690 PENTANDR1A MONOGYNIA. Carissa. 



size of a French bean, two-celled, with two seeds in each. 

 Seeds, pcrispcrm ami embryo as in C. Carandas. 



X. C. rillosa. R. 



Shrubby, tender parts villous. Leave* from broad-lan- 

 ceolate to oblong-acute. Flowers terminal, subtern, or se- 

 ven. Germ four-seeded, (two in each cell.) 



Several plants of this shrub have been long cultivated in 

 the Botanic garden at Calcutta, but from whence, of how they 

 got into the garden, has never been ascertained. Flowering- 

 time the same as the other species, viz. during the warmest 

 time of the year, March, April, and May. This species 

 seems perfectly distinct, and has much less to recommend it 

 than either Carandas. or diffusa. In most respects it agrees 

 pretty well with Vahl's description of C.edn/is. The follow- 

 ing description will, however, point out some difference. 



Stem rather weak, and leaning considerably; soon divid- 

 ing into several, rather slender, diehotomous, rlexuose 

 branches. Bark of tLe ligneous parts spongy, and deeply 

 cracked ; that of the young shoots villous. Thorns opposite, 

 at the forks o( the branches, and in all other parts at every 

 second, straight, strong, very sharp, and less frequ ntly 

 compound than in the other two species just mentioned. 

 Leaves opposite, short-petioled, oblong, and broad lanceo- 

 late, acuminate, soft with down, particularly v hile young, 

 from one to two inches long - , and rarely more than one broad. 

 Stipules small, and only present where the spines are. Fhm- 

 ers terminal, tern, or twice tern, small, white. ( ul"r : ser/- 

 ments lanceolate, acute, villous. Tube of the corol a little 

 curved, swelled near the month. Bordt r of live, linear-lan- 

 ceolate, acute segments. Stamina lodged in the swelling of 

 the tube. Germ conic, two-celled, with two ovnla in each, 

 attached to the partition. Style shorter than the tube. Stiff- 

 ma large, with a villous, bidentate apex. Berry round, the 

 size of a pea, smooth, deep black-purple, two-celled. Pulp 

 succulent, purplish, and sweet. Seeds one or two in each 



