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striated within, yellow and entire on the margin. Ovary 

 inferior, 4-celled, many-seeded ; about four seeds in each cell, 

 attached to its upper and inner angle. Style red, as long as 

 the stamens. Stigma simple. Fruit a berry or pome. 



Obs. The inflorescence of this tree is very remarkable, 

 and quite different from the other species of Careya. 



CLERODENDRUM DIVARICATUM. W. J. 



DiDYNAMIA AnGIOSPERMIA. 



Foliis obovato-lanceolatis acuminatis glabris, paniculis ter- 

 minalibus erectis elongatis, pedicellis fructus reflexis, 

 calyce subintegro fructifero vix aucto. 



Tida tantu? Malay. — Found at Laye on the west coast 

 of Sumatra. — Stem shrubby, erect, about two feet high, 

 smooth ; with opposite branches which are thickened at the 

 joint. Leaves opposite, shortly petioled, obovato-lanceolate, 

 acuminate, entire, sometimes denticulate, smooth. Panicle 

 erect, terminal, long, composed of opposite divaricate ramifi- 

 cations which are subdichotomous and many-flowered. Pedi- 

 cels of the fruit reflexed. Bracts large, ovate, acuminate, 

 foliaceous. Calyx cup-shaped, nearly entire. Corolla tubular ; 

 limb 5-parted, secund, the lower segment longer, and of a 

 blue colour. Stamens long, exserted. Style one. Berry 

 deep purple, resting on the calyx, which is scarcely at all 

 enlarged, 4-lobed, 4-seeded ; 1-3 seeds occasionally proving 

 abortive. 



[To be continued.] 



