Order XLVI
TERNSTROMIACEE.
A very small order, consisting wholly of trees or shrubs, bearing handsome white or yellowish flowers. They are nearly related to Camellieæ, from which they do not differ at all in habit. Nothing is known of their properties. Noronha states that a species of Saurauja found in Java has a subacid fruit, in flavor resembling the Tomato, and that it is eaten by the Javanese under the name of Koleho. 1083 Eúrya Th. 1494 Gordónia W.
ORDER XLVII.
CAMELLIE E. 1495 Stuártia W.
Camellias are too well known in our gardens to render it necessary to say much upon their peculiarities. The Camellia is one of the most beautiful, and the tea one of the most useful, plants in the world. Both are natives either of China, Japan, or Nepal. The tea is well known for the stimulating influence of its decoction upon the nerves, which is attributed by Cullen to the presence of a narcotic principle. The seeds of Camellia oleífera yield a fine oil. None of the species bear fragrant flowers. Their nearest affinity is with Ternströmiaceæ, from which they probably ought not to be separated. 1496 Caméllia Ker