NATURAL ARRANGEMENT. 



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440. Tribe 7. Malax1de,e Lindl. 



lig.O. herb. 7. £3 ft. 

 2559 E v ria Lindl. 

 2547 Dendrobium Swz. 

 2544 Anisopetalum Hook. 



2542 Ctelogyne Lindl. 







2573 Malaxis Swx. 



*0 



1 



2515 Microstylis Nut. 



0 



1 



2576 Liparis Rich. 



*0 



3 



2518 Calypso Sal. 



0 





2539 Pleurothallis R. Br. 







2572 Stelis Swx. 



441. Tribe 8. Cypripedie^jE. 

 lig. 0. Arri. 12. £ 6 ft. 

 2580 Cypripedium L. *0 12 



442. Order CLXXX1V. SCITAMi'NEiE. 



Genera 11, Species 126 ; Hot-house Species 124 ; Green-house Species 2 ; Hardy Ligneous Species 0 ; 

 i/aray Herbaceous Species 0. ± 0 feet ; £ 0 feet ; =£= 0 feet. 

 These are distinguished from the last by their pollen not cohering in masses, their seeds not being winged, 

 and their pluriloeular ovarium. Their sensible qualities are also widely different. The species are natives only 

 of the tropical parts of the world, where they form stemless or caulescent herbaceous plants, with long broad 

 leaves, and flowers of white, yellow, or red, often possessing great fragrance, and generally much beauty. Their 

 sensible qualities reside either in the root or the seeds. The former is the part used of the ginger, the galangale, 

 the costus, turmeric, zedoary, and others, all of which are more or less aromatic. The root of turmeric is 

 also well known as affording a yellow dye, a property which it possesses in common with some others. The 

 seeds of cardamom are well known for their aromatic stimulating powers. Division and offsets. 



15 Globba Rose. I 7 Roscoea Sm. 



16 Mantisia Sims 10 Zingiber Gae. 

 14 Curcuma L. I 13 //mumum Rose. 

 12 Kaempferza L. I H Costus Rose. 



9 Hellenic W. 



8 Alpinia L. 



6 Hedychium Kon. 



443. Order CLXXXV. CA'NNEiE. 



Genera 5, Species 81 ; Hot-house Species 80, Green-house Species 1 ; Hardy Ligneous Species 0 ; 

 Hardy Herbaceous Species 0. $0 feet ; ]£ 0 feet ; gb 0 feet. 

 Differing from the preceding, in the absence of aromatic principles, in the petaloid nature of the filament, 

 and the single cell of their anther, they wholly resemble them in external appearance and geographical dis- 

 tribution. The Cannas are well known for their beautiful flowers, and the Maranta arundinacea is celebrated 

 for the abundance of nutritive faecula which is prepared from it, and imported to Europe under the name of 

 arrow-root. Division. 



5 Phrynium L. I 1 Carina L. | 3 Calathea Mey. 



4 Thalia L. | 2 Maranta L. j 



444. Order CLXXXVL MUSAXE.E. 



Genera 4, Species 28 ; Hot-house Species 28 ; Green-house Species 0 ; Hardy Ligneous Species 0 ; 

 Hardy Herbaceous Species 0. JO feet ; j£ 0 feet ; =t 0 feet. 

 A noble order of plants, resembling the last two in appearance, but of far more gigantic stature, different 

 geographical distribution, and sensible qualities. All the species, without exception, are among the grandest 

 in the vegetable world, whether the breadth and beauty ot their foliage, or the surpassing grandeur of their 

 flowers be considered. They are not, like Scitamineaj and Cannes, confined to the tropics, but approach in 

 many points towards the cooler latitudes of either hemisphere. While the Strelitzias, resplendent with orange 

 and scarlet and white, are peculiar to the Cape of Good Hope, the plantain is laden with its enormous masses 

 of wholesome pleasant fruit, in the mild climate of Madeira; the Heliconias and Uranias appear in the sultriest 

 forests of Madagascar and Guiana. The fruit of the Miisa is, as just stated, pleasant and wholesome; the 

 leaves of the same plant form a valuable thatching for cottages; and the fibres of a particular species are 

 manufactured into a fine hemp, from which the most delicate muslins of India are prepared. Offsets. 



746 Musa L. I 747 Strelitzfa H. K. 



946 Urania Schr. 745 Heliconia L, 



I 747 St 

 I 745 H 



445. Order CLXXXVII. IRl'DEiE. 



Genera 36, Species 419 ; Hot-house Species 9 ; Green-house Species 282 ; Hardy Ligneous Species 0 ; 

 Hardy Herbaceous Species 128. £ 0 feet ; £ 24 feet ; 0 feet. 



The peculiarity of this order exists in the superior six-cleft perianthium, three stamens opposite the outer 

 segments, and the anthers so inserted that the line of their bursting is towards the outside of their flower. 

 Occasionally, they are still called by the old appellation of Enshtee. Most of the species are extremely beautiful; 

 and as they are generally very easily cultivated, they have become universal favourites in gardens. Many of the 

 species are found by the side of streams, or in rich pastures, in Europe, Siberia, and America; others adorn 

 the most barren deserts of the same countries with their perishable flowers; a third set, consisting for the 

 most part of Sisyrinchium and its allies, are found in cool parts of the islands in the South Seas ; and, lastly, a 

 large proportion of the order contributes to the herbage of Southern Africa that indescribable charm which 

 has captivated all observers. Their medicinal virtues are trifling. /Ms florentina and germanica have roots 

 which, when dry, smell like violets, and are slightly stimulant, acting as sternutatories or purgatives, according 

 as they are employed. The stigmas of the Crocus form the well-known saffron, which differs from the general 

 character of the order, in being aromatic, and possessing a valuable coloring matter, which has the singular 

 property of entirely disappearing under the influence of the sun's rays. Division, offsets, and seeds. 



142 7 v ris L. 



143 Mor<z? v « L. 



144 Marica Schreb. 

 3281 Streptanthera Swt. 

 1912 Cypelia Herb. 



147 Vieusseux?3 Lar. 

 1914 Homen'a Ven. 

 3388 Spatalanthus Swt. 



149 Pardanthus Ker 

 146 Bobartw? L. 



145 Sisyrinchium L. 



148 Renealrma R. Br. 



1907 Patersum'a R. Br. 

 1D08 Orthrosanthes Swt. 



117 Witsema L. 



138 Aristea L. 



1909 Ferraria L. 



1910 Tigndia Jac. 

 1913 Herberts Swt. 



1911 Galaxia L. 



126 Lapeyrous?'a Ker 



130 Anomatheca Ker 

 125 Babiuna Ker 



131 Antholyza L. 



132 Anisanthus Swt. 

 124 Watsom'a Ker 



128 Gladiolus L. 



129 Synnotea Swt. 



122 Sparaxis Ker 



123 Trit6nia Ker 



118 IxiaZ. 



127 Melasphae'rula Swx. 

 121 Heperantha Ker 

 120 Geissorrhiza Ker 



119 Trichonema Ker 

 115 Crucusi. 



446. Order CLXXXVIII. HiEMODORA v CEiE. 



Genera 10, Species 24 ; Hot-house Species 3 ; Green-house Species 20 ; Hardy Ligneous Species 0 ; 

 JHardy Herbaceous Species 1. JO feet; j£ 2 feet ; =fe 0 feet. 



The name of this order, derived from haima, blood, indicates its most striking peculiarity ; the roots of several 

 species of Haemodorum, Wachend6rf/'a, and Heritiera, yielding a brilliant crimson dye. The species have 

 equitantieaves, and six stamens, with anthers turned towards the ovarium ; in which last character they differ 

 from the closely allied order of /rfdea?. They are found, with very few exception?, in the Cape of Good Hope 

 and New Holland. Division and offsets. 



