102 Mr. J. Lindley's Observations 



VIII. ERIOBOTRYA. 



Mespili species. Thunb., Willd. 



Cal. lanatus, obtuse 5-dentatus. Pet. barbata. Stam. ereeta, 

 dentium longitudine. Styli 5, filiformes, inclusi, pilosi. Po- 

 mum clausum, 3 — 5-loculare. Chalaza nulla. Radicula inter 

 bases cotyledonum inclusa. 



Arbores mediocres ( Asia temper at ce et Peruvian). Ramuli tomen- 

 tosi. Folia simplicia, serrata, infrci lanata. Racemi compositi, 

 terminates, lanati. Bracteae subulatce, deciduce. 



japonica. 1. E. foliis lanceolatis serratis. 

 Mespilus japonica. Thunb. 



Hab. in Japonia (Thunb.); China, Loureiro (v. v. c. 

 et s. sp. Herb. Banks.), 

 elliptica. 2. E. foliis planis ellipticis obscure denticulatis. 

 Mespilus Cuila. Buck. Mss. 



Hab. ad Narainhetty, Buchanan (v. s. sp. Herb. Lam- 

 bert). 

 Obs. Facies prioris. 

 cordata? 3. E. foliis cordatis serratis. 



Mespilus lanuginosa. Fl. Peruv. t. 425. f. 1. hied. 

 Hab. in Peruvia. Pavon (v. s. sp. Herb. Lambert). 

 Rami villis ferrugineis strigosi. Folia petiolata cor- 

 data obtusa serrata, supra plana pilosiuscula 

 glaberrima rugosa, infra ferruginea villosa ve- 

 nis prominentibus. Stipules hirsutae. Fructus 

 (fide iconis) parvus rotundus non lanuginosus. 

 4? Mespilus heterophylla. FL Peruv. t. 425. /. 2. ined. 



I am obliged to Mr. Brown for my knowledge of the structure 

 of the fruit of this genus, which I have never been able to 

 procure. 



IX. PHO- 





