Order I. 
DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
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5902 Leaves simple, Spines solitary 
590S Leaves pinnate. Leaflets oblong lanceolate crenulate, Spines solitary 
5904 Leaves simple and 3-leaved, Leaflets ovate-oblong acuminate. Peduncles axillary shorter than stalk 
5905 Leaves pinnate in 2 pairs. Leaflets elliptical entire 
5906 Leaves pinnate in 2 pairs. Leaflets oblong obsolete! y serrate 
5907 Leaflets ovate. Peduncles many-fl. corymbose 
5908 Leaflets ovate-acuminate, Pedunc axill. and solitary 
5909 Leaves ovate-lanceolate acuminate nearly equal at base 
5910 Leaves pinnated. Leaflets ovate-lanceolate 
5911 Large cernuous, Scales close together 
5912 Flowers smooth lateral octandrous 
5913 The only species 
5914 The only species 
5915 Leaves ovate-elliptical ternate and scattered. Corymbs terminal 
5916 Leaves oblong. Corymbs axillary, Bractes linear-lanceolate, Pedunc. and calyx downy with glands 
5917 Leaves opposite oblong polished beneath glaucous revolute at edge, Branches 2-edged 
8 Leaves linear more revolute green beneath 
5918 Leaves alternate and opposite ovate-lanceolate and branches hairy, Pedunc. axill. 1-flowered 
and Miscellaneous Particulars. 
1009. Bioncea. One of the names of Venus. It is a singular plant in respect of its leaves, which are of an 
anomalous form, and have a singular motion by which they catch insects, whence the specific name, 
muscipula, a fly-trap. The root is scaly, almost like a bulb, and not prolific in fibres. The leaves have the 
petiole winged as in the orange ; the extreme part, or proper leaf, is the part that operates as a trap. Linnaus 
affirms, that when the entrapped insect ceases to struggle and is quiet, the leaf opens and permits it to escape. 
This does not agree with Ellis's account, for he affirms that the lobes never open again, so long as the animal 
continues there. He thinks it probable, that a sweet liquor discharged by the red glands tempts the insect 
to its destruction. He adds, that if a straw or a pin be introduced between the lobes, they will grasp it as fas 
as if it were an insect. The flowers grow in a corymb resembling an umbel. It is rather difficult to preserve. 
Sweet finds it "thrive best when planted in a pot of Sphagnum with a little mould at the bottom of the pot, 
and placed in a pan of water." Shepherd, of the Liverpool botanic garden, finds that leaves of Dionsa so 
placed wiU root and form new plants. In all cases it is necessary that an abundance of fresh cool air should 
be supplied to the plants. , 
1010. Garuga. Garugo is the Telinga name of the plant, which is rare in our stoves, although not of recent 
introduction. 
1011. Kalmia. So named by Linnjeus in honor of Peter Kalm, professor at Abo in Sweden, author of 
Travels in America. The species are beautiful peat earth shrubs, deserving a place in every American ground. 
K. latifolia is a native of Carolina and other parts of North America, of Pennsylvania, New York, &c. but 
only in particular places ; on rocks, hanging over rivulets, and on the sides of barren hills on the most sterile 
soil. The noxious qualities of this elegant shrub lessen that esteem which its beauty claims ; for though deer 
feed on its green leaves with impunity, yet when cattle and sheep, by severe winters deprived of better feed, 
eat the leaves, many die annually. It blossoms in May, and continues in flower a great part of the summer. 
iCatesby.) The flesh of the Ameri-jan partridge is said to be poisonous in the winter from its feeding 
upon the buds of this plant. But Wilson denies this statement. The Indians use a decoction of the leaves 
for purposes of self-destruction. A few drops of the tincture poured upon the body of a large and vi- 
gorous rattle-snake, killed the reptile in a short time. An ointment made of the powdered leaves has 
been used with much success in teenia capitis, and some other cutaneous affections. (See Bigelow's Medical 
Botany.) 
The wood, being very hard, is very useful in smaller works. The Indians are said to make small dishes, 
spoons, and other domestic utensils out of the roots : these are large, of a soft texture, and easily wrought 
when green ; but when dry become hard and smooth. {Curtis.) 
K. angustifolia is also reputed poisonous to sheep and cattle. 
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