Chionanthus. diandria monogtnia. 107 



of the corol and the receptacle. Anthers a poleniferous groove on 

 each side cf the short, thick filaments. — Sliile scarcely any. Sticrma 

 four-lobed. — Drupe oblong, one-celled. — Nut oblong, striped, one- 

 celled. Perispenu none. Embryo inverse. Cotyledons conform to 

 the seed. 



2. C. Zrylanica. Linn. Sp. PL ed. Willd. 1. 47. 



Leaves opposite, sliort-petioled, obovate, entire, smooth. Kacemes 

 axillary, often compound ; flowers ternarv. B/actes ovate. 

 Linociera purpurea. Vahl. En. PL 1, 47. 

 Said to be a native of Ceylon. 



3. C. dichotoma. R. 



Shrubby, dicbotomus. Leaves cuneiform-lanceolar, recurved, en= 

 tire. Racemes axillary ; pedicels three-flowered. 



Native place Coromandel. The Asiatic synonima are uncertain. 

 Flowering time in the Botanic Garden the month of March. 



Trunk short ; bark dark ash-coloured, M-ith many, elevated, light- 

 er coloured specks. Branches dichotomous throughout, very nu- 

 merous; height of the shrubs in the Botanic Garden, about seven feet 

 in seven years. — Leaves opposite, short-petioled, broad-cuneiform 

 lanceolar, entire, rather obtuse; surfaces smooth, texture hard ; three 

 inches long by one hxo^^.— Racemes axillary, solitary, scarcely half 

 the length of the leaves. Pedicels sub-opposite, diverging, ihree-flovy- 

 ered.— r/ozc;c;-s small, white, inodorous. — Ca/j/r four-parted ; seg- 

 ments ovate, obtuse, villous. — Corol, the segments can scarcely be said 

 to be uni'ed at the base, except by the^laments, which are inserted on 

 the bases of two, and in ihat manner form two pair of segments ; they are 

 nearly exact, taper a little, and have their margins much incurved. — 

 Filaments two short. Anthers large, with bifid apex. — Germ four- 

 sided, ovate, two-celled, with two ovula in each attached to the mid- 

 dle of the partition. Style short. Stigma obscurely two-lobed. — 

 Drupe superior, oval, or short obovate, size of a black currant, s<c- 

 culent, when ripe purple, one-celled. — Am/ obovate, rather thin, and 



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