lich was taken from plants raised in the Calcutta 
Botanic Garden from seed communicated by Dr. Gib- 
son. Itisa native of Mysore extending northwards in 
the direction of the Western Ghauts. 1 have never met 
with it in the Southern provinces. 
1056. NICOLSONIA CONGESTA (R. W.) suffruticose, 
very diffuse, procumbent, all the young parts except the 
upper surface of the leaves pubescent or hairy: leaves 
3 or by abortion 1 foliolate, leaflets elliptic or subor- 
bicular, mucronate : flowers congested on the extremi- 
ties of the branches: calyx 5 parted ; segments subulate 
hairy, longer than the corolla: stamens diadelphous : 
ovary with a single ovule : (always?) legume 1 seeded. 
Pycarrah, Neilgherries, on the banks of the river, 
abundant—I have also met with it at Ootacamund but 
very rare. This plant has the appearance of being a 
true Nicolsonia notwithstanding the descrepancy between 
the generic character and ‚my plant as regards the 
legume * constans articulis plurimis’ as I find on re- 
ferring to D. C.’s figure that his specimens had one or 
two, and an ovary with 3 ovules. In my plant the ovary 
(fig. 6) is represented with a single ovule whether or not 
that is always the case I am unable to say. 
1057. SONERILA VERSICOLOR (R. W.) herbaceous ; 
stems erect roundish hairy afterwards glabrous, marked 
with a slight decurrent rib from the insertions of the 
leaves: leaves opposite ovate or slightly unequal at the 
base, acute or somewhat acumenated, crenulate, pu- 
bescent on both sides; penninerved : peduncles axil- 
lary and terminal : racemes curved secund many 
flowered : calyx glabrous : petals obovate cuspidate : 
anthers cordate at the base, rostrate : style equalling the 
stamens : stigma obtuse : capsule clavate, trigonous, 
with a prominent nerve between the angles. 
Western slopes of the Neilgherries below Sisparah 
among grass and low jungle. 
The under surface of the leaves is usually dark crim- 
son or purplish, flowers pink ; in the earlier stages the 
whole plant is sprinkled over with scattered hairs but 
afterwards the stalks are nearly glabrous. 1t seems 
nearly allied to S. Brunonis but is at once distinguished 
by its penninerved leaves, and obovate petals; it seems 
still more closely allied to the following form which it 
is distinguished by its long curved many flowered race- 
mes; the form of its petals, and more copious pubes- 
cence. 
1058. SONERILA AXILLARIS (R. W.) herbaceous 
erect sparingly sprinkled all over with hairs: stems 
terete: leaves opposite or subalternate, long pitioled, 
ovate or subcordate at the base, acuminate, sparingly 
hairy above, nearly glabrous beneath: peduncles axil- 
lary erect, about the length of the petioles, few flowered : 
calyx limb 3 lobed, lobes pointed deciduous: petals 
elliptic mucronate: anthers rostrate: style the length of 
the stamens: capsule clavate, somewhat triangular, 6 
nerved, glabrous. 
Western slopes of the Neilgherries two or three 
miles below Sisparah: frequent by the road side, 
flowering December and January. My specimens were 
gathered in February, but I only succeeded in obtaining 
one or twoin flower. It seems a very distinct species, 
its nearest neighbour being, apparently, the preceding. 
1059. SONERILA Brunonis (W. & A.) herbace- 
ous: stems (about a foot high or more) erect, branched ; 
branches acutely 4-angled, glabrous: leaves long-peti- 
oled, ovate, bristle-serrated, 5-7-nerved at the base, 
hairy or at length glabrous: peduncles terminal, longer 
than the leaves : flowers ral, longish-pedicelled, 
racemose : calyx glabrous: petals lanceolate, pointed : 
anthers ovate, short-pointed: style about the length of 
the stamens: stigma capitate: capsules turbinate, 3- 
sided, strongly and prominently 6-ribbed, three of the 
ribs forming the angles, the other three on the sides.— 
W. and A. Prod. p. 321. 
The specimens from which the figure was taken were 
gathered at Courtallum in 1836, in general habit and in 
the form of its capsule, it approaches both the preced- 
ing, but is amply distinct from both. 
1060. 1/06۶۸ (SyzYGEUM) MONTANA (ሺ. W.)— 
arboreous, young shoots acutely 4 angled the sides 
depressed or concave between: leaves coriaceous from 
obovate bluntly acuminate to suborbicular, short 
pitioled: cymes terminal corymbose many flowered, 
each extreme division terminating ina fascicle of three 
flowers : flowers small: petals adhering and separating 
as one : calyx obtusely 4 lobed persistent, crowning the 
fruit : fruit globose about the size of a currant purple: 
Neilgherries not unfrequent in woods, sometimes at- 
taining a large size. This ayer is very nearly allied 
in many respects to Moons, E. sylvestris but is certain- 
ly distinct. Its most characteristic feature is the form 
of the young shoots which are prominently 4 angled 
with concave sides between. In the specimen figured 
the leaves are represented as occasionally alternate. 
This form, however, is of rare occurrence, and, though 
it certainly does occasionally present itself, cannot be 
admitted as part of the specific character. 
1061. Haroracıs oLIGANTHA (W. and A.) herbace- 
ous?, glabrous, procumbent: leaves alternate, narrow- 
linear, tapering at both ends, serrated towards the apex : 
flowers minute, axillary, solitary, sessile: calyx-tube 
marked with four projecting angles: petals linear-lan- 
ceolate, obtuse, much longer than the SE d the 
calyx : stamens 4 : stigmas 4, large, sessile, pappulose : 
ad muricated, 1-celled, id W.and A. Prod. 2 
338. 
This plant occurs in great abundance in shallow 
water in the lake at Ootacamund and in marshy ground 
along its borders, I have also seen specimens from 
Ceylon, but more abundantly covered with fruit. 
1062. HEDERA acuminata (R. W.) arboreous, 
glabrous; leaves unequally pinnate many paired, leaf- 
lets oval-oblong acuminate short petioled : thyrses 
numerous elongated, peduncles, involucrate at the base 
with minute subulate bracts : flowers very numerous, 
short pedicelled, forming subcapitate umbels, each hav- 
ing a minute caducous bractiole at the base : calyx 5 
lobed petals expanding : styles 5 free at the apex: ovary 
5 celled with a pendulous ovule in each: fruit— — 
Cortallum and on the western slopes of the Neil- 
gherries about 2 miles below Sisparah. Apparently a 
small erevt growing tree. The plant from which the 
specimen represented was taken had been injured and 
six or eight tall, erect, luxuriant branches had sprung 
from the stump. The wood ap very soft; the 
larger leaves were full 2 feet long and the leaflets twice 
or thrice the size of those in the plate. Asa species it 
seems nearly allied to Don's H. Jackiana, if not indeed 
the same plant, a point his character does not enable 
me to determine with certainty, but 1 think they must 
be distinct as the characters differ in several points. I 
have not seen the fruit. 
1063. LORANTHUS (ScurruLa) EuPuongBrz (R. W.) 
glabrous, erect, very ramous, branches terete : leaves 
short petioled, elliptic or orbicular, with a tendency to 
attenuation downwards, succulent when dry obscurely 
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