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tite, sepals unequal obovate obtuse, ovary obo~ 
vate compressed, a single style terminal smooth 
filiform flexuose, a single stigma. Fruit a glo- 
bular compound berry or syncarpe by baccate 
ealix as in Morns, concrete at the base but 
distinct at the end, seeds compressed. Trees 
distichal serrate leaves , fruits axillary pen- 
dulous — several blended species. If the good 
name of Fusticus does not appear classical 
enough, I propose for substitute Sukaminea a 
name of Dioskorides for the Mulberry. This 
G* is nearer Broussonetia than Morus and Tox~ 
ylon. The first only differs by fern, calix tubu- 
lar 3-4dentate, style lateral, seed clavate : the 
Morus differs from all 3 by the double styles 
and stigmas, with the oblong fruits. My G. 
Calostima fl. tel. 589 which was the IJrtica 
baccata of L. is akin to all these, a connecting 
link with Basella, it differs by the many radia- 
ted stigmas and racemose fruits not forming a 
syncarpe, All are deemed to belong to the 
tribe of Urticides or Nettles, forming a peculiar 
group Morides by baccate seeds. Sir J. Smith 
regreted that the blended Fustic trees had not 
been well distinguished, I shall try to distin- 
guish 4 of them. 
580. Fusticus glabra Raf, Broussonetia 
tinctoria Jalambie in Collins herb. Branches 
terete inerme yellowish punctate of white, pe- 
tiols very short, leaves quite smooth ovatoblong 
repand or serrate in the middle only, baseobli- 
qual subeordate, end acuminate elongate, fe- 
male catkins on short peduncles — in South 
Florida and Cuba. It is on this sp. that I have 
framed the Generic character. Leaves 2 or 3 
inches long without spines, catkins small not 
one fourth of Toxylon. It is probably this sp. 
