* SAPINDACEÆ. 551 
Semen unicum cavitatem fructus implens, magnum erectum, 
(hilo lato) sessile. . 
Arilus carnoso-baccatus crassus albus, teste, apicem 
hujus exceptum insuper qua apertus, est, arcte adhzrens, 
acidus. 
-Tegumentum unicum, lignosum, venosum, fragile apice 
-8phacelatum, intus spongiosum et membrana vix separabili 
Sponte vestitum, albumen nullum. : j 
Embryo magnus, inversus, radicula supera brevissima ob- 
tuse. Cotyledons crassissimæ carnose. 
Plumula subinconspicua. i; 
l. Fruit natural size. . 4 
2. Do. section longitudinal, @ epicarp, 6 endocarp white 
_ glistening, surface irregular, c fleshy baccate white aril- 
lus, d covering of the seed, e sphacelated micropyle, 
f embryo. j 
3. Seed separated. i 
4. Do, arillus detached, a micropyle. ' 
* Smoryo, i 
6. Cotyledon radicle and plumula. 
. HaB. Burmah, In cola mont. Bamo propinq. orientem 
| Versus : May Ath, 1837. " 
Mut S Dh teas ae 
2. Sapindacee sp. Pl. DXCIX. Fig. II. Itinerary Notes, 
. P: 02, no. 163 
d Has, Bootan. 
A 
TERNSTRCOEMIACE/E. 
` General Remarks on the Tea Plant. — j " 
The aspect of the specimens of the Tea-growing plant of 
nina in ny collection, is so different from that of the Assam 
‘nt, that I was naturally led to enquire, (so far as my 
ne Would go,) whether the Assam plant is identical with 
ot China or not. pen e 
