. The vegetable kingdom : or, The structure, classification, and uses of plants, illustrated upon the natural system. children are very fond of the fruit, and become quite yellow alter eatingit, butm 24 to 48 hours they regain their natural colour without any remedy. Maitiusstates that the fruit of Gusta\ia biasiUana is emetic and intoxicates fish ; the root isacrid, aiomatic, and bitter ; the leaves have a heavy unpleasant smell, and are employedin cases of indurated Uver, and for bringing ulcers to a head. Endlicher says thatalthough the finiit of Careya arborea is eaten, yet the seeds are s
. The vegetable kingdom : or, The structure, classification, and uses of plants, illustrated upon the natural system. children are very fond of the fruit, and become quite yellow alter eatingit, butm 24 to 48 hours they regain their natural colour without any remedy. Maitiusstates that the fruit of Gusta\ia biasiUana is emetic and intoxicates fish ; the root isacrid, aiomatic, and bitter ; the leaves have a heavy unpleasant smell, and are employedin cases of indurated Uver, and for bringing ulcers to a head. Endlicher says thatalthough the finiit of Careya arborea is eaten, yet the seeds are suspicious. GENERA. Barringtonia, Forsk. | Stravadia, Pers. Butonica, Lam. Meteorus, Loui*. Commersonia, Sonner. I Menichea, Sonner, Mitraria, Gmel. j Careya, Roxb. Huttum, Adans. Cambea, Hamilt. Stravadiiun, Jiiss. \ Gustavia, Linn. Pirigara, Aubl. Spallanzania, Neck. Teichmeyera, , Catinga, Aubl. ? Coupoui, Mongesia, Fl. Grias, L,? Petalotoma, Diatoma, Lour. Numbers. Gen. 10. Sp. 28. —Escalloniacese.—Barringtoniace^.— Fig. DHL Fig. Din. -Barringtonia speciosa.—^oH. 3 c 2 756 CINCHONALES. [Epigynous Exogens. Alliance LIV. CINCHONALES.—The Cinchonal Alliance. Diagnosis.—Epigynous Exogens, with dichlamydeous monopetalous flotvers, and a minuteenibryo lying in a large quantity of albumen. This Alliance is known from Campanals and Myrtals by its large quantity of albumenand small embryo, from Cactals, Grossals, and Umbellals by its monopetalous corolla,from Asarals by its dichlamydeous flowers. The Orders of it are closely allied, the threelast in the following enumeration being indeed separated by no very strong and Columelhads, although not usually brought up to this point, are, never-theless, hardly separable from the AUiance; the former are a lateral tendency toEricals. Cinchonals are distinguishable from Umbellals by little except their monopetalous
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