Descriprion.— Shrub; 5 feet high; branches somewhat 
tawny. Leaves opposite, elliptic or oblong, abruptly 
acuminate, base cuneate, 3-6 in. long, 14-2} in. wide, 
thinly coriaceous, shining above, nerves 11-14 on each 
side; petiole 3 lin. long. Jowers shortly pedicelled, in 
axillary many-flowered globose clusters. Sepals ovate, 
obtuse or subacute, about | lin. long. Corolla pure white; 
tube cylindric, 6-8 lin. long; lobes ovate or oblong, obtuse, 
3-34 lin. long. Carpels 5, each l-ovuled. Fruit berry-like, 
ovoid-globose, obtuse or apiculate, rugose, 4 lin. long. 
Fig. 1, an unopened flower; 2, calyx and pistil; 3, vertical section of 
corolla; 4 and 5, anthers; 6, ovary; 7, section of ovary :—all enlarged. 
