three-celled, each cell having a fleshy receptacle in the 
inner angle, and many seeds attached to it. Styles short: 
stigma capitate. | 
Sir James Smrru, in the Memoir above referred to, in the 
Transactions of the Linnean Society, has rightly referred 
this Genus to the Order of Myrtr. It has all the character 
of it: the leaves and stem and calyx, and even the outside 
of the petals abound in glandular dots, which in this, and 
probably all the other species yield a fragrant and aromatic 
scent. | 
Bacxia frutescens is the only species which we are ac- 
uainted with that inhabits China. It was discovered ~ 
BECK during his journey, and is the species upon whic 
the Genus was founded. PR gehen Loo not find eight, 
but constantly ten stamens. Perhaps the number of the 
divisions of the floral coverings may vary to four, and then 
we might t eight stamens. New Holland Bacx1a 
virgata, as I have observed at p. 2694, of the former series 
of this work, has fifteen stamens. — 
Sent to the tome. Botanic Garden, together with a 
eg number of other Botanical rarities from China, in 
827, by Dr. Livinestone. It is kept in the greenhouse, 
and produces its little delicate and snow-white flowers in 
the month of December. 
Fig. 1. Flower. 2. Upper part of the Germen and Calyx. 3. Lower 
of the Germen, to shew the Cells and Seeds. 4, Se adh duaee oc on 
