284 Dr. Smith'j Batanical CharaSlers of feme Plants 



putpofes of the Weft Indian mahogany. Its leaves are broader 

 than in any other fpecies that has come to my knowledge, and the 

 flowers larger, except only thofe of E. corymbofa. 



2. E. pilularis, oi")erculo conieo medio conftri£to longitudine 



calycis, umbellis lateralibus, fruftu globofo, foliis Imeari- 

 lanceolatis. 



The leaves are much narrower than in the preceding, and the 

 flowers not half fo large ; neither is their cover, as in that, more 

 in diameter than the calyx. The fruit is globofe. I fufpe£l that 

 of E. robujla to be turbinate with a reflexed margin, but I have 

 feen it only half ripe.. 



3. E. iereticornh., operculo conieo tereti lasviflimo membranaceo 



calyce latiori triploque longiore, umbellis lateralibus fo- 

 litariis. 

 E. tereticornis. BoU of New Holland^ 41. 



Remarkable for its long, very fmooth, membranous operculum^ 

 which burfts juft above the bale, leaving the lower part like a ring 

 flicking for fome time to tke calyx. The leaves are lanceolate and 

 oblique. 



4. E. refinferoy operculo conieo tereti coriaceo calyce dupio 



longiori, umbellis lateralibus folitariis. 

 E. refinifera. White s Voyage^ 231. tab. 

 Metrofideros gummifera. Gartn. Sem. v. i. 170. t. 34. yT I. 



At firft fight this nearly refembles the laft; but on accurate exa- 

 mination the operculum is found only twice the length of the calyx, 



and 



