■12 CALYCIFLORiB. 



On the same Bheet are two tracings, one of iiifloroscencc, 

 marked: "Balsam do Peru, Skinner," and the other of 

 fruit, on which is written in Sir W. J. Hooker's 

 handwriting: "Guatemala, Mr. Skinner," and "Bal- 

 sam of Peru " in O. U. Skinner's handwriting. 

 Traced from a specimen in Sir W. J. Hooker's 

 Herbarium ; 29 Oct., 1853. D.H. 



182. Myroxylon peruifenim, Linn. f. "Oleo vermelho." 



a. Twig, with leaves and tlowcr.'i. 



6, c. With leaves, flowers, and fruit. 



From Theodor Peckolt, Cantagallo, Brazil ; 1864. Dis- 

 sected flowers are attached to c [The leaves in 

 these specimens are 2 to 3 inches long, lanceolate, 

 acuminate, with an emarginate apex, and minutely 

 undulate at the margin, so as to apjMsar crenulate.] 



d. Twig, with leaves only. 



Cultivated in the hothouse, Clapham Common ; 1 3 June, 

 1871. [The leaves of this specimen exactly resemble 

 those from Dr. Peckolt.] 



e, f, g. Twigs, with loaves, flowers, and fi-uit. 



h. Another specimen with leaves and fruits only. 



From a fine tree 50 feet high in the garden of the Convent 

 of the Carmelites, Descalzas, at Lima ; W. Nation ; 

 received 19 Mar., 1869. [These specimens differ 

 from those of Dr. Peckolt in the smaller {\\ inch 

 long by } to 1 inch broad) and more conaceous 

 leaves, coarsely undulate, but entire at the margin, 

 with the oil glands less prominent. The fruits also 

 are much larger, the largest being 4| inches long, 

 Dr. Peckolt's being only about 2^ inches in length.] 



i, j. Twigs, with leaves, flowers, and fruit in different stages 



of gi'owth. 

 k. Twig, with leaves and fruit. 



l,m,n,o. Twigs, with leaves, fruits, and section of tho heart- 

 wood of the tree. 

 Specimens k, I, m, n are marked : "Cabriu^■a," and were 

 received from Joaquim Correa de M6llo, Campinas, 

 San Paulo, Brazil ; Dec, 1863. [The I&tvos and 

 fruits approach nearly in size and shape to Dr. 

 Peckolt's specimens. 



