Celastrus. PENTANDRIA MONOGYNTA, 623 
5. C. nutans. R. 
_ Shrubby, scandent, unarmed. Leaves digtentin polskie 
_ broad-obovate, obtusely serrate, smooth, Panicles racemose, 
terminal, Seeds invested in a complete aril, 
A native of Mysore, from thence introduced by Dr. Buch- 
anan, into the Botanic garden at Calcutta, where it flowers in 
April. Seeds ripe in August. 
Siem short, round, woody, scandent. Bark a little scab- 
rous, light brown, Branches climbing and twining over 
the tops of large trees, &e.; young shoots round, drooping, 
marked with white, rough dots, Leaves alternate, short-pe- 
tioled, drooping, broad, obovate, cuneate, serrate, smooth 
on both sides; length from two to three inches, and from one 
to three broad, Petioles about half an inch long, slightly 
channelled, Stipules minute, deciduous. Racemes or pa- 
nicles terminal, drooping, sub-cylindrical, a little downy. 
Bractes a single, acute, very small, caducous one at the base 
of each pedicel. Calyx deeply five-parted, divisions roundish, 
slightly pubescent, several times shorter than the petals, Pe- 
tals five, alternate with the divisions of the calyx, spread- 
ing; margins becoming recurved. Nectary a concave, five- 
sided receptacle, on which the germ rests. Filaments five, 
very short, inserted on the five angles of the nectary, alter- 
nate with the petals. .4nthers sub-sagittate. Germ ovate, 
three-lobed, three-celled, with two ovuda in each, attached 
to the base of thé axis, Style scarcely any. Stigma three- 
lobed, lobes spreading, with notched margins, Capsule 
round, size of a pea, one-celled, three-valved. Seeds from 
three to six ; three or four is the most common number ; shape 
conform to. ‘the: number, each invested in a thick, complete, 
fleshy, orange-coloured aril. Integument single. Perisperm 
conform to the seed, white and hard. Embryo straight, 
erect, green. Cotyledons oblong. adicle cylindric infe- 
rior, with its apex pointing to the umbilicus, 
~ Obs, There are five or six large plants of this in the Bota- : 
