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long-styled form the stigmas are raised to the level of the corolla- 

 mouth, while the long whorl of stamens is considerably shorter. 

 At the base of the outer stamens glands secrete nectar, which is 

 sought by a small black bee (Andrena, sp.), which is no doubt 

 the fertilizer of the plant ; for I never saw any other insect of 

 sufficient size at the flowers. 

 The capsule is explosive. 



OxALTs STLYicoLA, n. sp. (Plate II. figs, 3, 4.) 



Herba annua, erecta gracilis semij)edalis raro ramosa, radice 

 fibrosa. Caulis tenuis pubesceus. Folia trifoliata ; petioli gra- 

 cillimi pubescentes ferme unciam longi, erecto-patuli ; foliola late 

 ovata obtusa brevissime petiolulata, ^ unciam longa, | unciam lata, 

 parce pubescentia praesertim ad bases ; stipulse nullae. Flores 

 parvi pulchre flavi, 3-4 in apice pedunculi tenuis pubescentis 1|- 

 uncialis erecti, demum fructu maturante deflexi. Bracteae mi- 

 nutse setacese. Pedicelli longiores, g-unciales. Calyx pubescens, 

 sepala 5 lanceolata acuminata angusta pubescentia vix ^-unciales. 

 Petala obovata unguiculata obtiisa vel flava y^y- unciam longa. 

 Stamina 10, interiora longiora, filamentis pubescentibus, exteriora 

 brevia glabra ; antherse ovoidese. Pistilla 5, quam stamina 

 interiora breviora, glabra ; styli breves, excurvi ; stigmata capitata. 

 Capsula quam sepala brevier pentagona. Semina pauca in loculo 

 quoque, magna castanea oblonga transversira rugosa. 



I have only seen as yet the short-styled form, which perhaps 

 is the only form that exists, as is the case in 0. stricta and some 

 others ; but these possess long-styled flowers only. The flower- 

 peduncle is at first erect ; but as the fruit ripens it becomes 

 deflexed till it forms an acute angle with the stem. The capsule 

 is very short and pentagonal, and the seeds are unusually large 

 for the capsule. 



This pretty little OxaJis was found only at one spot in the 

 thickest part of the Sapate, at almost the furthest accessible 

 point. There was only a small quantity of it growing among 

 the bushes by a woodcutter's path. 



SAPINDACEtE. 



SCHMIDELIA INSULANA, D. sp. 



Prutex ramosus magnus foliosus cortice griseo verruculoso. Folia 



