XXI. MELIACEHI 
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5-celled ; stigma 5-lobed ; ovules 8-12 in each cell. Capsule open- 
ing from the top by 5 valves which ultimately fall away and leave 
the axis and cell-partitions as a pentagonal column of soft wood ; 
seeds numerous, winged. 
Leaflets entire. Panicles shorter than the leaves. Ovary hairy 1. G.Toona. 
Leaflets toothed. Panicles longer than the leaves. Ovary 
glabrous . . . . . . . . . . . 2. C. serrata. 
1. Cedrela Toona, Boxb. ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 568. Leaves even- 
pinnate, 12-18 in. ; leaflets 10-20, nearly opposite or sometimes 
alternate, 2-5 in., entire. Panicles shorter than the leaves. 
Flowers honey-scented. Calyx-segments obtuse or acute, ciliate. 
Petals ciliate. Ovary hairy. Capsule oblong, J-l in. long ; seeds 
winged at both ends. 
Sutlej valley ; April, May. — Throughout India, ascending to 3000 ft. — Java, 
Australia. 
The Toon tree ; timber highly valued for furniture, door-panels, carving, 
etc. 
2. Cedrela serrata, Boyle ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 568, under G. Toona. 
Leaves usually odd-pinnate, 15-20 in. ; leaflets 15-25, opposite, 
3-6 in., toothed. Panicles longer than the leaves. Flowers 
usually pink, rather foetid. Calyx-segments obtuse, glabrous. 
Petals glabrous. Ovary glabrous. Capsule ovoid, acute, 1J-1J in. 
long ; seeds winged only at the upper end. (Fig. 26.) 
Matiana, Sainj in the G-iri valley ; May, June. — W. Himalaya, 3000-8000 ft., 
in moist, shady places. 
The Hill Toon. Native name Tooni. 
XXII. AQUIFOLIACE^ 
A small, widely spread Order, represented in India by a single 
genus. — Aquifolium, pointed leaf, was the classical name of the 
Holly. 
ILEX. The classical name of the holm or evergreen oak. 
which often has prickly, holly-like leaves. — Widely spread in 
tropical and temperate regions, most numerous in S. America. 
Evergreen shrubs or small trees. Leaves alternate, simple, 
shortly stalked, hard, shining, usually toothed; stipules small, 
soon falling off. Flowers small, white, 1- or 2-sexual, regular, 
crowded in axillary clusters. Calyx 4-parted, persistent. Petals 4, 
broadly ovate, obtuse, united at the base. Stamens 4, about as 
long as the petals and adhering to their base, anthers 2-celled. 
Ovary globose, sessile, 2-4-celled ; stigma broad, sessile, lobed ; 
