308 A MENISPERMACE EZ. 
edtissue. The whole tissue abounds in amylaceous granules 
of large size. The vessels are very large and as they are in 
Plytocrena. 
3, Cocculus villosus. 
Fruticosa dioica brunneo-pubescens. Ramis scandentibus, 
foliis alternis exstipulatis, petiolatis, elliptico-ovatis mucrona- 
tis, integris ciliatis reticulatis utrinque brunneo pubescentib. 
floribus in axillis aggregatis solitariis internisve in pedicellis, 
subnutant. inconspicuis viridibus. 
Cal. bibracteolat. 3-sepalus, sepalis ovatis petalisque extus 
brunneo-pubescent. 
Cor. 3 petal. pet ovalia subreflexa sepalis alternantia sub- 
carnosa intus pilis albis sparsis. 
Squamule hypog. 6 cuneato obovato subintegra, medio 
sulcatze. 
Stam. totidem hypog. squamulis opposita, biserialia, serie 
exter. sepalis opposita, interna petalis opposita, filam brevia 
subclavata connectivum carnosum. Anth. bilocul. loculis des- 
cretis medium versus dehiscent. Pollen ovatum leve hinc 
sulcatum. Æstivatio corollz valvata. 
Has. In sylvis. Mergue: Sept. 1834. 
CESSAMPELOS. 
In my remarks on the collection of Plants made at Sud- 
dyah, I pointed out under Menispermeæ, the variation in 
site of the placentary suture in Cissampelos from that which 
usually obtains. It is scarcely necessary for më to explain 
that it is a law to which no real exception is I believe 
known, that this suture is invariably next the axis. 
This is most evident in those ovaria, which are formed by 
the coalition of several carpellary leaves, but although re 
evident, is as strictly true in those cases, in which 
carpellary leaf, from whatever cause this may origins 
stands alone. In such a case, its situation would be thus 
see explanatory sketch, Pl, CCOCLXXXVI. Fig. I. 
