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4. Fimbriaria Brummondii, Tayl. (No. 4, 1852,-131, 1855.) 



5. Lophocolea Tieterophylloidea, Nees. (No. 5, 56, 78, 92, 96, — 99, 

 1854.) 



6. L. Austrigena^ Hook. fil. et Tayl. (No, 14.) Jungermannia obtusi- 

 folia, Hook, (No. 143, 144.) Eadula buccinata, Tayl, (No. 150, 

 153.) PruUania falciloba, Tayl. (No. 176, 177.) Jungermannia 

 Starckii, Funk. (No. 198.) 



7. UtizgQYi^furcata, Eaddi (No. 10, 29, 96, 99,-98, 1855.) 



8. Y xxiW^nm reptanSy Mitten. (No. 54, 56.) 



9. Polyotus claviger (Hook.), Gottsche. (No. 84.) 



10. P. Magellanicus, Gottsche. (No. 111.) 



11. ^oAomiinwva phyllanthus (Hook.), Mitten. (No. 28, 108.) 



12. Mastigobryum Novce-Hollandi<s, Nees. (No. 117.) 

 Intermixed with Jungermannia monodony Taylor. 



14. Sarcomitrium ^^;^^^^^, Mitten. 

 Hab. '' Blasia, Mount Cobboras.** 



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Description of New Genera and Species of Ceylon Plants ; by G. 

 H. K. Thwaites, P.L.S., Superintendent of the Eoyal Gardens at 

 Peradenia. (Tabs. VII. and VIII.) 



Nov, Gen. I. Scutinanthe, Thw. Nat. Ord. Burserace.^. 



Gen, Char, Flares abortu dioici. Calyx cupuliformis, carnoso-coriaceus, 

 in segmentis 5 erectis valvatis ad medium divisus, persistens. Co- 

 rolla cum calyce seq^uilonga; petalis 5, erectis, valvatis, carnoso- 

 coriaceis, persistentibus. Stamina 10; flameniis in annidum parte 

 inferiori cum disco glanduloso interno et basi calycis corollaeque con- 

 solidata cohasrentibus, apice liberis ; antheris oblongis, introrsis, dorso 

 affixis, longitudinaliter dehiscentibus. Ovai'ium biloculare, loculls 

 bi-ovulatis; ovulis collateralibus, axi affixis, amphitropis, foramine 

 supero. Stylus brevissimus. Stigma disciforrae, medio transverse 

 1-sulcatum, margine crenulato. Drupa camosa, putamine mediocri, 

 osseo, abortu monospermo. Sernen exalbuminosum, pendulum, in- 

 versum ; testa membranacea ; cotyledonihus magnis, foliaceis, integris, 

 cordatis, plicato-rugosis,lateribus reflexis; radicula parva, cylinddca. 

 Flares masculi fcminetque simillimi ; sed in his antherge effoetae ; in 



