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deacsiplion, has actually reduced this species to his A. chamaedrifolia, 
we have little doubt that in doing so he was really dealing with 
bis own type of A. patens, for Hornemann’s diagnosis agrees so well 
with this specimen that we have no hesitation in concluding that the 
descriptions of both authorities were based on the same specimen 
ho ornemann’s specific name is not inscribed on the sheet. - 
It seemed therefore necessary to ascertain whether any other 
specimen bearing the nam e A. adscen ens, Hornem., existed. in the 
2” by Hppiteuiatis, and it [his A. adscendens| may have 
been one of these, but I think it is more probable that it. is the 
specimen upon which Miiller has described his A. patens. I have 
also enquired for A. adscendens in the Garden, where it was 
cultivated in Hornemann’s time, but it is not there, at least not so 
named . . . I think that your suggestion regarding the identit 
of A. patens and A. adscendens is right, and at any rate Miiller’s 
argument about the origin of his plant is not feasible, for we have 
here in Copenhagen many e at from the West Indies, but very 
scanty collections from Afri 
riefly summarized hie we find that Acalypha patens, Miill. 
Arg., was collected in the West Indies, and not in South Africa as. 
stated by Miiller, that its description was drawn up a oa the type of 
A, eat, Hornemann, which is identical with A. chamaedrifolia, 
var. genuina 
riage is not Stee enata Hochst., but is A. hahaa, 
ee son. 
. 292 are given diagnosis of two varieties of A. peduncularis ; 
one ‘of these, var. ovatifolius, O. Kuntze, is the plan J gtared 
described as A. crassa, Buching. ; the other, var. Radula, O. Kuntze, 
appears to be a distinct species for which the new name A, Wilmsii 
has been suggested by Professor Pax. As the plant is oe different 
from A. Radula, Baker, Dr. Pax’s name has Bays ere adopted. 
Kuntze’s specimens, however, show that while A. peduncularis, 
var. punctatus, recorded o n this page, is really Acalypha punctata, 
Meisn., the plant cited as R. peduncularis, var. genuinus, is pot t 
original A. peduncularis, E. Mey., Meisn., but the same thing as his 
own var. Hadula and therefore is A. Wilmsii, Kuntze’s other 
Afri can — determinations are accurate. ae 
