on the Hortus Malabaricus, Part II. 295 



more clearly represented in some leaves of Rheede's figure, than 

 they are in any one of the figure given by M. Lamarck. This 

 botanist also objects, that Rheede describes the leaves of the calyx 

 as entire on the edges, and in the figure they are certainly so re- 

 presented ; but I have already pointed out how faulty this is ; and 

 in the description we have as follows : " Calyx — constat quatuor 

 foliis, duobus grandiusculis — exterius ex origine costulis, quae in 

 oris apicibus raris minutis — eminent — striatis." 



That this is totally different from the B. cristaia of both M. La- 

 marck and Linnaeus will appear from the following accounts. 



The former I found in the south of India, and gave speci- 

 mens, a drawing and description to Sir J. E. Smith under the 

 name of 



Barkria ramosa bracteis spiniformibus multifidis, floribus axil- 

 laribus solitariis, calycis pilosi foliolo superiore spinoso- 

 dentato. 



Barleria cristata. Enc. Meth. i. 380. (exclusis synonymis.) III. 

 Gen. t.5^9.f. 1. 



Habitat in Cherae locis siccis duris. 



Frutex cubitum altus, difFusus, ramosissimus. Rami teretes, pi- 

 losi, alterni, annulo ad folia cincti. Fdia opposita, sub- 

 sessilia, cuneiformia vel elliptica, integerrima, mucronata, 

 setis in pagina praesertim inferiore aspersa, stipulis nuda. 

 Flores albi, summo mane decidui, axillares, sessiles, solitarii, 

 alterni, folio triplo longiores, erecti, ad basin utrinque brac- 

 teati spina patente valida multifida. Calycis quadripartiti. 

 foliola duo exteriora, parallela, nervosa, ovata, mucronata, 

 superiore latiore spinoso-denticulato, inferiore integerrimo : 

 duo interiora parva, erecta, lanceolata, concava. Corollw 

 tubus medio angustatus, incurvus, pilosus. Limhits brevis- 

 simus, quinquepartitus laciniis ovalibus, quarum duae paulo 



minores. 



