petioles, and inflorescence clothed with a grey pubescence 
or tomentum ; hairs with two divaricating perfectly hori- 
zontal branches. Stem and branches slender, terete. Leaves 
opposite and alternate, long-petioled, two to five inches 
long, variable in breadth and shape, orbicular ovate or 
oblong, acute obtuse or apiculate, base rounded or cordate, 
dark green and glabrous above, quite entire or margin 
sinuate; petiole two to three inches long, flexuous, biglan- 
dular at the apex. Peduneles axillary, solitary, erect, 
longer than the petioles, many-flowered. Flowers in 
terminal simple or compound corymbs; pedicels one-half 
to one and a half inch long, at first strongly decurved, 
then erect, often bracteolate in the middle. Sepals small, 
ovate, obtuse, with a pair of large glands on four of them. 
Corolla golden-yellow, an inch in diameter. Petals unequal, 
two larger than the rest, orbicular clawed, erose, the claw 
longer than the sepals. Stamens ten, filaments united 
below, five much smaller than the rest with large granular 
connectives and minute anthers; of the five others two 
have very large anthers, and three smaller ones. Ovary 
three-lobed ; styles three, exserted, stout, each terminated 
ape broadly sagittate stigmatiferous appendage.— 
¢ F ig. 1, Flower with petals removed; 2, stamens and pistil ; 3, front and back 
views of largest anthers; 4, three smaller anthers ; 5, front and back views of 
middle-sized anthers ; 6, vertical, and 7, transverse section of ovary; 8, ovule; 
9, hair from branch :— add enlarged. 
