Duscr. A branching shrub, with scattered, shortly petioled 
leaves varying much in size and outline, from one inch to (occa- 
sionally) three and four inches in length, elliptic or obovate, 
acute, scarcely coriaceous, entire, or sinuato-dentate, the teeth 
acute, glabrous, or with scattered Aairs, so as to be indistinctly 
downy. In general, the leaves nearest the inflorescence are the 
smallest and glabrous. Corymd terminal, compound. Mowers 
rather numerous, compact. Pedicels half an inch or more long. 
Calyx cylindrical, ovate, green, tinged with brown, generally 
two-lipped: one lip has two, the other three, ciliated teeth. 
Corolla funnel-shaped, curved, yellowish-white or dark cream- 
coloured: ¢wbe longer than the calyx: Zimd nearly erect, of five 
broadly oval, or obovate segments. Stamens nearly twice as 
long as the corolla. Filaments curved. Anthers oblong, yellow. 
Germen ovate, on a large fleshy disk, three-celled. Style rather 
longer than the stamen. Stigma trifid. 
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Fig. 1. Calyx and pistil. 2. Ovary. 3. Section of ditto :—magnified. 
