Aegelatis, PENTANDRIA PENTAGYNIA. | lili 
five, as long as the calyx, becoming broad towards the 
base, and then united with five, small, intermediate bris- 
tles placed betweenthem. Anthers sagittate. Germ su- 
perior, globular, six-celled, with one ovula in each, attach- 
ed to the top of the axis, Styles three, considerably long- 
er than the stamens, Stigma headed, undivided. Cap-_ 
sule globular, smooth, size of a large pea, six-celled, six- 
valved. Seeds solitary, reniform. 
This plant. is highly ornamental, Miller’s two figures in 
plate 268, are not unlike it in any respect ; yet I think 
itis evident they cannot be the same; it seems more 
nearly allied to Linum, for in all respects the characters 
agree perfectly, except in the three styles and capsule. I 
have therefore called it Linum trigynwih. 
AEGELATIS. Brown. 
Calyx cylindric sulcated, five-toothed. Petals five and 
with the five filaments, united at the base. Germ supe- 
rior, one-celled, one-seeded, attachment from the base of f 
the cell to the apex of the ovula.. lacing, a ee 
A. rotundifolia. R. 
Leaves alternate, orbicular ; petioles long, sheathing 
and winged. 
A small ramous shrub found with Rhizophora, &c. 
growing on the banks of the salt-water creeks which 
intersect the lower part of the delta of the Ganges, 
Flowering time December. 
Stem scarcely any, but many pe smooth, di- 
chotomous branches and branchlets. Leaves alternate, 
petioled, orbicular, entire, glossy, most finely veined, 
from two to three inches each way. Petioles as long as 
the leaves, sheathing, broad-winged, smooth ; when they — 
drop, annular, permanent marks are left in the branches. - 
Racemes axillary and terminal, the latter dichotomous 
