632 LORANTHACEA. 
ty occupied by the embryos, and their contorted funicles, of 
the four, 2 are united into one, 2 remain separate. 
2. Represents an entire (independent) sac, embryo and 
funicle. The sac towards the cellular part contained much 
grumous matter, above it was nearly empty, here and there 
were amylaceous granules. Each cell of thé cellular part is 
crowded with grume and containing one nucleus. 
In the upper part of the attenuated part a few cells with- 
out nuclei were present, but towards the terminatinn of the 
sheath which is at a, no cell had been developed. 
Beyond this the continuing tubes were increased in size, 
the two first joints, presented 3, the terminal one several, at 
its apex was the commencement of the collet. 
7. Loranthus involucratus. 
Caule elongato lenticellato, plumbeo, fol. ovalia acuminata 
carnosa, subintegra venis subtus prsesertim primaria secon- 
darisque inferioribus rubescent, flores capitati. C. breviter- 
peduncuiati axillares nec ne etiam infra axillares, involucro 4- 
phyllo cincte. 
Foliola involucra lanceolata plus minus rubro-colorata pube 
brevissime velutina. Pedicelli brevissimi his oppositi et 
adnati, pubescenti. 
Calyx dense pubescente tomentosus 5-dentat. 
Corolla tubulosa, extus pubescens in laciniis 5 spathulatis 
reflexis partita, viridescens laciniis castaneo-rubris. 
Antherz erect adnate filamentis tubum corolle paullo 
excedentibus, coccinee. Stigma capitat. coccineum, antheras 
paullo superans. 
Ovarium ut in ordine, ante fecundat. ex ovulatum. 
Capitula aggregato numero vario, cujusque evolutio etiam 
varia. 
| Has. Assam, Versus Kuchabat : March 5th, 1836. 
certainly Mr. Brown's idea of the 
affinity of Loranthacez with Proteacez, an opinion which is 
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