STALAGMITIS CAMBOGIOIDES, AND LAURUS CASSIA. 333 
new work just issued from the press, and, like all the other 
works of the accomplished author, forming a most valuable 
contribution to botanical science, on the present occasion in 
connexion with medicine. In this work I find Dr Lindley 
has added the weight of his authority to that of those who 
adopt Murray’s Stalagmitis in preference to Roxburgh’s 
= Xanthochymus. This he does for the reasons adduced by Dr 
_ Graham; namely, that Mr Brown had examined Murray’s 
Specimen and ascertained that it consists of two plants, pro- 
bably of two genera, one of which, in flower, is a Xantho- 
chymus, the other, not in flower, supposed to be Graham’s 
Hebradendron. Having expressed my belief that Xanthochy- 
mus does not belong to this Natural Order, and having no 
new species to add, nor other information to communicate 
Tespecting it, I did not intend to have noticed that genus in 
this place. But having said above, that in my opinion, Stalag- 
mitis ought to be suppressed, and Xanthochymus established 
In its room, I feel now called upon to state more fully my 
-~ Teasons for thinking so, and shall commence by extracting from 
.. the “ Companion to the Botanical Magazine," the passage of 
Mr Brown's letter, quoted by Dr Graham as his authority 
for saying that the generic name Xanthochymus must give - 
Place to that of Stalagmitis. ** The plant sent pasted by 
König to Sir Joseph Banks, as one specimen, I have as- 
Cértained to be made up of two plants, and very probably 
of two genera. The union was concealed by sealing-wax. 
€ portion in flower, and which agrees in structure with 
Murray's account, is, I have no doubt, the Xanthochymus 
valifolius of Roxburgh; Stalagmitis and Xanthochymus are 
.. therefore one genus, as Cambessédes has already observed, giv- 
. ing the preference to the earlier name of Murray; this flower- 
.. ing portion, however, forms but a small part of the whole 
.. Specimen, the larger portion being, I am inclined to think, the 
: _ Same with your plarit, of which I have seen, and I believe still 
: Possess, the specimen you sent to Don.* The structure, how- 
— &:One of those received from. Mrs Walker. 
