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lobes subequal, the lower one larger and glanduloso- 
dentate in the manner of a comb. Petals 5, with the 
upper one larger. Stamens 10 ; filaments free, 
slightly bearded at the base. A nectariferous glan- 
dule at the upper side of the ovary. Style short : 
stigma glanduloso-subciliated. Legumes compresso- 
plane, spongy, scarcely dehiscent : seeds 4-6 . — Dc 
Cartel. 
American trees *or shrubs, with axillary spines; leaves 
abruptly pinnated ; flowers racemose, yellow. 
1. Coulteria tinctoria. Dibi-Deri . 
Leaflets glabrous ovali-oblong, petioles unarmed 
subpuberulous, calyx glabrous, legumes glabrous ses- 
sile obtuse. 
Caesalpinia pectinata, De Cand. Cat. II. Monsp. 84. — Poin- 
eiana Tara, Ruiz, ct Pav. — Coulteria tinctoria, II. B. et Kunth , 
VI. t. 569. 
HAB. Cultivated. 
FL. Throughout the year. 
This valuable shrub has been lately introduced into the 
Island by Henry Bright, Esq., and promises to be a great ac- 
quisition. The pods abound in the tannin principle, and in 
Gallic acid, so that it is adapted to the purposes of tanning, and 
may also serve as a substitute for nut-galls in dyeing and ink 
making. It has been found to thrive in every situation, even 
where the soil is light and gravelly, and where it has been ex- 
posed to the extreme of dry weather. It comes into bearing 
in a year, and continues to flower and to bear fruit in constant 
succession. About two crops may be annually obtained; that, 
towards the end of the year, being the most abundant. I am 
confident that it will, in course of time, be extensively cultivated. 
XLV. CiESALPINIA. 
Calycine sepals 5, concrete at the base into a sub- 
persistent cupula ; the lowest larger than the rest, sub- 
fornicated. Petals 5, unequal, clawed ; the upper one 
shorter than the rest. Stamens 10; filaments villous 
at the base, ascending : all the anthers fertile. Style 
filiform. Legume unarmed, compressed, 2-valved. 
Seeds ovali-oblong, compressed : plumule elongated. 
Trees or shrubs, prickly or unarmed ; leaves abruptly pin- 
