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Polyadelphia . 
East and West Indies for the purpose of extracting the 
indigo of commerce ; and 
Cytisus, with two-lobed calyx, and pod on a foot- 
stalk, of which Cyt. Laburnum, Common Laburnum, is 
a well known ornament of the shrubbery. 
class xviil 
POL YADELPHIA, 
In this class the stamens are united by their fila- 
ments into more than two parcels ; and the three or- 
ders into which it is divided are distinguished by the 
number or insertion of the stamens. 
Order I. Dodecandria. 
Theobroma Cacao, Chocolate Nut Tree. Cal. 
three-leaved ; cor. five-petaled ; nectaries five ; the 
number of stamens not distinctly ascertained. The 
chocolate-tree grows to the height of 12 or 16 feet ; 
** it is carefully cultivated,*’ says Dr Wright, “ in all 
the French and Spanish islands in the warmer parts of 
America. This was formerly the case also in Jamaica ; 
but, at present we have only a few straggling trees left 
as monuments of our indolence. This tree delights in 
shady places and deep vallies. The leaves are oblong, 
large, and pointed j the flowers, which are small and 
pale red, spring from the trunk and large branches ; 
and the pods are oval and pointed. The seeds or nuts 
