Cisstis^ tetrandria monogynia^ 423; 



the latter, in its hairy scape, acuminate bracles, and ciliate calyx. It 

 is also akin to P. Janceolata and eriophora. — N. W. 



3. P. erom. Wall. 



heaves ovute-lanceolar, acute, grossly and unequally repand-den» 

 tate, sinooih, sub-ciliate, five-nerved ; petioles short with woolly base. 

 Scape adscending, compressed, slightly angular and hairy, nearly 

 equalling the leaves. Sfike slender, equalling the scape in length, 

 with distinct flowers, which are somewhat remote towards the base. 



A native of Nepalo, growing with the preceding species. 



Root consisting of numerous sub-simple fibres, from the head of 

 which issue several tufts of scapes and leaves.— I ^ares almost 

 smooth, about three inches long, tapering towards the base; their mar- 

 gins remotely and unequally sinuate, with large, imequal, triangular, 

 acute teeth. — Petiols shorter than the leaves; their base widtning, 

 membrane-margined and woolly within. — Scape slender, adscending, 

 somewhat compressed, when young, villous. — Spike much lengthen, 

 ed, round, erect. — Flowers distinct, becoming somewhat remote 

 downwards, mostly geminate. — Bractes ovate, membrane-margined, 

 with a green thick nb, f-horterthan the calyx. — St^le villous — Cap- 

 sule ovate-oblong, with numerous flattish brown seeds. — N. W. 



CISSUS. Schreb. Gen. N. 192. 



CflZj/.r four-toothed. Co?o/ four-petalled. Germ two -celled; ovida 

 two, erect. Berry superior, from one to four-seeded. Embryo 

 erect, in the base of an ample perisperm. 



I.e. adnata, R. 



heaves round-cordate, bristle-serrate, acuminate. Stipules orbi- 

 cular, adnate, with gibbous centre; and scariose margins. Cj/mes 

 flat, flowers drooping. 



A native of the country about Dacca, from thence the late Colonel 

 Peter Murray sent it to the Botanic Garden, where it thrives well, 

 blossoms in May and June, and ripens its fruit in September. 



