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about as long as the tube.—Central Madagascar, Baron 2064! 
Mr. Baron has refound J. Kitchingii, Baker (1139). 
CARISSA DENSIFLORA, D. sp. 
Arborea, glabra, spinis pungentibus simplicibus armata, foliis brevissime 
petiolatis oblongis acutis coriaceis venis immersis occultis, floribus in cymas 
densas terminales et laterales dispositis, pedicellis quam calyx longioribus, 
calycis tubo brevissimo, segmentis ovatis, corolla segmentis ovatis quam 
tubus cylindricus duplo brevioribus. 
An erect shrub or tree, glabrous in all its parts, with the branch- 
lets thickened at the nodes. Spines pungent, simple, cylindrical, 
above i in. long. Leaves about 2 in. long, acute, deltoid at the 
base, green on both surfaces, shining above, all the veins except 
the midrib fine and hidden. Cymes many-flowered, copious, 
dense, subsessile, terminal and axillary ; pedicels -4—4 in. long. 
Calyx under j*; in. long, with a very short tube and 5 imbricated 
ovate acute segments. Corolla with a cylindrical tube 4 in. long 
and 5 ovate segments half as long as the tube. Anthers 2 
lin. long, sessile at the hairy throat of the corolla-tube. Fruit not 
seen.— Central Madagascar, Baron 709 ! 
CARISSA CRYPTOPHLEBIA, N. gp. 
Arborea, glabra, inermis, foliis sessilibus oblongis obtusis coriaceis venis 
immersis occultis, floribus in eymas densas multifloras breviter peduncula- 
tas dispositis, pedicellis brevibus, calycis campanulati dentibus deltoideis 
tubo zquilongis, corolla segmentis oblongis quam tubus duplo brevioribus, 
antheris minutis oblongo-lanceolatis. 
An erect shrub, glabrous in all its parts, with terete greenish 
woody branchlets, without any spines. Leaves 2-3 in. long, 1-12 
in. broad, obtuse, broadly rounded at the base, subcoriaceous, 
green and glabrous on both surfaces, with all the veins except 
the midrib fine and quite immersed. Flowers in dense shortly 
peduncled terminal cymes; pedicels 45-4 in. long. Calyx 
under a line long; segments deltoid. Corolla under 3 in. long, 
the cylindrical tube hairy inside, especially at the throat. Anthers 
3 line long, sessile at the throat of the corolla-tube. Fruit not 
seen.—Central Madagascar, Baron, 1790! Allied to the Indian 
C. macrophylla, Wallich. 
Vinca (§ LocusERA) TRICHOPHYLLA, n. sp. 
V.ramulis tetragonis, foliis sessilibus membranaceis oblongis acutis sub- 
tiliter pilosis, floribus axillaribus solitariis pedicellatis, calycis segmentis 
