filiform stigma 5 cleft. Capsule 5 valved separating 
from the seed. Seed ovate, pendulous ; embryo folia- 
cious, enclosed in a farinaceous albumen. 
_ I have to apologize to Dr. Gibson for not introduc- 
ing some alterations and corrections which he suggested 
on the drawing being submitted to him for comparison 
with growing plants. This originated in his letter 
having been mislaid and supposed lost when sending 
the drawing to the printer. Since then I have found it, 
and will do what I can towards correcting the first error 
by introducing some extracts here, premising, however, 
that the outline of the figure correctly represents the 
specimens first sent and that the errors are confined to 
some of the details. 
“ 1st. The leaves are considerably too lanceolate only 
the younger ones are generally acuminate the older 
ones rounded and sometimes crenate.” 
** 2d. The leaves have not the net work of veins shown, 
but simple cross veins faintly visible; colour of the 
leaf light glaucous or sea green texture almost coriace- 
ous.” [The veinous net work is certainly more distinct 
in the drawing than the specimen, but being on a white 
ground that is unavoidable, it however exists in the 
original. | 
* 3d, Folia majora firme, semper margine retroversa.” 
* 4th. The inflorescence ıs much too panicular it 
should be more of a spike with a few branchlets, rather 
converging than diffuse, the inflorescence also is too 
rounded at the ends it should be considerably more 
conical.” [As regards the outline of the inflorescence 
the figure is correct for the specimen, which was the 
most luxuriant of those sent. For the rest I cannot so 
well speak now as most of the flowers, owing to its hav- 
ing got wet and injured in coming, fell off almost im- 
mediately after it was opened. } 
* 5th. The same remark applies to the petals as 
drawn previous to expansion: they are pointed, not 
rounded and ventricose as in the drawing. Æstivation 
is convolute as in Apocynee.” 
These remarks are introduced in the hope that they 
will tend, with the aid of the figure, to convey a more 
correct idea of the varying forms of the plant, than even 
the most correct figure of any one of them could give. 
1076. VERNONIA CONYZOIDES (D. C.) suffruticose, 
erect, striated, shortly pubescent : leaves ovate, or oblong 
lanceolate, acuminated, attenuated into a short petiole, 
serrated ; glabrous above pubesvently villous beneath: 
corymb compound, ramous, polycephalous : scales of 
the involucrum linear lanceolate, acuminated, pubes- 
cently villous, shorter than the disk.— D. C. Prod. 5-25. 
On the plains, this is comparatively a small plant; on 
the Neilgherries, especially, when growing among bushes 
where it finds support, I have seen it 10 or 12 feet in 
height. Flowering time February and March, flowers 
rose coloured. 
1077. VERNONIA PECTENIFORMIS (D. C.) shrubby, 
branches terete smowthish, younger ones angled, pubes- 
cent: leaves short petioled, lanceolate, acuminated, 
pectinately and deeply serrated, membranaceous ; gla- 
brous ubove pilose beneath : cymes terminal, corymbose, 
naked : capitula long pedicelled, many flowered, ovate : 
scales of the involucrum dry, glabrous, ciliated, ovate, 
oblong, subacute.— D. C. Prod. 5. p. 31. 
I have compared the Neilgherry plants from which 
the drawing was mace with the Dindigul one examined 
and named by DeCandolle and cannot find any perma- 
nent difference, where a number of specimens are under 
examination : I therefore think the two plants should 
be united as 1 species. V. Pecteniformis being the older 
published name by 2 years and moreover feeling sure 
that this species, I adopt it. 
1078. VERNONIA NILGHERRYENSIS (D. C.) herba- 
ceous, roundish, subpuberulous: leaves short petioled 
ovate acuminate, prickly serrated ; rough above, tawn 
coloured beneath : cymes terminal Ser harr ئ‎ 
branches very ramous polycephalous : capitule ovate 
crowded 2-5 flowered: scales of the involuerum dry, 
oval oblong acute, glabrous, piloseat the apex :achænium 
glabrous: external series of the pappus very short 
deciduous,— D. C. L. c. 
A large annual, common in hedges on the Neilgher- 
ries, flowering in March and April: flowers pale pink. 
This plant is so exceedingly like Decaneurum divergens 
that they can only be distinguished by a reference to the 
generic character, 
1079. VERNONIA SALVIFOLIA (R. W.) shrubby to- 
mentose: leaves long narrow lanceolate, rugose, gla- 
brous above, densely white—tomentose beneath : co- 
rymbs axillary and terminal naked or with a few small 
scattered leaves: capitulæ numerous, densely aggregat- 
ed, subsessile, many flowered : involucram subcampa- 
nulate tomentose : scales lanceolate, subacute, callous 
at the apex: achænium glabrous somewhat 4 angled, the 
sides sprinkled with glutinous points, exterior pappus 
paleaceous. 
Courtallum. This species is nearly allied in habit to 
V. Wightiana, Arnott, but is certainly most distinct in 
its characters. 
1080. DECANEURUM RETICULATUM (D. C.) stem 
suffruticose, erect, ramous, every where rough with 
bristly hairs: leaves sessile, ovate, mucronate, and 
mucronately sub dentate ; rough above, densely whit- 
ish tomentose beneath; nerves and veins scabrous 
reticulated : peduncles few, axillary and terminal, capi- 
tule closely embraced by numerous foliacious bracts ; 
interior scales of the involucrum scariose, glabrous, 
longer than the bracteas.— D. C. Prod. 5. p. 866. 
Neilgherries, frequent on the banks of streams all over 
the hills, and in flower nearly all the year ; but in greatest 
perfection from June to September. Plant from 2 to 4 
feet high flowers purple. 
1081. DEcANEURUM COURTALLENSE (R. W.) stems 
scabrous, suffruticose, erect, ramous : leaves attenuated 
into the petiole, ovate lanceolate obtuse, slightly mucro- 
nate-dentate; rough above, softly whitish tomentose 
beneath, at first uniformly white afterwards reticulately 
veined ; peduncles axillary 1-cephalous capitule closely 
bound by several ovate-obtuse mucronate 3 nerved 
bracts: interior scales of the involucrum scariose, gla- 
brous, longer than the bracts. 
Courtallum flowering in February, this species seems 
intermediate between D. reticulatum and molle but very 
distinct from both. 
1082. Decaneurum MOLLE (D. C.) stem herbaceous 
erect, somewhat scabrous, tomentose towards the apex : 
leaves attenuated into the petiole, ovate lanceolate acumi- 
nate, coursely and irregularly serrated ; above setosely 
scabrous or nearly glabrous; beneath whitish tomentose: 
interior scales of the involucrum scariose, glabrous, 
subacute.— D. C. L. c. p. 67. 
This seems to be a widely distributed and variable 
species. I have specimens from the Southern extremity 
of the Peninsula and others communicated by Mr. 
Law, from the vicinity of Bombay. Between the 
Southern and Northern forms there is considerable dif- 
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