Apr, 1911,] | BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH 175 
ought to grow as well as Leycesteria formosa in Kuropean 
gardens, but, so far, seeds have not been available. I am 
indebted to Mr W. G. Craib, of Kew Herbarium, for kindly 
comparing the plant with Henry’s Yunnan specimen. 
BorTHWICKIA, A NEW GENUS OF CAPPARIDACEA. 
By W. W. SMITH. 
Borthwickia genus novum, 
Apud Capparidoideas-Capparideas (Pax); maturo fructu 
adhue deficiente locus dubius, interim post. Ritchieam R. 
Br. positum est sed etsi frutex, ex affinitate Polanisiw esse 
videtur. Frutex foliis oppositis trifolatis; petala sex 
equalia in latissimum unguem et laminam minorem 
disereta ; stamina in androphori brevis crassi apice inserta ; 
fructus longe stipitatus 4-6 locularis. Species unica 
burmaniea. Generis nomen honori cl. Alberti Borthwick 
scientiz doctoris et viri re botanica eruditi. 
Borthwickia trifoliata, W. W. Smith, sp. nov. 
Planta inermis, altitudine ignota, superior pars in scheda 
40 em. longa. Caulis angulatus, striatus, subcompressus 
preesertim apud nodos ad 10 cm. remotos, parce minute 
puberulus, mox glabrescens, racemo terminatus.  Lolia 
opposita, rarius subopposita, usque ad 8 cm. petiolata, 
foliolis tribus lanceolatis acuminatis, basi cuneatis, 7-15 
em. longis, 2-6 em. latis, 1-2 mm. petiolulatis, supra glabris, 
infra in nervis (6-9 paribus) nervulisque rufo-pilosulis. 
Flores in terminalem racemum densum, in fructu ad 10 em. 
auctum, compositi. Bractew 1 cm. longze filiformes pilosulze. 
Pedicelli 5 mm. longi, rufo-pilosuli, in fructu ad 15 mm. 
aucti. Sepala duo; neque in aperto flore neque in gemma 
aliorum interiorum sepalium vestigia vidi; 13-14 mm. 
longa, 5-6 mm. lata, oblonga, obtusa, valvata, in aperto 
flore ad basim discreta, serius decidua, Petala sex, equalia, 
l-seriata (ideoque duo ut interiora sepala non habenda), 
valvata, divisa in unguem loriformem, 5 mm. longum, 
15 mm. latum, villosulum, et in laminam, 3 mm. longam, 
15 mm. latam, ovatam, glabram, obtusam, minute dentatam, 
6-8 nervatam. Stamina in apice androphori 4-5 mm. 
TRANS, BOT, SOC, EDIN, VOL. XXIV, 13 
