Euphorbia. douecandria trigynia. 471 



Seed solitary, ovate. Iniegutnents two, the inner one a 

 white membrane adhering to the exterior one. Perisperm 

 and embryo as in the other Euphorbice. 



8. E. dichotoma. R. 



Somewhat shrubby, hairy. Leaves opposite, oval, ser- 

 rate, three-nerved, hairy. Flowers in terminal and axil- 

 lary heads, imbricated with hairy scariose bracles. Corol 

 of four large obcordate, membranaceous petals. 



Found by Dr. Hunter at Oojjein ; it blossoms in Octo- 

 ber. 



9. E. cuneifolia. R. 



Shrubby, particularly near the root, erect. Leaves al- 

 ternate, sessile, cuneiform, entire, smooth. Umbel trifid 

 then bifid. Involucres oblong, involucels cordate. Cap' 

 sules smooth. 



Found by Colonel Hardwicke in the northern parts of 

 Hindoostan ; in flow er in March. 



10. E. sessiliflora. R. 



Root tuberous. Stem simple, round, smooth. Leaves 

 alternate, sessile, oblong, obtuse. Flowers axillary, ses- 

 sile. 



This pretty little species was brought from Pegue by 

 the Rev. Mr. Felix Carey to this garden, where it blos- 

 soms freely during the month of February, at which time 

 it is perfectly destitute of leaves; like the rest it is abund- 

 antly lactescent. 



Root an irregularly shaped single tuber, about the size of 

 apotatoe, in our small plants. Stem erect, simple, round, 

 smooth, about a foot high. Leaves sessile, alternate, 

 oblong, obtuse, smooth, entire, nearly veinless ; about 

 three inches long and about half as much broad, decidu- 

 ous in the cold season, and appearing before the rains 

 set in, when the plant has done flowering. Stipules a 



