88 
DEC AN Dill A, 
Genera. 
7 Guilandina* 
8 Hymenseaf 
9 MyroxylonJ 
10 Parkinsonia 
11 Poinciana§ 
12 Rhod ora 
13 Sophora 
14 Toluifera§ 
N° of 
Growth, species. Native of 
s 5 E. & W, Indies 
t 1 W. Indies 
1 Peru 
t 1 W. Indies 
s 3 E. & W. Indies 
h 1 
a & h 13 Levant, Cape, &c. 
t 1 S. America 
Species m 
Britain, 
Q(L Flowers many-petaled, equal* * * § 
15 Adenanthera t 
16 Bergera s 
17 Chaicas s 
18 Clethra s 
19 Cynometra s 
20 Dionaea^T s, 
21 Ekebergia 
22 Eagonia h 
23 Guajacum[[[| t 
24 Baematoxylon t 
25 Heisteria s 
26 Jussieua s 
27 Ledum % 
28 Limonia s 
2 India 
1 Africa 
1 India 
1 Carolina 
2 India 
1 Carolina 
1 Cape 
3 Crete, Spain, Arabia 
3 W. Indies, Africa 
1 Campechy 
1 Martinico 
6 Lima, India 
J . Europe' 
3 India 
* On the Malabar coast, the roots of guilandina moringa are scraped and use'd 
as horse-radish , and have much the same taste. Though this tree is considered as' 
a species of the genus guilandina , it seems to be erroneous, as there are nine sta^ 
mina, five of which are fertile, and four barren. 
-j- The resin called gum, anime is from hymencea coutbaril. 
X The balsam of Peru is from mytoxylon peruiferum. 
§ Flower fence, (poinciana) is so called, because they make fences with it in 
Bafbadoes to divide land: it hath a beautiful flower, and is armed with spines. 
|| The balsam of tolu is from toluifera balsamum » 
^ Dioncea muscipula is a very remarkable sensitive plant, having succulent leaves, 
which spread upon the ground, and at the end of each leaf are two lobes, or lips, 
an inch broad, fringed on the margin with a row of stiff hairs ; and on a fly oY any 
thing being introduced between them, they immediately close; hence the specific 
name muscipula ffly—trap) nor do they open again while the dead animal continue? 
there, whence it is supposed to contribute to the nutriment of the plant. 
HU Gum guajacwm is from guajacim officinale.—See buxus . 
