sibout the length of the seed: cotyledons oblong, 

 foliaceous : radical superior. 

 The two species may be briefly distinguished thus : 

 B. grandijiora^ calyx lobes broad ovate, foliace- 

 ous ; corolla campanulate. 



B. Jerdoniana^ calyx lobes narrow, lanceolate; 

 corolla infundibuliform. 



1316. 



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ous, glabrous: leaves succulent, spathulato-oblong, 

 slightly retuse at the apex, short petioled: stipules 

 intra-foliaceous, closely embracing the stem: pe- 

 duncles terminal, ternate, 3-flowered: corolla sub- 

 campanulate, lobes revolute, obtuse: stigma pel- 



circumstances I was induced to re-examine the cha* 

 racters of the two, and compare those of this plant 

 with both. The result led to the behef that they are 

 not suflfjciently distinct; on which account I have 

 adopted the older generic name. 



1319. Wrightia Rothii (G. Don.), leaves oval 

 lanceolate acuminate, and, with the cymes, pube- 

 scent on both sides: lobes of the calyx oblong ob- 

 tuse, pubescent, shorter than the tube of the corolla: 

 scales lanceolato-subulate, pubescent: scales of the 

 crown linear cleft, scarcely pubescent, about the 

 length of the anthers: anthers pubescent on the 

 points. — Ramuli pubescent, brownish, the pubescence 



tate: berry elliptic, tapering at both ends, pointed on the new leaves purplish, on the older ones greyish, 

 with the persistent base of the style, fleshy: seeds Corymbs lax, dichotomous: pedicels about an inch 

 small, subglobose, rough: embryo shorter than the long: corolla everywhere pubescent, lobes oblong 

 fleshy albumen: radical superior. obtuse, nearly half an inch long. D, C. 



Courtallum and Coonoor, Neilgherries, flowering 

 during rainy season. A small rather ungainly 

 stunted looking tree, bearing all its leaves on the 

 ends of the young ramuli. Leaves fleshy, 4-6 inches 

 long and 2-3 broad near the apex, peduncles usually 

 3 from the end of the branch each with 3 large 

 white flowers. Corolla nearly 3 inches long, some- 

 thing between campanulate and wide infundibuli- 

 form. Stamens and style exserted. Berry elliptical, 

 about 14 inch long, filled with fleshy pulp in which 

 the numerous minute seeds nidulate. Seeds small 

 nearly globose, testa rough, ablumen copious, em- 

 bryo axillary, terete, radical superior. 



1317. F-AGR^A Malabarica (R- W.), leaves ob- 

 ovate cuneate, subapiculate, longish petioled: pe- 

 duncles axillary and terminal, about 5 together, 

 elongated, 3-flowered : corolla infundibuliform; tube 

 slender at the base, about twice the length of the 

 calyx; limb dilated, lobes spreading: stamens and 

 style about the length of the corolla: stigma peltate: 



ovary 2- celled. 



Malabar— Rheede, Hort Mai. 4 tab. 58. 



These two are nearly allied species, but I think 

 quite distinct from all those yet discovered. The 

 last seems in some respects to approach F. Zeylanica^ 

 but, so far as I can determine from Lamarck's figure, 

 is quite distinct. The larger leaves are about 10 

 inches long tapering gradually into the petiol. 

 The number and length of the peduncles, and 

 slender form of the flowers, at once distinguish 

 this from F. Coromandelina, which is altogether a 

 diflerent looking plant. 



1318. G^RTNERA KoNEGii (R. W. Sykcsia Kon- 

 egii /^.), leaves ob ovate, oblong or oval, shortly 

 acuminate, attenuate at the base: panicles com- 

 pound, trichotomous, pedunculate, minutely puber- 

 ulous, shorter than the leaves: tube of the corolla 

 about twice the length of the calyx: anthers exsert- 

 ed, filaments conspicuous. 



Ceylon. 



I collected specimens of this and of what ap- 

 pears two other species of the genus in 1836. ^ The 

 others are not in a good state and still remain un- 

 determined. Some years ago Dr. Amott published 

 this plant under the generic designation of Sykesia. 

 Since then Endlicher referred it to Gartnera. 

 DeCandoUe, however, retained the genus, but his 

 son took a different view of the matter and could 

 not see why his father had kept it up. Under these 



Nuggur Hills, near Madras. 



In the magnified figure of the expanded flower 

 the lobes of the calyx are represented too small in 

 proportion to the tube of the corolla and the anthers 

 probably a little too conspicuous. 



The interior surface of the anther is, as in ff. 

 tindoria, hairy, which would have led me to doubt 

 this being the plant named had M. Alph. DeCan- 

 doUe stated, as the result of his own examination, 

 "antheris apice solum pubescentibus," but as it is 

 copied from Roth, who describes the exterior sur- 

 face only, I do not think the circumstance militates 

 against this being indeed the true plant. 



1320. Hemidesmus pubescens (W. and A.), 

 ramuli slender, twining, hirsuto-pubescent, leaves 

 ovate roundish ovate or oval, cuspidate, paler be- 

 neath, pubescenti-velutinous : cymes usually subses- 

 sile, few-flowered: scales of Uie corolla attached 

 to the tube: flowers dark purple. 



The station whence the specimen figured was 

 obtained is not noted, but I found the plant in jun- 

 gles near Vendaloor, (Smith's Choultry), between 

 Palaverum and Chingleput, and M. Perrottet found 

 it at Kuhutti on the Neilgherries. The whole plant 

 is clothed with short soft pubescence, but I have 

 only ventured to have it shown on a single leaf 

 and part of the stem, being fearful of my Madras 

 lithographer. 



1321. ExAcuM BicoLOR (Roxb.), stem 4-angled: 

 leaves sessile, ovate, subacute, 5-nerved with smooth 

 margins: calyx deeply 4-cleft, segments subulate 

 with ovato-lanceolate wings: corolla white, tipped 

 with blue; lobes elliptic oblong cuspidate, three 

 times longer than the tube, which is a httle shorter 

 than the calyx.— Corolla large, nearly two inches 

 in diameter, cymes terminal subcontracted: middle 

 internodes usually shorter than the leaves. Griseb. 



in D. C. Prod. 



Neilgherries, below Kotergherry, rare, in pastures 

 about a mile below Nedawuttim abundant, flower- 

 ing during the autumnal months. 



1322 



ExAcuM Perrottetii 



), stem 



straight, 4-angled, slmplish: leaves sessile, oblong 

 lanceolate acuminate, 5-nerved with smooth mar- 

 gins : calyx deeply 4-cleft, segments subulate with 

 semi-lanceolate wings : corolla rose coloured or 

 blue, lobes obova to-elliptic cuspidate, 4 times longer 



than the tube. Griseb. L c. 



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