304 
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Class VIII. 
886. METAI'BA. Aubl. Metaiba. 
5105 guianen'sis Aubl. Ash-leaved f I 1 tm 
Ephielis fraxinea W. 
887. KOLREUTE'RIA. W. KSlreuteria. 
5106 paniculata W. 
Sapindacece. 
... W 
888. GUA'REA. W. 
5107 trichilio'ides W. 
889. AMY'RIS. W. 
5108pol^gama W. 
5109 syVvatica W. 
890. XIME'NIA. W. 
5110 americana W. 
891. BiEC'KIA. Sm. 
5111 frutescens Sm. 
5112 virgata Sm. 
5113 densifolia Sm. 
892. ERI'CA. W. 
5114 Plukenetii L. 
5115 Petiverii W. 
5116Banksia W. 
5117 penicillifl6ra Sal. 
calyculata Wendl. 
5118 foUicularis Salisb. 
meldstoma Andr. 
5119 verticillata Andr. 
5120 Sebana Donn. 
5121 Ewerana H. K. 
5122 socciflora Salisb. 
5123 densifolia W. 
5124 grandiflora L. 
5125 cephalotes Thunb. 
5126 crueiita H. K. 
5127 perspicua W. 
5128 speciosa Andr. 
5129 ignescens Andr. 
5130 discolor Andr. 
5131 versicolor W. 
5132 fascicularis H. K. 
octophylla L. 
corondta Andr. 
5133 splendens P. S. 
5134 mammosa L. 
5135 procera W. 
5136gelida Andr. 
5137 serratifolia Andr. 
5106 
IB; 
panicled 
GUAREA. 
Ash-leaved 
Amyris. 
simple-leaved 
wood 
XlMElSIA. 
American 
BiECKIA. 
Chinese 
twiggy 
close-leaved 
Heath. 
Plukenet's ■ 
Petiver's f 
Banks's i 
white-pencilled ■. 
yellow-pencill. * i | or 2 f.jl 
verticillate ifc i | el 
Seba's * i | el 
Ewer's *t i | spl 
green-pencilled Sfc | cu 
dense-leaved * i | or 
great-flowered i | spl 
purple-headed *t \ | or 
bloody-flowered S* i | el 
clear-flowered aUt i | el 
specious Ht I I or 
fiery * i j or 
different-color. * i | or 
various-colored * i | or 
cluster-flower. *t i | spl 
Sapindacece. 
10 jl.au W 
Sp.l. 
Guiana 
Sp.l. 
China 
1803. C p.i Au. gui. 1. 1. 123 
1763. 
Sp. 1—5. 
S. Amer. 
1752. 
^ or 
Meliacece. 
^ □ tm 15 my.jn W 
Terebintacece. Sp. 2—28. 
or 12 jn.jl W Chili 1790. 
16 jn.jl W Carthag. 1793. 
il_Jpr 
£|_Jpr 
I I spl 
■ I I spl 
L_l el 
Olacine<e. Sp. 1 — 3. 
15 
W 
W. Indies 1759. 
c 
Myrtacece. 
3—7. 
3 s.d 
W 
China 
1806. 
L 
3 au.o 
w 
N. Caled. 1805. 
C 
3 au.o 
w 
N. S. W. 
C 
Ericece. Sp. 294—300. 
I ap.jl 
R 
C. G. H. 
1774. 
„ 
c 
2 mr.jl 
Y 
C. G. H. 
1774. 
c 
* f.jl 
W.pu C. G. H. 
1787. 
c 
2 ap.jl 
W 
C. G. H. 
1774. 
c 
2 f.jl 
Y 
C. G. H. 
1794. 
c 
1 jl.o 
Sc 
C. G. H. 
1774. 
c 
2 mr.jn 
O 
C. G. H. 
1774. 
c 
2|jl.n 
Pk.G 
C. G. H. 
1793. 
c 
2 ap.my 
G 
C. G. H. 
1799. 
c 
2 mr.au 
C. G. H. 
1811. 
c 
3 my.s 
Y 
C. G. H. 
1775. 
c 
1 mr.jl 
Pu 
C. G. H. 
1812. 
c 
2 my.s 
D.R 
C. G. H. 
1774. 
c 
1| mr.jn 
W.pu C. G. H. 
1790. 
c 
2 jn.s 
R.G 
C. G. H. 
1800. 
c 
1| mr.jn 
R 
C. G. H. 
1792. 
c 
2 mr.n 
R.G 
C. G. H. 
1788. 
c 
2 my.n 
O.R 
C. G. H. 
1790. 
c 
n f.jn 
Pu 
C. G. H. 
1787. 
c 
R CO Bot. reg. 320 
L r.m Cav. di. 7. t. 210 
C p.l Cav. ic. 3. t. 239 
C l.p J. a. ed. pi. 1. 188 
C s.p J. am. pic. 1. 107 
s.l Osb. iter. 1. 1 
s.p Bot. rep. 598 
S.1.P 
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L. ill. t. 288. f. 3 
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C s.p And. hea. vol. 1 
splendid 
nipple 
lofty 
green verticill, 
saw-leaved 
5108 
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Bot. mag. 189 
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W.er.l.p.7.c.ic. 
Bot. cab. 575 
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W. er. 8. p.5.c. ic 
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History, Use, Propagation, Culture, 
with the arillus of the seed of a grateful subacid flavor. In the West Indies it is esteemed very wholesome 
and nourishing. Here it grows well in loam and peat, and ripened cuttings with all their leaves on root best 
in sand under a hand-glass. 
886. Metaiba. The vernacular name of the plant in French Guiana. Large cuttings root best under a 
hand-glass in sand. 
887. Kolreuteria. So named by Laxmann, in honor of Joseph Gottlieb Kolreuter, who published De plantis 
quibusdam Rarioribus, Tubing, 1755, with a dissertation De Insectis Coleopteris. He also made many experi- 
ments on the pollen of flowers, hybrid plants, &c. published in the Petersburgh Transactions. 
This shrub should be planted in as sheltered a situation as possible, as it will not flower if too much ex- 
posed ; and if the wood is not well ripened, the tops of the shoots will be injured by the frost. 
888. Guarea. The natives of Cuba call the plant Guara. This tree, though it has an inconspicuous flower, 
yet has fine large leaves. All parts of the plant, especially the bark, smell strong of musk, and may be used 
instead of that perfume for many purposes. The wood is full of a bitter resinous substance, which renders it 
unfit for rum-hogsheads, being observed to communicate both its smell and taste to all spirituous liquors : 
but it is often cut for staves and heading, when there is a scarcity of other timber. The powder of the bark 
is said to be a good emetic ; and is sometimes used among the negroes for that purpose. Ripened cuttings 
root in sand under a hand-glass. 
889. Amyris. Derived from f^vppoi, myrrh. Its resinous gum has an excellent perfume. Almost every 
species of this genus produces some valuable gum or resin. A. gileadensis produces the celebrated balm of 
Gilead. It is a shrub with purplish branches, striated a little, with crowded ternate leaves, and protuberant 
buds loaded with balsamic resin. 
