198 ON CHORTODES, 
oblongis, subquadratis, loculis lateralibus; Fr. Fem. staminibus 8 ; 
antheris sterilibus; ovario oblongo, strigoso ; placentis parietalibus 4, 
singulis ovula 6 biseriata anatropa horizontalia gerentibus; stylo 
nullo; stigmate magno, disciformi, 4-partito ; bacca spheerica, subto- 
mentosa, 14-2} poll. diam., pericarpio crasso, lignoso ; seminibus 4713 
vel pluribus, oblongis, 10 lin. longis, 5 lin. latis, in pulpa molli im- 
mersis; testa subcrustacea; embryone in axi albuminis carnosi ortho- 
tropo; cofyledonibus foliaceis, cordatis, acutis; radicula crassa. ——— 
This species bears so great a resemblance to Hydnocarpus inebrians, 
Vahl (C.P. No. 1630 in Herb. Peradeniensi), that it does not appear 
desirable to constitute a new genus of it, notwithstanding its having à 
. larger number of stamens than are found in the other known species of 
Hydnocarpus. The flowers of. Hydnocarpus octandrus are, however, à 
good deal larger than those of H. inebrians, and the fruit too is con- 
siderably bigger, much paler in colour, and less tomentose. H. octandrus 
has as yet been met with only in one locality, in the Ambagamowa 
district, at an elevation of about 2500 feet. Tt is in flower in March. 
A third species of Hydnocarpus (C.P. No. 2918 in Herb. Pera- 
deniensi) occurs in the island, apparently closely allied to H. alpinus 
of Dr. Wight’s ‘ Icones,’ tab. 942; but I have not yet found it ina 
sufficiently good state of flowering to enable me to describe it satis- 
factorily. 
Hydnocarpus inebrians of Dr. Wight’s ‘Illustrations of Indian 
Botany,’ tab. 16, would appear, from the larger size of its flowers and 
_ fruit and the different shape of its leaves, as shown in the figure, to be 
distinct from the Ceylon H. inebrians; but not having seen authentic 
specimens of Dr. Wight’s plant, I am unable to pronounce with 
. On CHORTODES, æ Subgenus of FLAGELLARIA, from the Isle of Pines 
—.. QNew Caledonia); by J. D. Hooker, M.D., F.R.S. (Tas. VIIL) 
The remarkable plant here brought to notice was collected by Mr. 
M*Gillivray and Mr. Milne, during Captain Denham’s late visit to the 
islands of New Caledonia, in H.M.S. Herald, and is one of many in- 
teresting novelties that have rewarded the exertions of those indefati- 
gable naturalists. In appearance aud habit of growth it resembles a 
 gigantie tropical Grass, and the foliage itself is of the same harsh tex- 
