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crassum connatis, calyce 5-partito, laciniis linearibus acutis inæqua- 
libus. 
Folia profunde tordata, subrotundo-ovata, lobis basilaribus rotundatis, 
4-5 poll. longa, 4 poll. lata, obscure penninervia. Calyx 2-3 lin. 
longus. Corolla alba, 5-6 lin. longa. Stamina 2. Ovarium dense 
strigoso-pilosum. Capsula siliquæformis, 11-2 poll. longa, sesqui- . 
lineam lata, curvata, pubescens. Semina au, oblonga, utrinque 
acuta, longitudinaliter 5-angulata.—Crescit in rupibus, prope Parwar- 
ghât ; fl. Sept. et Oct. 
The crested disposition of the flowers, seated on the petiole, which 
this species has in common with D. crinita, Jack, renders it a remark- 
able plant. The leaves are comparatively very large, and have the 
texture of those of a cabbage. 
Nat. Ord. COMMELYNEZ. 
CYANOTIS. 
C. vivipara, n. sp. ; epiphyta acaulis tota pilis rufis patulis conspersa, 
folis radicalibus lineari-ensiformibus planis crassis carnosis fasci- 
culatis, scapis ex radice orientibus filiformibus radicantibus viviparis, 
peduneulis e scapi nodis solitariis alternis umbellam bi-trifloram 
bractea duplici suffultam gerentibus, bracteis ad basin pedunculi 
foliaceis parvis oblongis acutis vaginantibus, capsule valvis post de- 
hiscentiam valde recurvis, loculis 2-spermis, seminibus cylindricis.— 
Crescit in arboribus in jugo Syhadrensi ; fl. Aug. et Sept. 
This isa plant of a very peculiar habit, probably resembling C. 
tuberosa. The tuft of radical leaves, which are two to four inches 
long, are liliaceous in appearance, and from below these spring 
severallong slender scapes, each bearing a young plant on its apex. 
The ordinary leaves observable in the genus, i. e., with tubular sheaths, 
are here reduced to the size of bracts, subtending each umbelliferous 
peduncle. Flower and fruit as in the genus. 
Nat. Ord. ACANTHACEZÆ. 
LEPIDAGATHIS. 
L. mitis; caule diffuso ramoso, ramis trichotomis glabris purpureis 
subtetragonis, foliis lineari-oblongis acutis sessilibus basin versus 
angustatis utrinque glabris margine setulis minutis ciliatis, spicis 
circa radicem i in globum diametro bi-tripollicarem glomeratis, brac- 
