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young, green and glabrous when mature on both surfaces, with 
few much ascending distinct main veins. Racemes numerous, 
axillary, few-flowered, not much longer than the petioles ; rhachis 
and pedicels silky. Calyx lin. long, slightly silky, cut down 
nearly to the base. Petals whitish, oblanceolate, silky, scarcely 
longer than the calyx. Stamens about 20, half as long as the 
calyx, obscurely silky ; anthers about j5 in. long. Ovary silky, 
globose ; style short.— Central Madagascar, Baron! A near ally 
of E. serratus, L., which is planted in Mauritius and has been 
gathered in Madagascar by Curtis. 
ELX0OCARPUS SERICEUS, n. sp. 
E. ramulis sericeis, foliis petiolatis oblongis acutis subcoriaceis denticu- 
latis facie glabris dorso sericeis, floribus hermaphroditis pentameris laxe 
racemosis, pedicellis cernnis flori zequilongis, sepalis lanceolatis brunneis 
dense sericeis, petalis oblanceolatis apice fimbriatis quam calyx paulo lon- 
gioribus, staminibus 10 quam petala duplo brevioribus, antheris lineari-ob- 
longis apice emarginatis, ovario globoso 2-loculari, stylo ovario :equilongo. 
A large forest-tree, with woody branchlets, silky towards the 
tip. Petiole above an inch long; blade subcoriaceous, 2-4 in. 
long, about an inch broad, acuminate, deltoid at the base, 
obscurely toothed, bright green and glabrous above, covered 
with persistent beautiful bright brown silky tomentum beneath. 
Flowers in copious lax racemes 2-3 in. long, with a silky rhachis 
and silky cernuous pedicels as long as the flowers. Sepals 5, 
lanceolate, acute, 4 in. long, densely silky on the outside. Petals 
oblanceolate, rather longer than the sepals, silky outside, cut at 
the tip into five or six short lobes. Stamens half as long as the 
petals; emarginate erect linear-oblong anthers twice as long as 
the filaments. Ovary globose, densely pilose, 2-celled. Fruit 
not seen.—Forests of Central Madagascar. We had leaves 
several years ago from Mrs. Pool and Miss Gilpin, and were 
quite puzzled with it; and now Mr. Baron has sent it in flower 
(1038! 1066 !) 
ELXOCARPUS RUFOVESTITUS, n. Sp. 
Arboreus, ramulis ferrugineo-tomentosis, foliis parvis breviter petiolatis 
oblongis obtusis integris rigidis facie viridibus subcalvatis dorso persis- 
tenter ferrugineo-tomentosis, floribus in racemos axillares dispositis, pedi- 
cellis cernuis flori zquilongis, calycis ferrugineo-tomentosi segmentis 
lanceolatis, petalis pallidis calyei equilongis apice dentatis, staminibus 
circiter 20, antheris acutis. 
A tree 20 or 30 feet high, with terete branchlets, clothed up- 
