xvifi PREFACE. 
dular dots in a species of Ardisie. Gubro, March 13th, 
1836. 
Orobancheze,—The testa of the seeds of Kgine- 
tia indica is composed of fibrous cells. The fibres 
being spirally arranged. Merguit, Oct. 1834. 
Some cells of ordinary form being mixed up with 
them. I should add that these fibres do not exist in 
the ovula before fecundation has taken place. Deboro 
Mookh, Feb. 29th, 1836. 
Cyrtandracee.—Mr. Brown makes this a tribe of 
Gesnerez, see his remarks under Aikinia. With regard 
to the want of albumen I find traces of it in 3 species 
of the order, and if as I suspect there is in Cyananthus 
a tendency to union between the calyx and ovary, this 
appears to be no objection to the union of the order 
with Gesneree. 
The embryo is certainly orthotropous. Deb. Mookh, 
Feb. 29th, 1836. 
Verbenacez.—In the whole of that section to which 
Congea belongs, and of which the chief peculiarity con- 
sists in the capitate flowers and involucra, the placenta 
is central with 4 ovula hanging from near its apex. 
With respect to M. Aug. St. Hilaires assertion 
regarding the ovula being erect, I can only say, that 
Vitex has certainly pendulous ovula, Avicennez is in 
all respects as genuine a constituent of this order as 
many of the section to which I have above alluded, 
and with which in the structure of its ovarium it 
agrees entirely, — .— 
x Verbena has the 5th sepal posterior, the 5th petal is 
conse scd anterior and it is external in zstivation. 
