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juniorum pubescentibus. Folia ovata acuta, dentata, palmi- 

 Dervia, undique parce stellato-liispida prsesertim in venis, lamina 

 2 unciaa longa, 1| uncias lata, petiolus patulus, li uncias longa. 

 Stipulse breves integrse lanceolatae, basi glandulosse pubescentes. 

 Eacemi terminales singuli erecti, rbacliide pubescente, 4-unciales. 

 riores feminei puuce dissiti ad basin racemi 3-4, masculi plures 

 congesti, feminei remoti. Flores masculi, pedicelli breves dense 

 albo-pubescentes. Sepala 10, ovata obtusa pubescentia. Petala 5, 

 lanceolata, linearia obtusa tenuia alba, filamentis sequalia. Sta- 

 mina 9, filamenta graciles ferme nudi. Antheroe rotundatse. 

 Discus pubescena, glaudulse pulvinatse rotundatae. Flores feminei 

 majores, pedicellis ut in masculis. Sepala oblonga lanceolata 

 viridia j)ubescentes insequalia nou glandulosa, 5. Discus glan- 

 dulis factus rufus. Petala nulla. Ovarium subtriangulatum 

 omnino alba pubescentia tectum. Stjli 3, brachia in utro 4 

 rufescentia. Capsula parce pubescens. Semina oblonga, mar- 

 ginibus obtusis, atro-brunnea undique minute punctata ; caruncula 

 alba. 



A bush of considerable size in the wooded districts, in more 

 open parts usually about 4 feet high, but sometimes 10 feet in 

 height, the stems 2 inches through; forming dense thickets very 

 difficult to penetrate. Very common on the main island, espe- 

 cially in the west at Tangle Hock and in the Sapate ; a thicket 

 of it occurred above S. Autonio Bay, and it also occurred on 

 Eat Island. 



The wood is compact, hard, and white. The leaves are very 

 pleasantly aromatic when bruised ; they are of a light green, 

 turning bright red on withering. The plant is allied to Crofon 

 popnlifoUus of the West Indies. 



ACALYPHA NoRONHiE, U. sp. 



SufFrutex pedalis, caulibus juvenilibus pubescentibus. Folia 

 ovata lanceolata acuminata creuato-deutata, parce hispida, lamina 

 ad 4 uncias longa, 2 uncias lata ad basin, petiolus 3-uncialis ; 

 stipulse lanceolatae acumiuatse pubescentes. Eacemi plures in 

 axillis foliorum 2-unciales, floribus femineis paucis dissitis ad 

 basin cseteris masculis congestis. Bracteae femineae ferme in- 

 tegrae, cordatae, marginibus ciliis glandulosis munitis; stipulae 

 lineares lanceolatae pubescentes, bractea baud superantes. Peri- 



anthium Ovarium sessile, obtuse trigonum dense albo- 



pubesceus ; styli vaide ramosi tenues kermesini. Capsula parva, 



