886. Toxocarrus Krernir. (W.& A.) stems glabrous 
ramuli pubescent: leaves elliptic, abruptly acuminated : 
corymbs subsessile, branches divaricated longer than the 
leaves: flowers pedicelled ; segments of the corolla ligulate 
glabrous, throat pilose; leaflets of the staminal crown 
ovate bidentato-truncate, the apex furnished with an in- 
terior exserted flat lacinia subtridentate at the point; 
stigma rostrate, slightly bifid at the apex, a little longer 
than the tube of the corolla: follicles arcuately reflexed. 
Wight contributions, p. 61. 
Twining in hedges near the sea coast in Tanjore about 
Negapatam. 
1 flowering branch—2 detached flower—3 corolla—4 
calyx removed and limb of the corolla drawn back to show 
the crown more highly maguiñed—5 pollen masses — 6 folli- 
cles. 
Iam indebted to Dr. Greville of Edinburgh for Nos. 
4 & 5 of these analyses. 
887. Ipomaa rucosa. (Choisy.) stems creeping : leaves 
cordately reniform, glabrous, obtuse, mucronulate: pe- 
duncles usually shorter than the leaves : sepals ovate, outer 
ones shortest and rugosely plicate. Jon. dict. 4, p. 266. 
Frequent in moist soil as about the banks of water- 
courses and under the bunds of tauks, flowers usually 
pink sometimes pure white. : 
Iu this plate the figure No. 4 represents the calyx with 
its two rugous sepals, the best distinguishing mark of the 
species. 
888. Rıvsa Pomacea. (R. W. Argyriea pomacea 
Choisy.) leaves clothed with cinerious velvetty down, on 
both sides but especially beneath : peduncles exceeding 
the petiols, somewhat cymose, many flowered: bracteas 
linear lanceolate adpressed to the flowers, sepals ovate 
lanceolate obtuse, rather villous. Don. 4. c. 
This is a strong growing species frequentabout Coimba- 
tore twining over hedges and bushes. Juice milky, flowers 
pink, berries yellow when ripe, pulpy. The analysis of this 
and two subsequent species Nos. 890 & 91 clearly show that 
ju all of them the ovary is 4 celled and fruit baccate and 
to that extent all are clearly referable to Choisy's genus 
Rivea to which, I have referred them. I have however 
found this character so universal in the genus that I am 
becoming more and more fearful, if rigidly adhered to, that 
he older name will be blotted out of Botanical nomencla- 
ture and would therefore suggest that the generic charac. 
ter be so extended as to include all those species having 
baccate fruit whatever the form ofthe corolla or number 
of cells of the ovary. All that I have yet seen are further 
distinguished from Ipomea by their woody subarboreous 
habit abouuding in milky juice. 
$89, Capparis DIVARICATA. (Lamark. W. & A.) glab- 
rous: stipules thorny short, curved: leaves very shortly 
tivled, exactly linear, elongated, mucronate, coriaceous : 
flowers axillary, solitary, short pedicelled : petals linear 
spathulate, ciliate, acuminated. W. & A. Prod. p. 27; 
Very common about Coimbatore, usually appearing as a 
small very ramous shrub, exactly agreeing with the first 
part of the above character, and in that form never in 
flower; hence neither Lamark nor ourselves had seen 
flowers. More rarely it attains the size of a small tree, 
with a round dense top, the ends of the branchlets droop- 
ing. In this state only I have seen it in flower and this 
figure gives a good representation of a branch taken from 
a tree rather larger than is usually met with. The natives 
seem to associate some sacred idea with this tree, as 1 
have frequently seen swammy idols under its shade. 
890. Rivea CUNEATA, (R. W. Argyriea Ker, Choisy. 
&c.) smoothish: leaves obovate euniate, emarginate, glab- 
rous above, but beset with short crowded hairs beneath, 
hardly petiolate: peduncles shorter than the leaves 3-6 
flowered : bracteas linear very acute : sepals, ovate obtuse, 
equal, villous, Don. 1. c. 
This species is very abundant in Mysore and is also 
generally met with iu alpine districts, but rarely below 
2500 feet of elevation. It is a beautiful shrub when in 
full flower, rarely twining but does sometimes. The fruit 
after maturely becomes dry aud capsular forming as it 
were the transition from the succulent fruit of Aryyriea 
to the capsule of ۰ 
891. Rivea mirsura. (R. W. Argyriea hirsuta. W. 
& A. Madras Journal.) hairy all over; leaves cordate at 
the base, harshly tomentose beneath: flowers cymose ; 
peduncles usually longer than the leaves: flowers large 
tubular, stamens included : fruit ovate pyramidal pointed 
deep orange coloured when ripe. Neilgherries flowering 
the greater part of the year. 
It ssems, to me, doubtful whether this and several 
other reputted species, found on these hills, may not re» 
quire, on more careful examination, to be united into one. 
892. HELIOTROPIUM ZEYLANICUM. (Lam.) stem shrub- 
by branched, clothed with stiff bristley hairs: leaves linear 
lanceolate pilose on both sides : racimes axillary, numer- 
ous towards the ends of the branches, much longer than 
the leaves, forked ; flowers secund sessile : corolla tubular 
5 clift, throat platied ; segments of the limb spreading acu- 
minated : anthers sessile, included, connective produced 
beyond the cells, 3 toothed at the apex. 
Frequent in cultivated land about Coimbatore but ge- 
nerally a rare plant iu India. Burman's figure (Fl. Indica) 
taken from a dried specimen, is most characteristic of the 
plant in that state but gives an imperfect idea of the 
growing one. 
893. SOLANUM GIGANTEUM.  (Jacq.) stem shrubby : 
prickles tomentose at the base: leaves elliptic lanceolate 
acute, unarmed, entire, glabrous above, clothed with hoary 
tomentum beneath : racemes dichotomous cymose lateral, 
many flowered, clothed with whitetomentum. Don. dict. 
4, p. 430. 
A subalpine shrub: the specimen here figured grew on 
the Neilgherries at an elevation of 6000 feet. 
'The flowers which are smali, pale purple, nearly hid in 
the woolly calyx, are at first drooping afterwards erect, 
and the clusters of fruit always erect. This plant has the 
property of expanding-the flowers of each corymb in such 
slow succession, that ripe berries aud unopened flower 
buds are common in the same cluster. 
894. BUDLEA riscoLor. (Roth.) arboreous ; branches 
almost terete, compressed at the nodi, tomentose : leaves 
lanceolate, acuminated, subserrated, glabrous above, pale 
beneath, or clothed with white tomentum : spikes inter- 
rupted slender, simple or panicled: bracteas linear, lanceo- 
late: flowers nearly sessile subglomerate: capsules reflex» 
ed. Don. gard. dict. 4, p. 600. : 
A subalpine plant common on the slopes of the Neil- 
gherries scarcely attaining to an elevation of 6000 feet, 
though most abundant, a little lower. No, 11 of the an- 
alysis represents a seed highly magnified but conveys 
very imperfect idea of its beauty when seen under a good 
magnifier. 
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