on the Hortus Malabaricus, Part II. 223 



M. Poiret {Enc. Meth. v. l63.) perceived the error of Will- 

 denow respecting the Petasites agrestis of Rumphius ; but he 

 was scarcely more fortunate in quoting the Titius litorea ( Rumpk. 

 Herb. Amb. iii. 39. t. 20.) As, however, he afterwards per- 

 ceived this error, and corrected it {Enc. Meth. Sup. iv. 352.), 

 I need not dwell longer on this subject. M. Poiret like Will- 

 denow considers the Clerodendron of the elder Burman as a 

 distinct variety from Peragu, and to this I have no particular 

 objection. 



As the specific name infortunattim has perhaps been given to 

 the Planta fortunata of the Ceylonese, I should have entirely 

 concurred with the authors of the Hortus Kewensis (iv. 63.) and 

 EnajclopMie {Enc. Meth. Sup. iv. 352.) in calling the Peragu the 

 Clerodendrum viscosum, had the plant, which they evidently de- 

 scribed under this name, been the Peragu : but the C. viscosum 

 has serrated leaves, and is, I have no doubt, that which Dr. Rox- 

 burgh called the Volkameria infortunata [Hort. Beng. 46.), having 

 been sent by him to Kew Garden. Dr. Roxburgh, however, or 

 perhaps rather Dr. Carey, does not quote the Peragu, and in this 

 he acted judiciously ; for the leaves of the C. viscosum are not 

 only serrated on the edges, but are very seldom, and that but 

 slightly, cordate. We are not therefore yet warranted to reject 

 altogether as species the Planta fortunata and infortunata of 

 Hermann, and to refer them to the C. viscosum. It is true, that 

 neither Dr. Roxburgh nor I have seen the plants ; but I cannot 

 think that his Volkameria infortunata, which I perfectly know, is 

 either one or other ; and to enable the reader to judge, I shall 

 here give some account of the points in which it differs. 



Clerodendron viscosum. Enc. Meth. Sup. iv. 252. ; Hort. Kew. iv. 



63. (excluso synonymo Rheedii.) 

 Volkameria infortunata. Hort. Beng. 46. 



Bhengt 



