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but the limb is acute and o-cleft beyond the middle : segments of 

 corolla almost orbicular. Native of Brazil, at Eio Padre. 



11. capitata, I).C. A shrub of 4 to 6 feet in height, armed with 

 stiff, short thorns, 4 at the top of each branchlet ; leaves ovate, 

 acute, hairy on both surfaces as well as on the branchlets. 

 Flowers sessile ; 6 to 8 in a capitate fascicle at the tops of the 

 branchlets; limb of calyx tubular, with stiff subulate teeth; 

 tube of corolla 8 times longer than the segments, villous on the 

 outside. Flowers white, sweet scented. Xative of Mexico. 



B. malahcrrica, "Kookev and Thomson, Flor. Brit. Ind., iii., p. 111. 

 Lam. Die, iii., p. 25. Syn., Gardenia fragr cms, Koen., Eox. Cor., t. 

 137 ; AVall. Cat., 82G7 ; Fosoqueira frayrans, Koen., in Eoxb., Fl. 

 Ind.. i., p. 717: Stylocoryne Tandald and 8. MaIa'barica,D.Q., Prodr., 

 iv., p, ::)77 ; Grlffithia frayrans, W. & A., Prodr., p. 400: Wight, Ic, 

 t. 310. CanfMum. jjarviflorum, Schlecht., in Herb. Hohen., Xo. 

 816. An erect shrub, native on the hills from Canara southwards, 

 also Ceylon ; not uncommon up to 3000 feet. The young shoots 

 are unarmed, as is the whole plant when growing in a rich soil ; 

 otherwise it has straight spines. Leaves 1 to 2h inches in length, 

 coriaceous, elliptic, oljovate or oblong ; stipules small, triangular. 

 Cymes short, sub-sessile, glabrous or puberulous. Flowers fascicled, 

 few- or many-Howered. Corolla h io ^ inch diameter, corolla- tube 

 shorter than the lobes. Berry size of a pea ; seeds rough. Ceylon 

 specimens have more elliptic leaves, looser cymes, larger flowers, 

 and more acute buds. 



Pi. Humholdtiana, D.C. Syn. Musscvnda 2^2^5e,9C6?zs, Humboldt 

 and Bompland, Nova plantarum genera, iii., p. 410; Gardenia 

 Humholdtiana, Roemer et Schultes, Systema vegetabilium, v., p. 

 24: >. A shrub of 5 to 10 feet in height. Xative of the shores of 

 the Pacific, near Guayaquil. Branches nearly terete, glabrous, 

 furnished each with 2 spines at the apex. Leaves elliptic, short- 

 acuminated, pubescent, membranous. Flowers white, odorous, 3 

 to 5 together, terminal, pedunculate : corollas pubescent. 



JL mtida, D.C. A shrub of o to 6 feet in height. Xative of 

 Xew Granada near Turbaco. Branchlets rather angular, furnished 

 with 2 spines at the apex. Leaves elliptic, acute, glabrous, shining. 

 Flowers terminal, twin or by threes or fours, white, fragrant, 

 sessile : corollas glabrous. 



