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155. Bisemila Felecinus, L. 



a. Plant, with flowers and pods. 



Raised in the Garden at Clapham Common from seeds 

 collected at Reggio, Calabria, 1872. 



156. Bowdichia pubescens, Benth. 



a. Twig, with expanded flowers. 

 h. Ditto, with flower buds. 



" No. 28, ' Barbatimao ;' Santarem, Para ; H. W. Bates, 

 1853. A sample of bark received at the same time." 



Sheet h has the following note on it : — 

 " No. 28, Barbatimao. Bark used in decoction as a lotion for all kinds 

 of sores, syphilitic and otlier ulcers. It is much esteemed and procured 

 in the towns, but the tree is local and found only on exposed sandy 

 campos. The bark is sold dear in the shops in Para. When tlie Howers 

 approacli aestivation, the trees lose their leaves, and then present a mass 

 of beautiful lilac blossoms. The tree has the habit of the oak, but does 

 not average more than half its size when full grown." (Extract from a 

 letter from H. W. Bates to S. Stevens. ) 



157. Cicer arietinum, L. 



(/. Branch, with legumes. 



Grasse (Var) ; 7 Juh', 1857. 



158. Colutea arborescens, L. 



a. Twig, with flowers and young pods. 

 Pic de St. Loup ; 21 May, 1854. 



159. Coronilla varia, L. 



ft. Branch in flower. 



Pariset, near Grenoble ; 18 June, 1857. 



160. Cytisus argenteus, L. 



a. Branch, with flowers and young pods. 



(1) Toulon; May, 1854. (2) Meutone ; May, 1866. 



161. Dipteryx odorata, Willd. 



a. Twig, with flowers and detached leaves. 

 Trinidad ; Dr. Cruger. 



162. [Lens esculenta, Moench] ; Ervum Lens, L. 



a. Branch in Flower. 



Cultivated, Toulon ; 14 May, 1854 



