Obdkr viir. 
MONCECIA MONADELPHTA. 
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13()49 Leaves undivided S-.'J-lobed palmate entire glaucous beneath 
r3(i,")0 Leaves 5-lobed cordate toothed hispid stinging 
13651 Prickly, Leaves 3-lobed, Stem herbaceous 
13652 Leaves peltate palmate : lobes lanceolate serrated. Stem herbaceous frosted, Capsules prickly 
13(55.1 Lvs. pelt. palm. : lobes oblong toothed ; middle obsolotely 3-lobed, Stem herbaceous frosted, Caps, prickly 
13t)54 Leaves peltate palmate : lobes oblong serrated, Stem shrubby smooth, Stigmas 6, Caps, prickly 
13655 Leaves peltate palmate colored : lobes obi. scrrate-tootherl. Stem shrubby smooth colored. Caps, prickly 
ISCy'iG Leaves peltate palmate : lobes oblong serrated, Stem shrubby frosted, Capsules unarmed 
13657 Leaves peltate deeply palmate 9 cut serrated. Petioles glandular, Caps, with herbaceous spines 
13fij8 Leaves peltate ovate acuminate repand toothed. Caps, prickly 
13659 Leaves ovate oblong slightly cordate toothed : lower teeth long entire at end 
13660 Leaves ovate deeply cordate equally serrate, Male catkin ovate 
1S661 Leaves ovate lanceolate, Capsules obovato 
13662 Hermaphrodite, Leaves ovate entire, Flowers panicled decandrous, Caps, smooth 
13663 Leaves 5-lobed : lobes acuminate, Calyxes cami)anulate, Caps, ovate hispid 
13664 Leaves palmate 5-lobed, Calyxes rotate reflexed 
133m Leaves digitate 
13666 Leaves ovate simply veiny 
13667 Female flowers at base of male spike, Invol. ovate acuminate toothed, Loaves obi. lane, remotely toothed 
13668 Fem. fls. at base of male spike, Invol. cordate toothed, Leaves subrhomhoid ovate serrated entire at base 
13669 Spikes ax ill. male upwards : female downw. Invol. cordate acuminate with imbricated serratures ciliated 
13670 Female flowers solitary or twin at base of the male si)ike, Invol. cordate serrate, Leaves rhomboid ovate 
13671 Female flowers at base of the male spike without an involucre, Leaves roundish ovate subcordatc serrated 
13672 Spikes axill. male above female below, Invol. smooth ish serrated. Leaves ovate acum. serr. cunoato at l)asc 
13673 Female spike cylind. solitary terminal, Invol. 3-parted awned ciliated. Leaves roundish-ovate acuminate 
13674 Female flowers twin axillary, Involucres entire, Leaves ovate acuminate serrulate, Stem siirubby 
13675 Flowers dioecious : male spiked; female axillary, Invol. roundish entire. Leaves smooth lane, suhcord. 
13676 Spikes male above ; fem. below, Invol. cuneiform toothed at edge, Styles multifid, Lvs. obi. subcord. serr. 
13677 Spikes axillary male above ; female below, Invol. cordate hispid, Leaves ovate acute hispid 
13678 Male spikes axillary female at base, Invol. O, Leaves ovate cordate acuminate serrated 
13679 Spikes axillary erect. Female invols. cordate toothed very large. Leaves ovate-lanceolate serrated smooth 
13680 Flowers dicecious spiked, Spikes axill. Invol. of females cordate cut. Leaves obi. lanceolate serrated smooth 
13681 Leaves 3-lobed serrated : lobes oblong serrated, Bractes 3-lobed ciliated. Petioles shorter than peduncle 
■women in childbed, and persons bed-ridden. Sown in pots on heat early in the season, and transi)lanted as 
soon as the frosts are over into a mass of light rich soil, the plant makes one of the most magnificent of 
border annuals, often attaining the height of ten or twelve feet. 
2035. Ilura. Its American name. H. crepitans is a rapid growing tree. From the quickness of its vegeta- 
tion, its parts are of so loose a texture, that a loud clap of thunder, or a sudden gust of wind, frequently causes 
the largest boughs to snap asunder. The wood is only fit for joists and spars : the sap of the leaves and bark is 
corrosive, and the seeds when roasted purge both upwards and downwards. The species are propagated by 
large ripened cuttings, planted in sand, plunged in heat, and covered with a hand-glass. Its fruit when ripe 
bursts with a loud crack, whence the specific name of crepitans ; they are of a very elegant form, resembling 
a depressed sphere with many rounded ribs, arranged with the utmost symmetry. 
2036. SterciUia. Sterculius was the god of the privy, from stcrcus, excrement. It has been well observed 
by a French author, that the Romans, in the madness of paganism, finished by deifying the most immodest 
objects and the most disgusting actions. They had the gods Sterculius, Crepitus, Priapus ; and the god- 
desses Caca, Pertunda, &c. &c. The flowers of one species and the leaves of the other are highly fetid. The 
species are lofty trees with large leaves, and some of them very showy flowers: they all thrive in light lo;imy 
soil; and ripened cuttings, with tiieir leaves on, root in sand, plunged in moist heat, and covered with a hand- 
glass. The famous Cola nut of Guinea is the produce of S. acuminata. 
2037. Heritiera. Named in honor of Charles Louis L'Heritier de Brut«?lle,- a distinguished French botanist, 
who was unfortunately assassinated in a street of Paris in 1800. He published many works, which will always 
have a high reputation for the excellence of their text, and the magnificence of their illustrations. A fine 
tree, which may be treated like Sterculia. 
2038. Acalypha. A Greek name for the nettle, which this genus much resembles. It is compounded of a:, 
privative, xocko?, beautiful, and a^n, touch. Plants of no beauty and the easiest culture. 
2039. Dalechcnnpia. So called after James Dalechamp, a French botanist, born in 1513, died in 1588. He 
left a General History of Plants, and some commentaries upon Pliny. May be treated as Plukenetia. 
and Miscellaneous Particular s. 
