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gerrimis coriaceis nitidis pallidis penninerviis reticulatis, receptaculis 

 subgerainis pedunculatis globosis, pedicellis petiolum sequantibug 

 sub apice bracteatis, floribus focmineis ebracteatis, perigonio integro 

 ovarium includente ore denticulato, stylo longo bicruri. — Arhor un- 

 dique glaberrima, ramulis teretibus, StipulcB vix linea longiores. 

 Folia iis F, vasculosce simillima, nisi petiolo rigidiore subdilatato ; 

 lamina 2-3 poll, longa, 1-1^ poll, lata, costa prominula venisque al- 

 bidis, his anastomosantibus, primariis validioribus subparallelis in- 

 tra marginem arcuato-confluentibus. Pedunculi axillares, semipolli- 

 cares, tenues, bracteis a receptaculo lineam distantes. Recepiacula 

 fere 5 lin. diametro, exacte globosa v. obscure pyrifonniaa in sicco 

 pallida et subflavicantia, intus sub ore squamis fuscis reflexis in- 

 structa. Flares masculi sub ore perpauci, unicum examinavi : hic 

 breviter pedicellatus erat, bracteolis 3 in medio pedicello florem in- 

 cludentibus. Perigonium tripartitum, •fusco-membranaceum. Sta~ 

 mina 3, subsessilia. Flores foeminei numerosissimi, pedicellati et 

 subsessiles, ebracteati, Ferigonium membranaceum^ fuscuni; subve- 

 siculosun), ovarium arete includens, ore obliquo minute dentate. 

 Stylus lateralis, e perigonio louge exsertus, filifoj-mis, ssepissime (an 

 semper?) longe sed insequaliter bicruris, 



M^oods of the Happy Valley. It so much resembles in appearance 

 the F. vasctdosa^ Wall, (from Penang and Singapore) that I have some 

 hesitation in considering it as distinct ; yet the female perigon is very 

 diflferent, and such as has only been described in some species of Covel- 

 lia. In my specimens of the true F. vasculosa I find it deeply divided 

 into four or five lobes, as described by Miquel. The Singapore plant 

 has also the petioles rather longer and more slender, and the recepta- 

 cles smaller. 33ut it remains to be ascei-tained how far these diflFer- 

 ences, even those in the flowers, are constants 



11. Ficus (Eriosycea) Jiibiscifolia^ Champ., sp. n.; foliis aliis integris 

 oblique cordiformibus, aliis palmatis lobis 3-5 longe lanceolatis den- 

 tatis, supra sparse subtus ad venas caule petiolisque fulvo-setosis, re- 

 ceptaculis globosis sessihbus setosis. — Frutex, ramulis teretibus eras- 

 siusculis. Folia dum integra, valde obliqua, fere F.repentls; quae 

 divisa sunt pleraque ea JFihisci cujusdam v. Jhehnoschi simulant, lobis" 

 palmatis elongatis intermedio 4-5 poll, longo, semipollirf^ra lato, la- 

 teralibus brevioribus : omnia utrinque viridia, subtus pallidiora, nee 

 tomentosa, Fetioli 6-10 lin. longi, dense sctosi, Bt%put2t parvae, 

 novella inter setas fere rccoadita?, raox decidual. Recepiacula quara 



