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ECHITES Franeiscea. 
The River Francisco Echites. 
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Nat. ord. APOCYNACEX. (DocBANEs, Vegetable Kingdom, p. 599.) 
ECHITES, P. Browne.—Calyx 5-partitus, lobis interne omnibus vel 
solum interioribus glandulosis aut sguamatis. Corolla hypocraterimorpha 
vel infundibuliformis; tubo plus minus elongato, cylindrico vel basi cylin- 
draceo et supra vel apice infundibuliformi, exappendiculato, intus supra 
staminum insertionem plerumque hispido ; lobis aestivatione sinistrorsum 
convolutis. Anther@ ubi tubus corollae latior fit insertze, subsessiles, medio 
stigmati adherentes, sagittatee, lobis inferioribus polline destitutis. Necta- 
rium e glandulis lobis calycis alternantibus liberis vel plus minusve connatis, 
nunc 2 vel 3 connatis aliis distinctis. Ovaria 2, nectario plerumque longiora, 
ssepius glabra, ovula 00. Stylus 1. Stigma capitatum, ovoideum vel pyra- 
midato quinquegonam, basi membraná integrä vel lobatä umbraculiformi 
reflexä stipatum, apice simplex vel bilobum. Follieuli 2, elongati, cylindrici 
vel torulosi, coriacei. Semina lineari-oblonga, ventre carinata, superne co- 
mosa, albumine parco ; embryone axili, cotyledonibus planis, facie adpressis, 
radiculà superä longioribus.—— Frutices vel suffrutices scandentes, rarius 
herbz suffrutescentes erecte ; omnes speciebus dubiis exceptis Americans ; 
foliis oppositis, integris, ciliis glandulosis interpetiolaribus, glandulisque inter- 
dum superne ad basim limbi ; cymis axillaribus vel terminalibus, sepius in 
racemum simplicem elongatis; floribus albis, flavis, roseis vel purpureis, sepe 
Sragrantibus.— Alphonse DeCandolle Prodr. viii. 446. 
Section 1. EUECHITES. 
$ 2. Glands within the calyx numerous. 
B. Stamens inserted near the top of the corolla. 
E. Franciscea ; ramis racemis foliisque puberulo-velutinis, foliis ovatis acutis 
mucronatis, racemis simplicibus axillaribus folio subbrevioribus, lobis 
calycinis triangulari-acuminatis pedicello dupló brevioribus externě 
pilosis tubo corolle guadruplo brevioribus, corollá glabrá tubo infra 
mediam partem angustiore sursum infundibuliformi lobis longiore.— 
Alph. DeCand. Prodr. 8. 454. 
A fine fragrant hothouse climber, of considerable beauty, 
the introduction of which was effected.by his Grace the late 
Duke of Northumberland. We believe it was purchased 
from Mr. Claussen. It appears, from M. Alphonse DeCan- 
"dolle, to have been found by the traveller Blanchet in the 
May, 1847. K 
