1839.] Linnean Society. 45 



botanists to Uvularia. We subjoin the characters of the species 

 described in this paper : — 



1. D. calcaratum, umbellis pednnculatis sub-5-flovis, sepalis lanceolatis 

 acutiiisculis basi longe calcaratis, antheris filameiitis stigmatibusque 

 stylo triple longioribus, foliis ovato-lanceolatis sessilibus. 



Uvularia calcarata. Wall. Cat. n. 5087. 



2. D. WalUchii, umbellis subsessilibus siib-5-floris, sepalis lanceolatis 

 acuminatis, calcaribus rectis abbreviatis, antberis filamentis 4-pl6 bre- 

 vioribus, stylo stigmatibus longiore, foliis ovato-lanceolatis subpetio- 

 latis. 



Uvularia Hamiltoniaua, B. et C. Wall. Cat. n. 5088. 



3. D. Hamiltonianwn, imibellis pedunculatis sub-5-floris, sepalis lanceo- 

 latis acutis, calcaribus abbreviatis recurvis, antberis filamentorum longi- 

 tudine, stylo stigmatibus subsequali, foliis ovato-lanceolatis subpetio- 

 latis. 



Uvularia Hamiltoniana, A. Wall. Cat. n. 5088. 

 U, Betua. Ham. MSS. 



4. D. Horsfieldii, umbellis pedunculatis sub-5-floris, sepalis spathulatis 

 mucronatis puberulis, antheris filamentis duplo brevioribus, stylo stig- 

 matibus duplo longiore, foliis ovato-lanceolatis subpetiolatis. 



Uvularia Hamiltoniana, D. Wall. Cat. n. 5088. 



5. D. Leschenaultianum, umbellis sessilibus 3 — 5-floris, sepalis ovato- 

 lanceolatis acutis basi gibbosis, antberis filamentis vix duplo breviori- 

 bus, stylo stigmatibus ter longiore, foliis ovatis subpetiolatis. 



Uvularia Leschenaultiana. Wall. Cat. n. 5089. 



6. D. Pitsutum (Don, Prodr. p. 50.), umbellis pedunculatis 7 — 9-floris, 

 sepalis cuneato-lanceolatis obtusiusculis basi gibbosis, antheris fila- 

 mentis ter brevioribus, stylo stigmatibus duplo longiore, foliis lanceo- 

 latis subpetiolatis. 



7. D. parviflorum (Don, Prodr. p. 50.), umbellis subsessilibus 2— 7-floris, 

 ^ sepalis lanceolatis acuminatis basi gibbosis, antheris filamentis duplo 



brevioribus, stigmatibus stylo ter brevioribus, foliis lanceolatis subpeti- 

 olatis. 



8. D.fulvum (Salisb. in Hort. Trans, i. p. 330.), umbellis sessilibus sub- 

 4-floris, sepalis lanceolatis acutis basi breviter calcaratis, antheris fila- 

 mentis vix brevioribus, stigmatibus styli longitudine, foliis lanceolatis 

 subpetiolatis. 



The author concludes his paper with the description of a new and 

 nearly-related genus, founded upon a plant which was introduced 

 by Mr. Allan Cunningham from New South Wales into the Royal 

 Botanic Garden at Kew, in 1823, and which is remarkable for its 

 unenclosed embryo, and for the singular appendages, similar to 

 those of Parnassia, which are seated at the inner base of the sepals. 

 The following is the description of this interesting genus : — 



