Order VII. 
MONCECIA POLYANDRIA, 
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13432 Leaves oblong sinuate serrated downy beneath, Bark ftingous 
13433 Lvs. obi. smooth glaucous ben. deeply and unequally jjinnatif. Fruit ellipt. -ovate, Cal. cup-shaped fringed 
13434 Lvs. obi. deeply sinuated smooth much contracted in the middle : lobes acute ; the upper ones dilated 
angular and abrupt. Calyx of the fruit globose muricated nearly covering the nut 
1343;) Leaves palmate-lobed, Recesses at the base of the veins villous 
13436 Leaves palmate-lobed, Recesses at the base of the veins smooth 
1343V Leaves 5-lobed palmate cuneate at bas*3, Segm. lanceolate sinuated. Stipules nearly entire 
13438 Leaves 3-5-lobed toothed cuneate at the base smoothish 
13439 Leaves cordate 5-lobed remotely toothed truncate at base 
13440 Leaves 5 angular obsoletely lobed toothed cuneate at base downy beneath 
13441 The only species 
13442 Fronds forked : segments ensiform narrow. Stems round 
13443 Fronds forked : segments lanceolate. Stems ciiannelled 
13444 Fronds flabelliform 3-5-parted 
13445 Stemless, Leaves pedate entire, Spadix as long as spathc [contracted in the middle 
13446 Stemless, Lvs. pelt.-cordate sagittate colored in the disk, Spadix shorter than the hooded spathe, which is 
13447 Stemless, Lvs. peltate-cordate sagittate, Spadix longer than the cylindrical spathe sagittate at end 
13448 Stemless, Leaves peltate-cordate, Spadix shorter than ovate-lanceolate spathe 
13449 Stemless, Leaves sagittate acuminate, Spadix shorter than ovate-cucuUate spathe 
13450 Stemless, Leaves pinnatifid 
13451 Caulescent suberect. Leaves oblong cuspidate, Spadix shorter than oblong spathe 
13452 Caulescent rooting. Leaves cordate sagittate, Spadix as long as the cucullate ovate spathe 
13453 Caulescent erect. Leaves sagittate, Spadix shorter than the cucullate ovate spathe 
13454 Caulescent rooting. Leaves ternate. Petioles naked, Spadix as long as the cucullate ovate spathe 
13455 Caules. root. Lvs. tern. : lat. leaflets eared at base on outside, Petiol. winged bel. Spad. shorter than spathe 
13456 Caulescent rooting. Leaves cordate sinuate 
13457 Caulescent, Leaves cordate with rounded lobes, Spadix as long as cymbiform spathe 
13458 Caulescent suberect. Leaves oblong acuminate cuspidate cordate at base finely spotted with clear white 
13459 Caulescent scandent. Leaves ovate oblong acuminate, Spadix longer than cucullate spathe 
13460 Caules. erect, Lvs. cord, sagittate, Spadix shorter than spathe, which is cucullate and contracted in middle 
and Miscellaneous Particulars. 
in the gardens of Persia and India ; it was highly esteemed by the Greeks and Romans, and was planted 
near their houses in the form of avenues and groves. Groves of these trees are still equally revered in India, 
and are commonly found near the native temples and burial places of the princes. The timber is considered 
of similar quality to that of sycamore. All the species are of easy culture by layers, and they will also grow 
by cuttings. 
The Platanus occidentalis is known in America by the name of the button-wood, water beech, sycamore, 
and plane-tree; in Canada it is called cotton-tree. It is, perhaps, the largest tree in North America ; on the 
fertile banks of the Ohio and Mississipi there are trees measuring from ten to sixteen feet in diameter. 
2003. Salisburia. So called in honor of Richard Anthony Salisbury, F. R. S., a modern distinguished botanist. 
A large tree remarkable for its fan-shaped leaves, cloven like some of the Adiantum species. The fruit is a pale 
brown drupe of a globular form ; it has never been produced in this country, though there are trees of a con- 
siderable size. The fruit is yellow when ripe, with a fleshy, juicy, white pulp, adhering closely to the drupe, 
which is like that of an apricot. The kernel is white, rather firm, sweet, with a mixture of austerity or 
bitterness when raw, but agreeable when roasted. Dr. Abel says, he saw the fruit exposed in the markets in 
China, but could not fmd out to what purpose it was applied. 
2004. Carludovica. Named by the authors of the Flora Peruviana, in honor of Charles IV., king of Spain, 
and Luiza, his queen; both of whom were noble patrons of botany, and deserving of a finer genus to 
commemorate their virtues. The species are low palm-like herbs, of little beauty, but of great botanical 
interest. 
2005. Caladium. A name originally employed by Rumphius, to designate some species of Arum, and 
revived by Ventenat. Its meaning is unknown. The species have the appearance of Areca, and are only 
cultivated for their singularly spotted stems, or neat green leaves, which are rarely disfigured by any of the 
accidents to which other stove plants are liable. The species are plants of the same general appearance as 
Arum. C. sagittifolium, Chou-de-Bresil, Fr., and Essbare Arum, Ger., bears a near resemblance to Arum 
Colocasia, and is carefully cultivated in the West Indies for the leaves, which are boiled and eaten as coleworts, 
being extremely pleasing to the taste. The roots are also eaten there, but they are in less esteem than the 
leaves. This is generally supposed to be the species of the Arum family the most universally cultivated. It 
is found in the East and West Indies, China, Japan, New Zealand, and the South Sea Islands. The root is 
extremely acrid, and when eaten raw, will excoriate the mouth ; but baked in hot ashes, it looses its acrimo- 
nious quality, and becomes mild and well tasted ; it is, however, heavy on a weak stomach, and is apt to 
occasion costiveness. The leaves, which are very soft, glaucous, and covered with a very fine silky nap, are 
used in many places instead of plates and dishes. 
