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bus anantheris, ungues pctalorum subsequantibus, inter sepala lateral ia 
et anticum sitis, in alabastro rectis. Ovarium stipitatum, exscrtum, 
oblongum, circ. 12-ovulatum, stipite calycis tubo atlglutinato; stylo 
longo filiformi, ptyxi circinata, stigmate simplici coronato. Legu- 
men ignotum. 
Frutex Austro-chinensis, foliis abrupte pinnatis, stipulis parvis in- 
trafoliaceis, paniculis axillaribus et terminalibus, pedunculis basi brac- 
teis magnis coloratis suffultis. 
L. rhodostegia ; frutex 3-5-pedalis, erectus, cortice griseo-brunneo 
ruguloso nitidulo obductus, foliis alternis 6-9-pollicaribus crescenti- 
paripinnatis, petiolo inferne nudo supra canaliculato, foliolis 4-6-jugis 
bre vipetiolul atis coriaceis integerrimis marginatis lanceolato-oblongis 
basi rotundatis apice obtuse caudato-acuminatis lf-3| poll, longis 
sb-1 poll, latis glaberrimis utrinque nitidis, venis primariis crebris 
patentibus, venulis densis reticularis, omnibus in sicco utrinque promi- 
nulis, stipulis parvis subulatis ciliatis, paniculis 6-8 pollices longis, 
raolii pilis brevibus tomentelia, floribus circ. 10-linealibus, calyce sor- 
dide rubro, petalis saturate violaceis, pedicellis calyci fere acquilongis 
basi bractea eos parum excedente ovato-oblonga tornenteUa obtusius- 
cula cum bracteolis lineari-oblongis toraentosis et ciliatis basi connatis 
ipso tubo triplo brevioribus pulcbre roseis suffultis. 
Ad ripas scopulosas, praeruptas, amnis "West River" ab Anglis 
dicti, in fluvium Cantoniensem influentis, ultra pagum Luk-po centum 
rri ill- pass, occidentem versus, supra metropolin australcm, m. Junio 
3865, ketus detexit T. Sampson, insomnis botanophilus. 
Stirps eximia, floribus calyce rubro corollaque atro-violaeea spccta- 
bilibus inter bracteas magnas roseas eas § Stcechadis gen. Lavandu* 
larimi mire referentes nidulantibus, e longinquo conspicua et raaxime 
decora, typum sistit generis distinctissimi, inter Amherstieas pone 
Heterodemonem collocandi, characteremque sectionis a praeclaro Ben- 
thamio datum paulo infirmantis. 
NOTE ON HYPERICUM UN DU LATUM, Schousb. 
By H. F. Hance, Ph.D., etc. 
With reference to this plant, the various synonyms of which have 
been given, as verified from authentic specimens, by Prof. Bahington, 
at page 97 of the second volume of this Journal, it may be interesting 
