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a free one seeded berry. It will be with Dir- 
ca and Lagetta the third American Genus of 
it ; but by the 4 stamens and opposite leaves, 
it is nearest to Strut hiola , that differs however 
by calix filiform, Bglands and is not dioical. 
Two types if both are congeneric. 
504. N. umbellula Raf. Autikon. Anony- 
mos Boyken in Collins herb. — Branches hardly 
4gone, leaves on short petiols, ovate rhomboi- 
dal acute at both ends, very entire and very 
smooth, thin membranaceous ; peduncles ax- 
illary longer that petiols 3-5ftowered umbellate, 
partial equal to calix — discovered by Dr, Boy- 
ken in Georgia, but not named, probably found 
also in Florida : a small shrub, branches brown 
leaves unequal very thin, one or two inches 
long, flowers small, probably somewhat yellow- 
ish, brownish when dry. 
505. Nestronia? tjndueata Raf. Physic nut 
or Indian olive, Bartr. trav. p. 41. leaves broad 
lanceolate on short petiols : entire undulate 
smooth, drupes solitary pedunculate yellow olive 
like — I refer to this new Genus, a small shrub 
2 or 3 feet high found 60 years ago by Bartram 
in the hills of Georgia, and omitted by all our 
Betanists. Bartram only saw the fruit, and if 
I am right in my conjectures we have thus the 
fruit of Nestronia. Before obtaining N. um- 
bellula I had considered that it was a new Olea 
or Adelia of Michaux ; but it agrees with none 
while it agrees much better with my Nestro- 
nia, although still a peculiar species by nar- 
rower undulate leaves. The fruits are yellow 
like an olive on long slender erect peduncles, 
Bartram says it was used by the Indians as a 
charm to entice game. These two shrubs may 
be easily distinguished at first sight from Nyssa 
