56 NEW SPECIES OF PHAKEROGAMOUS PLANTS. 



Bacca parva, siibglobosa, succulenta, 4-5-locularis, polysperma. Scinina 

 minuta, oblouga, testa coriacea profunde foveolata, albumine canioso ; 

 embryo subcyliudricus. — Arbor v. frutex elatus, cortice deciduo, raraulis 

 tenuibus terelibus ultimis et inflorescentia pubescentibus. Folia opposita, 

 petiolata, ovato-oblonga. Stipulge intrapetiolares, lanceolatse, cito decidute. 

 Cymii; ad apices ramorum termiualcs, 3-chotome ramosae. Flores parvi, 

 lunbellati, albi, pedicello apice 2-bracteolato. Bacca flava. 



B. CORYMBOSA, Hoolc.f. (E/iosmia cori/mbosa, Benth. in Hook, Jouvn. 

 Bot. iii. 219; Walp. Rep. ii. 489).— Hab. North Brazil and Guiana, 

 river Tintaro, Scliomburgk, 1838, and Eio Branco, Scliomburgk, n. 794. 

 Mouth of the Solimoes at its junction with the Amazons, Spruce, January, 

 ISn.—IIook. Ic. Flant. t. 1069. 



Brachystelma (Dich^elia) ovata, Oliver (Asclepiadaceo!) ; multi- 

 caule, caulibus erectis di-trichotomis cum foliis crispule pubescentilnis, 

 foliis parvis caulinis ovatis ovato-lanceolatisve breviter petiolatis, iioribus 

 in nodis solitariis brevissime pedunculatis decurvis. corollse tubo brevis- 

 simo, laciniis limbi anguste lineari-attenuatis apice incurvis coliaerentibus 

 extus scabride puberulis, corona staminea lobis exterioribus brevibus basi 

 subquadratis divaricatim biiidis, interioribus integris ovatis obtusis. — Hab. 

 Colesberg, South Africa, Mr. Arnott in Hort. Kew.—Ref. Bot. t. 226. 



Brassia farinifera, Liud. et Reichb. f. {OrcJudacea) ; ghimacea, 

 brachysepala, brachypetala, labello pandurato antice emarginato cum den- 

 ticulate interposito, liinbo antice serrulato, callis prostratis angulatis, 

 velutinis geminis \\\ basi, denticulis prsepositis, area farinosa semicirculari 

 anteposita. — Hab. Discovered by Mr. Wallis in Ecuador, and sent by 

 M. Linden, of Brussels.— (?«?-^. Chro7i. 1870, p. 923. 



Calochortus Leichtlinii, i?oo^-./. {Liliacece) ; humilis, foliis gra- 

 mineis \ poll, latis longe vaginantibus dorso rotundatis facie concavis 

 anguste acurainatis glauco-viridibus, marginibus incurvis, scapo gracili 

 foliis pauUo longiore 2-3-floro, spathis foliis consimilibus, floribus 2|- 

 poll. diam. late campanulatis, sepnlis ovato-lanceolatis recurvis dnrso 

 medio fuscis, petalis demum reflexis latissime obovato-cuneatis apiculatis 

 marginibus vix erosis albis plaga parva purpurea supra foveam nectari- 

 feram i-circularem, basin versus extus gibbosis intus pauciciliatis, an- 

 theris flavis obtusis, ovario lineari-oblongo, stylo brevi, stigmatibus 3 

 brevibus recurvis. — Hab. California, Hort. Kew., from Eoezl, commu- 

 nicated by Herr Leichtlin. — Bot. Mag. t. 5862 ; also figured in Flor. Mag. 

 plates 509, 510. 



Cassia (Cham.esenna) crassiramea,5^«^/^ {Leguminosee, Cassiea:) ; 

 fruticosa, glaberrima, aphylla, ramis valde incrassatis, pedunculis ad nodos 

 solitariis bitloris, autheris vix rostratis, legumine lineari (piano?). — Closely 

 allied to C. ap/ii/lk/,Ca\\ — Hab. South America. — Hook. Ic. Plant. t.l063. 



Cattleya velutina, Reichb. f. {OrcJiidacea) ; perigonio bene cori- 

 aceo, sepalis liguhitis acutis recurvis, petalis cuneato-oblongis acutis hinc 

 lobosis, labelli laciniis lateralibus liumilliniis semiovatis columnam involven- 

 tibus dorso liberam, lacinia antica ovata subacuta denticulata venis omni- 

 bus discocpie velutinis. — Perhaps a hybrid between C. JFalkeriana, Card., 

 and C. ScJulleriaiia, Reichb. f. Hab. Probably Brazilian, having been 

 received in a collection obtained through an agent whose headquarters are 

 at Rio. The sepals are naturally recurved. — Card. Chron. 1870, p. 140. 



Cereus fulgidus, Hook. f. [Cactacea) ; caule elongato gracili ramoso, 

 iuLeriiodiis elongatis 1 poll. Jiam. profunde 3-4-gonis, augulis compressis 



