320 Xylomelum Sm. 



323 Rhopala R. Br. 

 3-J86 Quadria R. & P. 



321 Telopea R. Br. 



324 KnlghUa R. Br. 



322 Lomatia R. Br. 

 3287 Emb6thrium Forst. 



318 Stenocarpus R. Br. 

 313 Botrjrceras W. 



325 Bankswi R. Br. 



326 Dryandra R. Br. 



S99. Order CLXI. THYMELiE^. 

 Genera 11, Species 99 ; Hot-house Species 5 ; Green-house Species 74 ; Hardy Ligneous Species 19; 

 Hardy Herbaceous Species 1. £ 19 feet ; >£ 2 feet ; == 0 feet. 

 Nearly all shrubby plants, found in all parts of the world, but most abundantly in the south of Africa. The 

 flowers are white, yellow, or red, most commonly in clusters, and often fragrant ; the foliage is entire, either 

 smooth or silvery, and generally very neat. Their wood is particularly soft ; their inner bark easily separable, 

 and, in Daphne Lagetta, pulls out by the division of the vertical fibres into a sort of network resembling 

 lace. Their bark is extremely acrid, acting as a vesicatory when applied to the skin, and, if chewed, producing 

 extreme heat and torture in the mouth ; a decoction of it has been used with some success in venereal 

 diseases. The seeds of these plants are poisonous to man, but birds eat them with impunity. The fibres of 

 Dirca and Lagetta are used for cordage ; those of Daphne Gnfdium and Passerlna tinctoria are employed in 

 the south of Europe for staining wool yellow, which is converted into green by the addition of /satis. Cuttings 

 and seeds. 



1198 Dirca L. 



1196 Lagetta J. 



1197 Daphne L. 



1199 Gnidia L. 



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1202 Lachna2 x a L. 

 1201 Passerina L. 

 1200 Stellera L. 

 1366 Dais L. 



327 StrutbAola L. 



87 Pimelea Forst. 



1 I 2761 Trbphis L. 



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4C0. Order CLXI I. OSYRI'DEiE. 



Genera 2, Species 4 ; Hot-house Species 0 ; Green-house Species 4 ; Hardy Ligneous Species 0 • 

 Hardy Herbaceous Species 0. £ 0 feet ; j£ 0 feet ; ^ 0 feet. 



Trees with flexile twiggy branches, and monoecious or dioecious flowers. The leaves of Osvris japonica eatable 

 as salad. Cuttings and seeds. 



2747 Osyris Lam. \ 2624 Exocarpos Lab. 



401. Order CLX1II. SANTALA v CEiE. 

 Genera 7, Species 21 ; Hot-house Species 2 ; Green-house Species 6; Hardy Ligneous Species 7 ; 

 Hardy Herbaceous Species 6. J 36 feet; £ 3 feet; ^ 0 feet. 

 Trees or dwarf herbs, with inconspicuous or unattractive flowers. They are chiefly natives of the Cape, 

 New Holland, and India, a few only being found in Europe and North America. Their virtues are few. The 

 wood of Santalum album has a sweet aromatic flavor, and a slightly bitter taste : it is chiefly known as a 

 perfume, although it is said to possess mild sudorific properties. The leaves of Myoschllos are Durgative, of 

 Thesium is slightly astringent. Cuttings, layers, divisions, and seeds. 



402 Santalum W. I 740 Thesium L. *0 5 1 2893 Hamiltbnm Mhl. 



2865 Fusanus L. 741 Comandra Nut. 0 1 I 2892 Nf ssa L. 7 0 



742 Leptomferia R. Br. \ \ 



402. Order CLXIV. EL^EA'GNE.51 

 Genera 4, Species 13 ; Hot-house Species 3 ; Green-house Species 3 ; Hardy Ligneous Species 7 ; 

 Hardy Herbaceous Species 0. ± 26} ft. ; £ 0 feet ; =t 0 feet. 

 Hardy shrubs or small trees, with deciduous leaves, covered, as well as the bark, with minute silvery scales ; 

 their flowers are inconspicuous, but sometimes agreeably fragrant. They occupy but little space ; a few 

 inhabiting China and Japan, and the remainder Europe, North America, Guiana, and the East Indies. The 

 berries of 7/ipp6phae ? hamnoides, which are slightly acid, are used as a kind of sauce bv the Swedes. Layers 

 and cuttings. 



