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pure white flowers, and the anthers with strongly marked hnes of 

 hairs. Clarice (' Fl. Brit. Ind.' iii. 427), following most authors, 

 makes L. nicutianaifoiia Heyne a distinct species, and gives both for 

 Ceylon ; hut I agree with Thwaites (' Enum.' p. 170) that we have 

 but one. This is usually densely pubescent throughout (except on 

 upper surface of leaves), as in Wight's figure, ' Icones,' t. 1172, 

 under Moore's name, L. aromatica. At high elevations, as at 

 Nuwara Eliya, where it is a most abundant plant, the racemes are 

 very dense, and the flowers pale dull purplish-pink ; but at lower 

 elevations the flowers are more laxly arranged, and the corolla 

 nearly white, but these characters are insufiicient for even varietal 

 distiu(;tion. 



Tijlujihorafl'd-a Trim., n. sp. 



Curdia Fiothii, E. & S. — At Mandagula Tank, four miles from 

 the Kumbukan Eiver, in the almost unknown region of the Panuwa 

 Pattu, E. Province. Sent to me in fruit by Mr. H. Nevill in October, 

 1884. He tells me that it forms a small drooping tree 18-20 ft. 

 high. The 0. Baa-burghii of Clarke (' Fl. Brit. Ind.' iv. 138), given 

 as a Ceylon species, is, I am informed by Mr. Hemsley, identical 

 with C. salicifulia Cham, of Brazil. Some error as to locality was 

 l)robably made in Herb. Koxburgh. 



Ipomcr.a hracteata Wight. — As a weed in Liberian Coffee Estates 

 near Kalutara, Western Province, March, 1880, Mr. W. Ferguson. 

 Perhaps a casual introduction from Southern India, but an in- 

 conspicuous species, and readily overlooked. 



1. staphyUnct K. & S. (/. raccmosa Roth, non Poir.). — I collected 

 specimens of this species near Kurunequla, on the Dambulla road, 

 in December, 1883. It is stated to be a common plant in the 

 Indian Peninsula, and also to occur in Assam and at Penang. 



Convolvulus parviflorus Vahl. — This common Indian species is 

 abundant near Tissa-maha-rama, but I have not heard of its 

 occurrence elsewhere in Ceylon. It has a wide distribution through 

 Tropical Africa, Asia, and Australia. 



Str'uja orohanchoides Benth. [Orohanche indica Spreng., non 

 Roxb.). — This is a common enough plant in the dry Hambautota 

 district. I have also found it abundantly near Anuradhapura, 

 N. Central Province. It is especially fond of the roots of Euphorbia 

 antviuornvi, an abundant tree in the dry country. The plant is pale 

 green, and the flowers white, becoming pale violet when withering. 

 All parts of the plant become stained inky-blue if bruised, or on 

 long exposure after gathering. The mode of parasitism is precisely 

 that of Orohanche. 



Priva Icptofitachya -luss. [Strrptunn asperum Roxb.). — Pretty 

 frequent about Tissa-maha-rama, South Province. A weedy plant 

 with pure white flowers. Found in the dry districts of Southern 

 India. 



Sciacllaria sjncata Trim., n. sp. 



Buerhddcia repanda Willd. — Abundant among the shrubby 

 bushes on the sea-shore at Kirinda, Southern Province, and 

 attractive for its bright pink flowers. A common plant in S. India, 

 and well figured ni W ight, • icones,' t. 1766. The widely-spread 



