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Stem pone ? branches numerous, diffuse, about six inches long, 
somewhat fourssided.— Leartes ‘opposite, approximate, sessile, obs 
(ong, «hd lanceolatesoblong; smooth and marked with’ beautiful crys- 
talline specks underneath, length about half or three quarters ofan 
inch.— Peduneles, from within the stipalary sheaths, about half the 
length of the leaves, generally bearing two minute, white flowers or 
their proper’ "pedicels. —Corol, mouth of the tube pm A 
wich compressed laterally.” "^ * ' 
Obs. It is readily distinguished from o. y; bio by the eet lis: 
bit of the plant, this being short, diffuse, very ramous, with oblong 
__~9f lanceolate-obloing leaves, while the other is slender with long strag- 
gling braiches, and linear-lanceolate leaves. ] place Jess confidence 
ju the crystalline appearance of = "e of Made as -— 
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Annual, round, flaccid., 5 Leaves sessile, Tincar-lanecolate, acute. | 
Peduncles axillary, solitary, one-flow er ed; capsules sub-globulary 
smoo! h. * ; 
‘Hedyotis di fusa, Tia Sp. Pi. ed, Willa. i i. 566. T 
- und grow ing in boxes, which w ere sent with N (utmeg plants t to i 
ilie Botanic Garden at Calcutta from Banda, 
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Rootrámous; imer akon, flaccid, pose Bit dnd. most. 
slightly scabrous, from: six to twelve inches long. .— Leaves opposite, 
sessile, linear-lanceolate, acute, smooth on both sides, —Connecting 
membrane, from entire to mauy-cleft. — Peduncles. axill » solitary, 
four times shorter than the leaves, one-fowered.— Flowers pretty large, 
pure white; Apis sadi abes auam rour 
smooth. 
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Obs. 'The Linnean E of O. capensis konid lead one to ima-. 
gine this to be that plaaty but the observation simillima O. repens, 
at juta aiio iw the Supple Pt. pe aene ‘convinces meit 
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