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ILLUSTRATIONS OF INDIAN BOTANY. 
necessity of referring, having already exceeded my space here. The species figured, is a Ceylon. 
Mr. M 
plant, first discovered an 
. and for the figure, I am indebted to the 
IMPATIENS. 
Leaves alternate, pedicels axillary, solitary, or 
aggregated, one flowered. 
Neilgherries on moist rocks by the rond side near Sis- 
para. Munro and Gough. 
from both. The br, base of the petiol 
seems to indicate that the peduncles are occasionally 
EXPLANATION 
1. Upper sepal front and side views, 
2-2. Anterior sepal with its spur. _ 
Petals different views, 
oon : 
kindness of that accomplished lady. 
Colonel and Mrs. Walker afterwards found it, 
and perhaps often 2-flowered, when exposed to much 
moisture and growing luxuriantly. 
§. Leaves alternate, peduncles many flowered. 
I. Goughii, (R. W.) Erect, ramous, every where — 
glabrous, leaves ovate, serrated, short petioled, aggre- 
gated towards the summit of the branches, peduncles 
filiform, axillary, umbellately, 4-6 flowered, often three 
o r times the length of the leaf, viscid, flowers 
small, lateral sepals minute, subulate, superior ones 
road, obcordate mucronate, lower, much shorter than 
the petals, acute, spur shorter than the flowers, coni- 
eal, slightly i ior lobes of the petals 
b 
—_ 
incurved—anterior 
much larger than the posterior, capsules glabrous. 
Netlgherries on damp rocks by Pekarra river. Gough. 
The present species is evidently intermediate be- 
tive, while in others it attains a great size. 
av he only new species yet re- 
ecived from the Hills to the two young Botanists who, 
in company, explored much of them that had not pre 
viously been examined, . 
OF PLATE 61. 
4. Ovary and stamens, 
. Stamens removed, 
6. Ovary and style, 
XLYV.—OXALIDEA, 
& group the members of which, when superfic 
yv such insensible gradations, that it becomes difficult to 
alee Oa ages tho 
ilar. Ovariaum d, 5-celled - ee rm 
stigmas capitate, or teeny bind hs Soe solitary, or several in each cell: styles 5, filiform + 
sales. Suunsbes a. 8. Fruit rarely baccate: usually cap- 
or several in each cell: testa fleshy, 
anous, 5-celled, and 5-10 valved, 
