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latis globosis basi in pedunculum attenuatis puberulis demum: glabratis, pedunculis pukgpulis basi 3-brac- 
teatis, bracteis ovatis acutis .— Tana, New Hebrides. Cultivated in the Botanic Gardéns, Sydney, N. S. 
Wales. Branchlets stout. Leaves from 6-8 inches long, and from 3-4 inches broad.  Peduncles as long 
as the petioles. Receptacle as large as a cherry. 
F. Moorei (n. sp.), Seem. mss. in Herb. Mus. Brit.; arborea; ramulis pilosulis demum glabris; foliis 
alternis petiolatis ovato-oblongis acuminatis basi subeordatis, margine integerrimo undulato, glabris penni- 
nerviis, nervis primariis 7-13 (costaque in stirp. junior. purpureis); receptaculis axillaribus geminis pedun- 
eulatis obovatis glabris, pedunculo medio incrassato 8-bracteato, bracteis ovatis obtusiuseulis.— 7. sangui- 
nervium, Hort. F. Cooperi, Hort. ex Regel, Index Semin. Hort. Petropolit. 1866, p. 89 (?).—Samoan Islands 
(according to the records of the Sydney Botanic Gardens). Branchlets stout.  Petiole 13-2 inches long. 
Blade of leaf from 10-12 inches long, and from 43-5 inches broad. Peduncle about a third as long as the 
petiole. Receptacle 6 lines in diameter. I have named this species in honour of my esteemed friend Mr. 
Charles Moore, Director of the Sydney Botanic Gardens. Dr. Bennett writes, —* The plant is sold here at 
Sydney under the name of F. sanguinervium, from the midrib and primary veins being of a purplish colour; 
but, as this peculiarity is only seen in very young specimens, and disappears as the plant grows older, it 
would be an objectionable specific name.” I am almost sure that F.-Cooperi of our gardens, lately described 
by my friend Dr. Regel in the Seed Catalogue of: the Petersburg Garden, must also be referred here as a 
synonym. Dr. Regel was good enough to send me a leaf, which agrees tolerably well with those of the 
specimens from the Sydney Gardens. 
1, F. tinctoria, Forst. Prodr. n. 405 ; Icon. (ined.) t. 292 (Tab. LXIII.); glabra, levis, foliis 
breviter petiolatis cartilagineis subtus pallidis reticulatis ovalibus utrinque acutis basi subobliquis 
integerrimis 3-plinerviis, venulis patentibus utrinque 8-10; stipulis ovato-lanceolatis acutis, recepta- 
culis axillaribus 2-nis globosis in stipitem longiusculum ima basi bracteatum constrictis ; perigonio 
d 3-phyllo l-andro; perigonio 9 5-phyllo.—Soland. Prim. Fl. Ins. Pacif. (ined.) p. 352, excl. syn. 
Rumph.; Parkins. Drawings of Tahit. Plants (ined.), t. 118; Miquel in Hook. Journ. of Bot. 
vol. vii. p. 436, t. 6 B. —Nomen vernac. Vitiense, teste Williams, “ Savirewa ;" Tahitense, teste So- 
lander, “ Matti."—Somosomo, Island of Taviuni (Seemann! n. 437; Williams!), Also collected in 
the Society Islands (Banks and Solander !) and Wallis Island (Sir E. Home !) 
. I subjoin Solander's description above referred to:—' Arbor magna, lactescens, tota glabra; truncus 
simplex. ami multos exserentes stolones. .Kamuli teretes. Folia alterna, petiolata, ovato-oblonga, 
acutiuscula, integerrima, utrinque levia, majora spithamam longa, 3 uncias lata, coriacea, venosa, venis raris 
venulisque pluribus reticulata. Petioli semiuncia paulo longiores, raro unciales, sepe euticula furfuracea 
induti. Fructus axillares, gemini, pedunculati, globosi, glabri, Piso paulo majores. Pedunculi teretes, brevis- 
simi, equales, petiolis duplo vel triplo breviores. Bractee 3, ovate, acute, parve, semilunares, ad basin 
singuli pedicelli. rei 
EXPLANATION oF Puare LXIII., representing Ficus tinctoria.—Fig. 1, receptacle; 2, longitudinal 
section of the same; 3, male flower; 4, female flower; 5, pistil :—all magnified. 
2, F. scabra, Forst. Prodr. n. 403; Icon. (ined.) t. 290 (Tab. LXIV.); ramulis petiolisque 
pubescentibus ; foliis breviter petiolatis ovato-oblongis acuminatis basi oblique cordatis 3-5-plinerviis 
integerrimis, utrinque scabris demum glabratis; stipulis ovato-lanceolatis ; receptaculis axillaribus 
2.nis globosis calyculatis; fl. 9 5-phyllis, phyllis lineari-spathulatis ciliatis. —Nomen vernac. Viti- 
ense, “ Ai Masi."— Port Kinnaird, Island of Ovalau (Seemann! n. 445 et 448). Also collected in 
Tana, New Hebrides (Forster!) and Tonga (Sir E. Home !) T 
This tree is called “ Ai Masi” (from the verb “ masi-a "—to scour), the leaves being used as sand-paper 
by the natives. Forster describes the receptacle as ecalyculate, but there are three small bracts at the 
upper end of the peduncle. : rat US ua 
EXPLANATION or Prate LXIV., representing Ficus scabra, Forst.—Fig. 1, receptacle ; 2, longitudinal 
section of the same; 3 and 4, female flowers :—all magnified. 
3. F. aspera, Forst. Prodr. n. 404; Plant. Escul. p. 36. n. 7, et Icon. (ined.) t. 291 (Tab. 
LXV.); arborea; ramulis petiolis foliisque junioribus pubescentibus, sensim scabrescentibus et 
glabrioribus ; foliis petiolatis ovato-oblongis longe acuminatis basi oblique cordatis subrepando-den- 
