VILLARIS. 89 
Ge; 6, 6, €, c. Stamina. 
d, d, d, d, d. ditto sterilia epipetala. 
€, €, e, e, e. Gland hypogyne. 
J; f. Stigmata 2-lobi. 
9, g. Placente. 
The above is taking the 5th sepal as posticous of which I 
&m not certain. 
Has. Bengal prope, Jumalpore : 18th September, 1835. 
Villarsia glandulosa, Pl. CCCLXXXV. 
Cal. zstivatione imbricatus. 
Cor. gamopetala, tubo brevi, rotata, laciniis vasculorum 
fasciculis 3-donatis, sinubus evasculosis. 
Stam. 3-seriata, 5 extima tantum fertilia tubo apicem ver- 
sus inserta, filam. filiforme per totam fere longitudinem co- 
roll, adnata evasculosa! serie interna petalis opposita. An- 
theram loco pili cellulosi breves directione varii, serie intima 
eglandulis 5, petalis, oppositis hypogynis, apice ciliatis, 
Auth. biloculares basin versus affixes, longitud. dehiscent. 
Pollen.? ; 
Ovarium l-loculare. Stylus brevis erassus, apice bilobus, 
lobis cordatis, Stigmata leviter papillosa marginem: loborum 
Occupantia. 
Placentz 2 parietales, cum margine loborum styli continui 
t oppositi. Ovula plura bi-triseriata antitropa, (foramen 
hilum prope), tezumentes cum nucleo concretis. 
Ons. The only objection existing against Parnassia be- 
longing to this group, exists in its polypetalous corolla, and 
albuminous seed. In the latter not much stress is to be laid, 
as the albumen is scanty. | 
| To the former in my opinion little value is to be attached, 
.. 38there is an evident tendency in Villarsia to become poly- 
. Petalous, as indicated by the short tube, and the evascularity 
LX the sinuses, more stress should not be laid on its being a 
3 |] M 
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