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lanceolate. Flower-calyx } in. Ion- and broad ; caljx-segaieiita 

 under a line long. Petals i in. broad, | in. long. Longer sta- 

 mens as long as the petals ; anthers i in. long ; connective pro- 

 duced i in. below the anther, bearing 2 yellow posticous spurs ; 

 smaller anthers with the spurs a short distance below the anther. 

 Style as long as the petals, narrowed to the base. Leaves pro- 

 duced after the flowers, obloug, obtuse, cuneate at tlie base, dis- 

 tinctly triplinerved, hispid, especially on the under surface. 

 £aroji 4825 ! 4925 ! Mr. Baron has 'again gathered D. ohlom 

 folia, 'Qakev = Baron fiS^Sl 



VErEECELLA BIFORMIS, n. sp. 



Glabra, raraulis sterilibus longe sarmentosis, floriferis patulis, foliis bre- 

 viter petiolatis oblongis obtusis triplinerviis crenatis, panicul^ la.\£E ramis 

 inferioribiis cymosis paucifloris, pedicellis elongatis, calycis tubo globoso 

 glabro limbo angusto subintegro, petalis latis lilaciuis, fmctu capsulari 5- 

 valvi calyci aequilongo. 



Long sterile branches climbing up trees perpendicularly or 

 along the ground from one tree to another, bearing copious 

 opposite oblong obtuse shortly petioled glabrous triplinerved 

 leaves often tinged with purple. Leaves of the flowering stems 

 longer than those of the creeping sterile shoots, 2-3 in. long. 

 Panicle lax, terminal, i ft. long ; upper branches simple ; lower 

 cymose ; pedicels |-| in. long. Fruit-calyx I ia. diam., strongly 

 ribbed ; limb very narrow. Petals suborbicular, I in. in diam. 

 Capsule of 5 truncate valves not protruded beyond the calyx- 

 limb. Seeds minute, cochleate. — Baron 1054! 3992! The 

 sterile stems sent before by Dr. Miller, Dr. Parker, and 

 Mr. Pool. 



Gratesia porphtrotaltis, n. sp. 



Herbacea, caule gracili decumbente hispidulo apice 1-3-floro, foliis 

 paucis longe petiolatis oblongis obtusis triplinerviis utrinque parce hispi- 

 dulis, calycis tubo globoso hispidulo, limbo brevi dentibus deltoideis, fructu 

 5-valvi apice rubro-purpureo e calyce protruso. 



Stems slender, trailing, about a foot long. Leaves about 

 3 to a stem J petioles ascending, densely hispid, l|-2 in. long; 

 blade membranous, 1-2 in. long, slightly cordate at the base, 

 green on both surfaces, obscurely crenulate, hispid mainly on the 

 veins beneath and towards the margin. Pedicels i-| in. lon^. 

 densely hispid. Calyx ^ in. in diam. ; tube with 10 prominent 

 ribs ; limb very narrow. Petal and stamens not seen. Capsule with 



