STALAGMITIS CAMBOGIOIDES, AND LAURUS CASSIA. 329 
flowers, and do not on any occasion extend to the female. 
For example, G. Mangostana and G. cornea are referred to 
the same section; the former has a 4-8-celled ovary, and the 
latter usually 4 cells; in G. Kydiana, Roxburgh states 
the berry to have from 4 to 8 seeds; G. Cowa from 6 to 
8; and most of the others are described as having 4, or 8 
seeds ; showing a general want of uniformity in this respect : 
variations, therefore, of the number of the cells of the ovary, 
cannot be admitted as of generic, or even specific value 
here. Should further acquaintance with the tribe prove 
that in uniting Hebradendron or rather Cambogia, Linn. (for 
they are the same genus, and the latter the more appropriate 
name) to Garcinia, I have erred, the error can be easily 
Corrected; in the mean time, my sections will afford the 
means of more easily determining the known species, and of 
‘Teferring to convenient places such new ones as may be dis- 
covered. For the present, nothing i is more difficult than to 
make out from description the® species of Garcinia. This is 
mainly owing to the male flowers, which afford by far the best 
specific characters, being too little attended to in characteriz- 
ing them. Generally speaking, they are dicecious, and, in 
collecting specimens, care should be taken to procure them 
of both sexes. The foliage, except in a very few instances, 
does not afford good discriminating characters, and when it 
.. Woes, is usually Accor p by others which are more: eto be 
relied upon." 
My reasons for objecting to Dr Diraka s new v name, to the 
Prejudice of Linnzus’ old one, are thus briefly explaii 
Page 125 under Garcinia Cambogia and Roxburghii. - 
.. “T have not quoted Linneus' Cambogia Gutta fon e 
of these plants, though. it seems the general opinion of bot- 
-~ Anists that it belongs to the former :—this opinion, however, his 
. brief description of the plant in the Flora Zeylanica shows to 
. Ameri pd: nry almost to demonstration that itis — 
