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CHAPTER XL. 
PEDALINE^. 
Essential Charicter.— Calyx S-parted. Corolk bilabiate. Stamens j spurious cells. Seeds pendulous. Albumen none. Erect branched 
4, didynamous. OTarium surrounded by a glandular disk. Stigma | herbs with opposite leaves, and axillary, solitary, bibracteate flowers. — 
undivided. Fruit drupaceous, dry, usually muricatcd, of several I (G. Don.) 
Description, &c — All the plants in this order are remarkable for the oiliness of their seeds. The Indian 
grain Sesame mentioned in the story of the Forty Thieves in the Arabian Nights' Entertainments belongs to it. 
The order takes its name from the genus Pedalium (Pedalion signifying the rudder of a ship), in reference to 
the dilated angles of the fruit. 
GENUS I. 
MARTYNIA, Houst. THE MARTYNIA. 
Lin. Si/st. DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA. 
Generic Character. — Drupe oblong, bicomute at the apex ; the anterior horn sulcately-toothed, containing a 4-celled nut ; 
cells few-seeded. — (G. Don.) 
Description, &c. — The genus Martynia, which was named by Houston in honour of Professor Martyn, 
editor of Miller's Dictionary, &c., is nearly allied to the genera Bignonia and Tecoma; and the spedes are 
remarkable for their showy flowers, homy capsules, and oily seeds. 
1.— MARTYNIA PROBOSCIDEA, Ghx. THE HORNY, OR PROBOSCIS-LIKE MARTYNIA. 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag. t. 1056 ; and our^i^. 1, in Plate 40. 
Specific Character. — Stem branched ; leaves alternate, lobed, 
cordate at the base ; stamens 4, all fertile. — {G. Don.) 
Synonvmes. — M. alternifolia, Lam. ; M. annua, Lin. ; M. 
Louisiana, Mill. ; Proboscidea Jussieuii, Schmidt. 
Variety. — M. p. 2 triloba, G. Don ; M. triloba, Cham, et 
Schleeht, smaller than the species. 
Description, &c. — A very curious plant, covered with glutinous hairs. The flowers are somewhat bell- 
shaped, and are dotted and variegated with several shades of colour ; the lobes of the stigma are irritable, and 
clpse when touched. The capsules or seed-vessels are a kind of nut, quite hard and woody, and terminating in 
two beaks or horns. The plant was a native of Louisiana (where it was first discovered on the banks of the 
Mississippi), and Mexico, and was introduced about 1759 ; seeds of it being sent by Richard, the French king's 
gardener at Versailles, to the celebrated Miller, who was then curator of the botanic garden at Chelsea. It was 
first kept in the hothouse, and treated as a half hardy annual ; but it is now found to succeed in the open border, 
if sown in April or May, in a light rich soil and warm situation. The seeds, like those of all oily plants, do 
not keep well ; and thus, generally, only a few of those sown come up. The plant has a strong erect stem, and 
does not require sticking. Seeds may be procured at Carter's, Holborn, and other seed-shops. 
2.— MARTYNIA LUTEA, Lindl. THE YELLOW MARTYNIA. 
Engravings. — Bot. Reg. t. 934 ; and our fig. 3, in Plate 40. | Leaves opposite, coidate-orbicular, toothed, clothed with glandular 
Specific Character. — Stem branched, clothed with glandular down. I down. Beaks much longer than the pericarp. — (G. Don.) 
Description, &c — The habit of the plant resembles that of M. proboscidea, but the flowers are of a bright 
orange yellow. It is a native of Brazil, introduced in 1825. The culture is the same as that of the preceding 
species. 
