Order IV. 
POLYANDRIA POLYGYNIA. 
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7918 Leaves lanceolate smooth 
7919 Leaves lane, acuminate, Pedunc. lateral solitary 1-flowered 
7920 Leaves ovate lanceolate smooth somewhat shining, Pedunc. solitary 1-flowered 
7921 Leaves ovate lanceolate not dotted very finely silky beneath. Outer petal downy outside 
7922 Leaves lanceolate smooth with peliucid dots, Outer petals smooth 
7923 Leaves obi. acute somewhat downy above, silky and rufous beneath, Flowers on short stalks 
7924 Leaves obi. lane, acute smooth somewhat dotted, Outer petals obL somewhat closed 
7925 Leaves ovate obi. coriaceous very smooth, Fl. solitary stalked 
7926 Leaves ovate lane, smooth, Pedunc. opposite the leaves 2-flowered 
7927 Leaves obi. lane, acuminate smooth shining 
7928 Leaves oval acuminate cordate covered beneath, as on the branches, with brown down 
7929 Leaves ovate acuminate very smooth nearly sessile, Pedunc. axillary 1-flowered 
7930 Leaves obi. cuneate acuminate. Branches quite smooth 
7931 Leaves cuneate obovate mucronate beneath, as on tlie branches, rufous with down 
7932 Leaves obi. linear long-cuneate. Branches quite smooth 
7933 Leaves lane, acuminate strigose beneath bearded at end 
7934 Leaves obi. ovate smooth, Pedunc. 1-fl. solitary 
7935 Leaves cordate 3-lobed, I^obes entire 
1221. Artabotrys. This name was suggested by the curious grapple or tendril belonging to the peduncle, by 
which the growing fruit is conveniently suspended on the nearest support. A beautiful Chinese plant, cul- 
tivated as an ornamental covering to walls, as well as on account of the fragrance of the blossom, which 
diffuses an odor like that proceeding from the finer kinds of ripe fruit. The genus is intermediate, between 
Kadsura and Guatteria. 
1222. Guatteria. Named by the authors of the Flora Peruviana, after John Baptist Guatteri, an Italian 
professor of botany at Parma. G. virgata is one of the best timber trees in Jamaica for strength and 
elasticity ; it is imported under the name of lance- wood, and much used by coachmakers for shafts to light 
carriages. 
1223. Asimina. A name coined by Adanson, without any meaning. Shrubs with deciduous, oblong, 
often cuneate leaves, and axillary flowers, which often ap- ear before the leaves. The species are natives of 
shady woods in the more southern provinces of North America. 
1224. Xylopia. Named by syncope from IvXov wifc^ov, bitter wood, in allusion to the properties of the wood. 
Fruit-bearing trees, but not in much esteem as such. X. glabra is the most useful species. The wood, bark, 
and berries have an agreeable bitter taste, not unlike that of the orange seed. The wild pigeons feed much 
upon the latter, and owe that delicate bitterish flavor, so peculiar to them in the season, wholly to this part of 
their food. Fresh gathered from the tree, they are agreeable to the palate and grateful to the stomach. The 
bark is also richly impregnated with this juice as well as the wood, and both yield a very agreeable 
bitter in the mouth while fresh ; but that delicacy diminishes greatly after they are dried. The wood is easily 
wrought, and esteemed a good timber where it is not much exposed to the weather. The bitter quality of 
this tree is communicated with great facility. A handful of the shavings immersed in water and instantly 
taken out again, will render it of a very bitter taste. Sugar sent over in hogsheads made of this wood was so 
bitter that no person would purchase it. Bedsteads and presses made of it, are proof against cockroaches 
and other insects. Carpenters who work the wood, perceive a bitter taste in their mouths and throats. A 
decoction of it is said to be of service in cholics, and to create appetite. 
1225. Hepatica. From vira-rixo?, of or relating to the liver. The three lobes of the leaves have been 
compared to the three lobes of the liver. A great favorite of the flower border, both as being evergreen in its 
foliage, and for its abundant blossoms and great variety of colors and shades. 
and Miscellaneous Particulars. 
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