26 PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Tabernemontana. 
nic Garden at Calcutta, where it flowers during the rainy 
season ; but has not yet perfected its seeds in Bengal. 
Stem erect, slender, round, and smooth, soon dividing 
intoa few, slender, dichotemous branches, the. whole 
height rather under three feet. . Leaves opposite, short- 
petioled, broad-lanceolate, taper, obtuse- pointed ;margins 
-waved, but entire, smoothon beth sides, length from two 
to six. inches and the breadth frem one to two. Peduncles 
generally in pairs from the forks of the branches, few- 
flowered. Flowers pedicelled, small, white... | Pedicells as 
Jong as'the peduncles.|. Bracfes. few and small. | Calyx 
five-toothed.. Divisions erect, ensiform: _Corol infundibi- 
diform ; tube widest. close to. the mouth, and there the 
sessile anthers are lodged... Border of five falcate, linear, 
obtuse segments, which are shorter than the tube. Germ 
two-lobed; style of two; coalesced portions, and sufficient- 
ly long to elevate the stigma even with the anthers. 
 Terecurva. R. Bal Biie.02 
pene Ricbetuncas ico aiwbin ace sxtootl. 
Pedunclés i in pairs at the forks, recurved, corymbiform, 
Calyxes five-cleft. _Anthers in the mouth of the clavate 
tube. e 
A native of Chittagong fom whence it was sent to adhe 
Botanic Garden at Calcutta by Dr. Buchanan, where it 
blossoms in March and April. | 
Trunk tolerably straight, but short, soon dividing int 
several, dichotomeus branches. Bark smooth. Leaves 
opposite, short-petioled, broad-lanceolate, obtuse-point- 
ed ; smooth on both sides ; length from two to six inches, 
Peduncles in pairs from the divisions of the branchlets, 
short, recurved, each ending in adichotomous corymb 
of many, long, white, drooping flowers. Bractes lanceo- 
late. Calyx five-cleft to very near the base ; divisions | li- 
near, unequal, smooth, Coro! ; ; tube many times lor 
than the calyx, widened at the mouth, where the an- 
