Sida. MONADELPHIA DODECANDRIA. 175 
soft stellate down, which without a lens seems to be farina. 
Leaves alternate, short-petioled, very various in form on the 
same plant, viz. orbicular, oval, wedge-formed, narrow lanee- 
rhombiform, all obtuse, and in general serrate, three-nerved ; 
above pretty smooth, below hoary, from half an inch to an 
inch and a half long, breadth various; margins often colour- 
ed. Stipules linear, inserted into glands, Peduncles axilla- 
ry, solitary, erect, as long or longer than the leaves, jointed 
above the middle, one-flowered. Flowers yellow. ila- 
ments about thirty, issuing single from the mouth of the tube, 
irritation sets them in motion, Ari/s from six to seven, turnip- 
formed, shorter than the calyx, without horns, pretty smooth, 
Note. I have seen a variety with white flowers. They 
have a heavy, disagreeable smell. 
oe S, Napaca. Willd. ii. 766. 
Shrubby. Leaves acutely-lobed, serrate-dentate. Pikes 
cles from four to six-flowered. Cupsules about seven or 
eight, acuminate, 
Napaca hermaphrodita, Ed, sp. pl. 965. 
Sida Napaca, Cavan. Diss, v. p. 277. t. 132. f. 1. 
Native place very doubtful. Flowers during the cold 
season in the Botanic garden at Calcutta. 
12. S. lanceolata. Willd. iii, 736. Retz. Obs. iv. p, 28. 
Perennial, erect. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, serrate, villous, 
Stipules lanceolate, sometimes ciliate. Peduncles solitary, 
the length of the stipules. Capsules from eight to ten, two- 
horned, shorter than the calyx. 
A native of Bengal. Flowers in the cold season. 
13. S. retusa, Willd, iii, 740. 
Shrubby. Leaves short-petioled, cuneate, serrate, retuse, 
hoary underneath. Stipules filiform. Peduncles axillary, 
solitary, shorter than the leaves, apie flow ered: ae 
from eight to ten, one-horned. 
