GO MR. n. N. RIDLEY OJ^ THE 



liispida. Semen ellipticum brunneum punctatum. Floras mas- 

 culi plurimi, globosi breviter pedicellati, in capitulis munitia con- 

 gestis. Bractese breves, flores vix superantes, laciaiatsD. Sepala 



4 ovata obtusa. Stamina 5, filameutis brevibus. Antberae 

 arcuatse, loculi recurvi, discus parvus. 



On tbe slopes of tlie Peak, among the boulders. A small 

 shrubby plant, tolerably plentiful at this spot, but not seen 

 elsewhere. 



Tragia yolubilis, L. Sp. PI. ed. 1, p. 9S0; Muell.-Arg. in 

 DC. Prodr. XV. 2. p. 935. 



We did not find this plant during our visit; but some fruits 

 and leaves were sent afterwards. It is termed " Ortega trepa- 

 deira" and " Tamiarana;" and reported to be so poisonous that 

 any animal eating it among other herbage speedily dies. 



Z>istribution. West Indies, Brazil, and Peru. 



Sapium sceleeatum, n. sp. (Plate III.) 



Arbor magna ad 30-pedalis, ramosa, valde laticifera, cortice 

 griseo. Polia iis Pruni Laurocerasi simulantia tenuiora, lan- 

 ceolata, marginibus dentatis, glandulis parvis conicis ad basin 

 laminje et rarius in marginibus ; lamina atro-viridis nitens ad 



5 uncias longa et 2 uncias lata, petiolus uncialis cum glandulis 

 rufus. Stipulse brevissimse ovatse. Kacemi IJ-unciales, in api- 

 cibus ramorum foliis deuudatorum, rhachide crassiusculo, floribus 

 femineis 1-2 ad basin, masculis pluribus remotiusculis. Plores 

 femiuei : glandulse 2 oblongae, ad basin saepe sepala minuta ovata 3, 

 ferme coelantes. Pistillum conicum crassum. Styli rufescentes, 

 recurvi, validuli. Plores masculi plures 4 congesti, glandulis 

 duabus ut in femiueo. Sepala 2, oblonga ovata obtusa viridia, 

 apicibus roseis. Stamina 2, filamentis basi subincrassatis, apice 

 attenuatis. Antherae conicae flavse. Capsula parva globosa, 

 bivalvis, | unciam longa, crassiuscula, columella persistens. Semen 

 unicum ovatum griseum, \ unciam longura, basi rotundata, apice 

 acuto, uno latere complanato. 



This plant, known as the " Burra," occurs on all the islands of 

 sufficient size — Eat Island, Sella Giueta, and all parts of the 

 main island. Although mentioned by Webster under the name 

 of the laurelled Bara, and alluded to by Darwin and Moseley, 

 specimens do not seem ever to have been brought to this country, 

 at least adequate for description ; indeed, no one seems to have 



