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the nature of its fruit. It forms a beautiful bush with flowers 

 as long as those of Oxyanthus. Mr. Hartweg, found it near 

 Vera Paz, and seeds were sent home, but they have not yet 

 produced plants. The following is Mr. Bentham's character 

 of the genus. 



LINDENIA rivalis, gen. nov. Rubiacearum — Rondeletiarum. — Char, 

 gen. Calycis tubus turbiuatus, 5-costatus ; limbus 5-partitus laciuiis 

 angustis acutis. Corolla hypocrateriformis, tubo longissimo tenui aequali; 

 limbo 5-partito, laciniis oblougis patentibus aestivatione imbricatis. An- 

 therae 5, lineares, sessiles ad corolla sinus. Stylus filiformis, a basi 

 glaber, apice incrassatus, brevissime bifidus, lobis intus stigniatiferis. 

 Capsula (junior) laciuiis calycinis coronata, bilocularis, placentis centra- 

 libus. Semina numerosissiina, angulata. Frutex 2-3-pedalis, tarn habitu 

 quam cliaractenbus Augustae affinis, corollae forma generice distinctus. 

 Folia ad apices ramorum approximata, opposita, breviter petiolata, ob- 

 longo-lanceolata, acutiuscula, integerrima, basi angustata, juniora prae- 

 sertim ad venas uti ramuli et petioli pube brevi tomentella, adulta supra 

 fere glabra. Stipulae utrinque solitarise, latse, subulato-acuminatae, 

 fusco-membrauacese, in vaginam brevem connatae, deciduae. Corymbus 

 terminalis, condensatus, paueiflorus. Bracteae oblongo-lineares, ovario 

 paullo longiores. Flores subsessiles. Calycis tubus per anthesin 3-4 lin. 

 longus; laciniae anguste lineares 5-6 lin. longee. Corollae tubus 5-5^ lin. 

 longus, tenuis, pubescens ; laciniae limbi pollicares. 



131. GODETIA albescens ; caule annuo subfruticoso, ramis brevissimis con- 

 gests, foliis albido-glaucis lanceolatis integerrimis glabris, floribus ses- 

 silibus densissime inter folia superiora aggregatis, calycis tubo infundi- 

 bulari laciniis aequali, petalis obcordatis immaculatis calyce duplo lon- 

 gioribus, stigmatis lobis ovatis virescentibus, fructu oblongo 8-sulcato 

 acuminato tereti villoso. 



A new hardy annual from the Columbia river, whence 

 they were received by the late lamented Mr. More ton Dyer. 

 The species is very distinct from any of those found by 

 Douglas, but is related to G. viminea. It forms a close 

 cluster of short branches, which quite weigh down the stem, 

 half- woody and fleshy though it be, and as thick as the fore- 

 finger. The leaves are very glaucous. The flowers are pale 

 lilac, without any spot, and the fruit is covered with long 

 hairs. The lobes of the stigma are green ; the habit is 

 almost that of Oenothera densiflora. 



] 32 GODETIA grandiflora ; caule erecto, foliis lanceolatis subdenticulatis 

 virescentibus glabriusculis, calycis tubo obconico laciniis duplo breviore, 

 petalis albis basi rubescentibus vix maculatis calyce multo longioribus, 

 antheris pallidis linearibus, stigmatis laciniis linearibus lutescentibus, 

 fructu lineari 4-sulcato tereti pubescente. 



