of the Editor of this work. Less perfect specimens of the 

 same plant were detected by Mr. Allan Cunningham, in a 

 state of bud only, " South of the Colony" of N. S. Wales, 

 and marked "allied to Eugenia elliptical and what confirms 

 the stability of the Genus is, the discovery by Mr. Allan 

 Cunningham of a second species* (which exists in Mr. J. 

 Smith's Herbarium) on the Hastings' River. With regard 

 to the present individual, it has been introduced to our gar- 

 dens by Mr. Low of Clapton, to whom the Botanic gardens 

 of Kew owe the possession of it, and there it forms a small 

 tree-like shrub, six to eight feet high. It is readily increased 

 by cuttings: and they flower while quite small, soon after 

 being struck. 



Descr. A small Tree, sixteen feet high, according to Mr. 

 Backhouse, with slender, terete branches, of which the 

 younger ones are often villous. Leaves opposite, on short 

 petioles^ ovate, acuminate, between membranaceous and cori- 

 aceous, pellucido-punctate, glabrous, or more or less villous, 

 especially on the costa beneath, often ciliated. Corymbs 

 pedunculate ; peduncles much longer than the leaves, axillary 

 or terminal ; branches generally bearing three flowers. Young 

 flowers more or less concealed by petaloid bracteas, which are 

 ovato-lanceolate, caducous, falling before the flowers expand. 

 Tube of the calyx turbinate, very villous, the lower part 

 adherent to the small ovary, which is itself villous at the 

 upper part: limb of the calyx large, deeply five -cleft, 

 petaloid, nearly white : sepals ovato-lanceolate, veined. Sta- 

 mens numerous, at the mouth of the tube of the calyx. 

 Petals small, rotundato-ovate, very concave, acute. Ovary 

 semi-inferior, two-celled, with receptacles on the dissepiment, 

 with several ovules. Fruit immature, apparently dry and 

 coriaceous. 



* This may be called 



Backhousia riparia ; foliis elliptico-lanceolatis basi apiceque longe 

 acuminatis, nervis oblique-patentibus. 



Eugenia riparia. A. Cunn. 3tS. 



Hab. Hastings' River. Mr. Allan Cunningham. 



