Aegelatis. pentandria. pentagynia. HI 



five, as long as the calyx, becoming broad towards the 

 base, and then united with five, small, intermediate bris- 

 tles placed between them. Anthers sagittate. Germ su- 

 perior, globular, six-celled, with one ovula in each, attach- 

 ed to the top of the axis. Styles three, considerably long- 

 er than the stamens. ^f/^wi« headed, undivided. Cap- 

 sule globular, smooth, size of a large pea, six-celled, six- 

 valved. Seeds solitary, reniform. 



This plant is highly ornamental. Miller's iwofigures in 

 plate 268, are not unlike it in any respect ; yet I think 

 it is evident they cannot be the same ; it seems more 

 nearly allied to Linum, for in all respects the characters 

 agree perfectly, except in the three styles and capsule. I 

 have therefore called it Linum trigjnum. 



AEGELATIS. Brown. 

 Calyx cylindric sulcated, five-toothed. Petals five and 

 with the five filaments, united at the base. Germ supe- 

 rior, one-celled, one-seeded, attachment from the base of 

 the cell to the apex of the ovula. 



A. rotundifolia. R. 



Leaves alternate, orbicular ; petioles long, sheathing 

 and winged. 



A small ramous shrub found with RJiizophora, &)C. 

 growing on the banks of the salt-water creeks which 

 intersect the lower part of the delta of the Ganges. 

 Flowering time December. 



Stem scarcely any, but many ascending, smooth, di- 

 chotomous branches and branchlets. Leaves alternate, 

 petioled, orbicular, entire, glossy, most finely veined, 

 from two to three inches each way. Petioles as lonir as 

 the leaves, sheathing, broad-winged, smooth ; when they 

 drop, annular, permanent marks are left in the branches. 

 Racemes axillary and terminal, the latter dichotomous 



