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PLANTS FllOU NEW CALKUONIA. 



TILIACEiE. 



TniUMFETTA RHOMBOIDEA Jacq. Erimtage, 784. Weed of cultivation. 

 Cretaceous. Perennial 4 ft. Widely di>strlbntedt 



El^^ocakpus kivularis Vieill. Isle of Pines; serpentine i>]atc:ui, creek- 

 side in scrub area. 22G7. Shrub or small tree. Leaves (bin, reddisb 

 wlicn old. 



Flowers pendentj white; petal margins fringed. SHj^lit scenf. 



E. Myhtillus Schlocbter. Nekando ; serpentine scrul) among boulders. 



Flowers pendent. 



ft., spreading' over ground. 



2029. Small shrub 2 



Calyx and corolla white. Petals fringed. Scented. I am doubtful if tbis 



species is distinct from E^vacchiioidcs Brongn. & Gris. 



E. ViEiLLAP.DH Brongn. k GrIs. Ignambi ; 



1480. 



Largo tree 40 ft., spreading 



forest; 2000 ft. Gneiss, 

 crown. Flowers ])endent. Sepals 

 white. Petals wbite, fringed, sometimes flecked witb red. Faint scent. 



E. KODOSUS Bak. fil., sp. nov, Fridex circ. 4-pedalis ranmlis teriilibus 



cortice nigrrscente obtoctis inferne cicatricibus foliorum delapsorum notatis ; 



foUis tenuiter coriaceis ovatis vol obovatis G-LO cm. longis 33-53 mm, latis 



apice sropius rotundatis basi cuneatis^ costa subtus conspicua, ncrvis lateridi- 

 btis utrinque 8-9 marginem versus furcatis,petiolis 12-20 mm. loiigi^ suffuUis; 

 florihus pendulis parviusculis in racenius dis[iosi{is racemis ercctis vol sub- 

 crectis foliis brevioribus; sepalis lanccolatis 5-G mm. longlrf glabresccntibus 

 vel parce pubcscontibus, petalis suba^quilongis ; petalis cuneatis alliis apice 

 intequaliter incisis, stamhiihus circ. 30 apiculatis; ovario bilocularlj stylo 

 gracili ; frudu ellipsoideo cinereo glabro + 15 mm. longo^ 8-10 mm. lato. 



Ponme ; 2379. Serpentine scrub ; 800-1300 ft., abundant. Petal margins 

 serrate. Sweet-scented. Noticeable on account of the obovate or ovale 

 somewliat coriaceous leaves, and racemes of rather small pendent white 

 flowers in half-erect racemes. 



E. oviGERUS Brongn. & Gris, Taom ; creekside forest; 400 ft. 



tine. 2315, Tree 



Serpen- 



30 ft., bark rough grey. Flowers pendulous. Calyx 



white, flesh}'. Corolla creamy-\vbito, petul margins serrate. Slightly scented. 



E. GEMiNTFLORiiS Brougn, & Gris. Mt. Canala; forest; 2000ft. 1111. 

 Tree 30 ft. Leaves dark green, brown nerves projecting on under side, the 

 upper surface corrugated. Flowers large. . Calyx pale yellowish. Corolla 

 white, petals fimbriated. Anthers numerous, with points. The calyx is 

 5-5'5 cm. long, the petals 5 cm. long. Noticeable on account of the xevy 

 larfre flowers and corru2"itted sniface of the leaves. 



E. ALATERXOlDEs Brougn. & Gris, rar. nov. GRANDii'OLius Bak. fil. 

 Fritter G-pedalis sec. cb detectorem ; fol'us subcoriaceis G-7 cm. longis 



