322 MB. M. p. EDGEWORTH ON THE FLORA OF BAIfDA. 



ter for surprise is, that it lias not beeu more widely diffused. I do 

 not admit the closeness of the resemblance of the fruit described 

 by Capt. Abbott, in vol. xvi. J. A, S., p. 666, to the custard apple. 

 It might as well represent a Jack fruit — but is rather, I imagine, a 

 fancy composition than an imitation of any real fruit. 



Alysicarpus tetragoxolobus. Procunibens, a hasi ramosus, ramis 

 teretibus linea pilosa notatis, fohis breviter pctiolatis ovatis ohlongisve 

 obtusis, supretuis angustioribus basi subcordatis supra glabris subtus 

 strigosis stipulis basi latis subcordatis cuneatis acutis cihatis petiolo 

 longioribus, racemis laxis terminaUbus oppositifohisque, bracteis late 

 ovatis acutis striatis puberulis eiliolatis, prse anthesi caducis, bifloris, 

 rachi pedicellisque puberulis, calyce 4-fido segmento superiore bifido, 

 omnibus acutis puberulis longe piUs albis ciliatis in fnictu approxima- 

 to-imbricatis, articulum secuudum superantibus ; leguminibus 4-8- 

 articulatis, inter articulos valde eontractis subarcuatis articulis plus 

 minus obUquis, insequaliter quadrangularibus angulis costatis, lateribus 

 valde reticulato-rugosis puberuhs, infimo stipitiformi et supremo mu- 

 cronato sterilibus. 



This much resembles in habit A. monilifer and A. styracifolius^ 

 and like them grows in barren grassy places, but is easily distin- 

 guished by the line of hairs on the stem and the 4-angled legume. 

 Its flowers open about noon, and close at 2 or 3 p.m. 



A. GRACILIS. Erecta glabra ramosa, ramis teretibus, stipulis scariosis 

 acuminatis subvaginantibus petiolo longioribus, foliis unifoliolatis pedi- 

 cello eaudiculatis, stipellis minutis punctiformibus, foliolo anguste 

 elliptic© basi subcordato apice mucronato, supra glabro, subtus pal- 

 lido, parce piloso, racemis axillaribus terminalibusque, bracteis caducis 

 2-floris, calyce 4-fido segmentis ciliolatis, superiore breviter biden- 

 tato nee bifido, vix imbricatis, legumine calyce plus duplo longiore 

 3-5-articulato moniliformi articulo supremo mucroniformi puberulo, 

 ceteris obliquis valde eontractis subcompressis glabris vix reticulatis. 



This differs much in habit from all the other species I know ; 

 very slender, about 2 feet high, growling on shady rocks at Gurh- 



rampur 



ifoli 



but the habit is very different, and there is technical difference 

 in the calyx. 



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LrrFA Bakdaal. I have little doubt that this is Eoxburgh's 

 species, which was sent to him from Cawnpore, and is called Ban- 



incorrect. 



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uniformly 



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however, the leaves of all curcubits vary so much that they are 



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