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differ from the other species, the style being twice bifid. The drawing 
is hence to be corrected in this point. 
24. Echinospermum calathicarpum, J. E. S. ; caulibus pube adpressa 
incanis, foliis radicalibus spathulatis caulinis lanceolatis margine sub- 
undulatis sepe inæquilateraliter obliquis paginarum setis adpressis, 
racemis elongatis, floribus ebracteatis breviter pedunculatis, calyce 
peduneulum floriferum æquante fructiferum superante, nuculis dis- 
tantibus rachidi adpressis tribus anterioribus conformibus scil. cinctis 
membrana bullato-calathiformi ruguloso-tuberculata demum scariosa 
ad marginem aeuleorum brevium simplici serie armata apertura 
centrali parva disco intus parce aculeolato, nucula axili parva nuda 
plana ad discum et marginem breviter glochidiato-aculeolato. 
Has. Upper Beloochistan. No. 1003. 
Seems to approach Echinospermum Diploloma of Schrenck, but has 
more numerous aculei on the margin of the inflated membrane. 
25. Paracaryum (Mattiastrum) asperum, J. E. S.; pilis rigidis patulis 
e tubereulo ortis hispido-asperum, caulibus erectis foliosis, foliis 
lanceolatis acutis margine erosis undulato-crispis radicalibus in 
petiolum longum e basi amplexicauli attenuatis caulinis linearibus 
sessilibus, paniculæ demum elongate floribus distantibus pedicellis 
erectis calycem floriferum æquantibus fructiferum superantibus nucu- 
las maturas haud æquantibus, calycis corollæ dimidium haud attin- 
gentis laciniis angustis lanceolatis, corollæ elongate tubo in faucem 
amplissimam infundibuliformem plieatam transeunte limbi laciniis 
rotundatis sinubus intrusis fornicibus bilobis ad corollæ medium 
insertis, stylo et antheris insertis, nuculis planis vel leviter concavis 
orbiculari-ovatis disco aculeatis ala lata grosse dentata cinctis aculeis 
dentibusque glochidiatis. 
Has. Upper Beloochistan. No. 906. 
À fine species, with large flowers of a violet hue. Plant 1-2 feet 
high. Radical leaves (including the petiole) 3-6 inches long and 5-6 
lines wide. Calyx 14-2 lines high. Corolla 4-5 lines long. HE 
26. Paracaryum (Euparacaryum) rubriforum, J. E. 8.; pilis patulis 
e tuberculo ortis hispidum, foliis lineari-lanceolatis acutis radicalibus 
longe petiolatis caulinis subsessilibus, peduneulis floriferis calycem 
æquantibus fructiferis calycem et nuculas plus minus superantibus, 
calycis corollæ tubum paulo superantis laciniis late lanceolatis, 
corollæ fornicibus integris, stylo et antheris insertis, nucularum 
