ing natives of India, but as yet all unsuccessfully. 
The first of these, Wallich's Kurremia, seems to have 
merged into Hamilton's Bhesa, or if not, is virtually 
only known by name to science, no authoritative 
definition of the genus having as yet been published. 
Royles Murdania is a species of Aneilema, and Mr. 
Thwaites’ supposed new genus was, fortunately, as- 
certained, when passing through the press, to exist 
under another name. Whether Kurremia will ulti- 
mately prove a good genus is a question still subju- 
dice. "These repeatedfailures are certainly discourag- 
ing to further attempts, but notwithstanding I am 
encouraged to make it, on account of the great merit 
of the man, and in the conviction that I cannot be 
mistaken in considering a genus, so singular in its 
charaeters, quite new to science, so far at least as its 
records have yet reached me. The name, too, fortu- 
nately, even to Western ears, is not uneuphonious. 
2090. GOVINDOOIA NERVOSA. (R. W.) 
Courtallum, in forests, flowering August and Sep- 
tember. A low herbaceous plant from 8 to 12 inches 
high, sparingly branched, each branch ending in a 
shortish spike; leaves from 3 to 5 inches long and 
from 2 to 3 broad at the broadest point. 
ELATOSTOMA. 
Under No. 1984 1 expressed a hope that in a sub- 
sequent plate I should be able to supply the deficien- 
cies of that and the two other plates illustrative of 
this genus. In the accompanying one, T give figures 
of the male forms of E. cuspidata, and ovata, but Y 
have not yet obtained female ones of E. Zineolata. To 
these I have added figures of other two, small species, 
to fill the plate. 
2091. Erarosroma CUNIATA (R. W.), erect, sim- 
ple, leaves obovate cuniate, unequal-sided, crenately 
serrated towards the apex; pilose on both sides, 
above mixed with scattered bristly hairs: receptacles 
sessile, unsexual: female, fertile flowers few, sessile, 
mixed with numerous pedicelled 3-4-lobed sterile 
ones : nuts oval, ribbed. 
Belgaum, Law and Dalzell. 
Both these gentlemen favoured me with specimens 
of this plant. It seems a very distinct species and a 
true congener of the alternate-leaved division of this 
genus. 
2091. Erarostoma SURCULOSA (R. W.), erect, 
spreading on all sides by means of suckers: leaves 
sub-sessile, ovate acuminate, unequal-sided, coarsely 
serrated except near the base, lineolate, glabrous: 
male receptacle peduncled, involucrate, male flowers 
pedicelled, 4-lobed : female receptacle and flowers ses- 
sile, flowers mixed with numerous pedicelled sterile 
ones; sterile ones simply capitate, or 3-4-lobed : nut 
oval, ribbed. 
Neilgherries, on loose moist vegetable soil, near the 
banks of streams or rills. 
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