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Near Kutnagherry. Bombay (D.}. In tne specimens which I had, 

 the base of the corolla was very pale, the middle part dark green 

 mottled, and the lobes nearly black. 



* 2. O. bulbosa (including Q. Lushii, D.), very slender, leaves 

 from roundish to narrow linear, flowers several together, corolla 

 tube less than an inch long, straight, follicles 4 inches long,, 

 slender. 



Bombay and Malwan (D.). The roots, like small turnips, are eaten 

 and called khapparkaru, gayela (Dymock). 



* C. attenuate (including C. angustifolia, D.). Erect, less than a 

 foot high, leaves narrow, flowers usually solitary, corolla tube 

 straight, 2 inches long, lobes very narrow. Malwan and Vingorla 

 (D.). * C. Lawii, erect, leaves ovate, peduncles many-flowered, 

 corolla tube slightly curved, base scarcely swollen, lobes incurved, 

 coronal lobes 10. S. Konkan (H.). * C.juncea. Stem stout, leaves 

 few and small, lanceolate, flowers pretty large, lobes erect. Kasersai 

 jungles (->.) Kanvel. * C. tuberosa (including C. acuminata, D.). 

 Stem slender, leaves from roundish to lanceolate, corolla tubes 

 straight, lobes ligulate, more or less adherent throughout, coronal 

 lobes very short. Dharwarand Konkans (Z>. and G?.). * C. hirsuta (C. 

 Jacquemontii, fyc., D.). A coarse climber, leaves lanceolate or ovate, 

 corolla nearly 2 inches long, lobes sub-erect, forming a crown over 

 the throat. Konkan (-D.). Ganesh Khind (Dr. Coo/fee): and found at 

 Karli by Jacquemont. * C. Stocksii, closely resembling C. oculata, but 

 the corolla lobe s are long linear. Konkan (H.). * C. odorata, slender, 

 leaves lanceolate, peduncles many-flowered, corolla yellow, fragrant, 

 an inch long, straight, base not swollen, lobes very narrow, erect. 

 Konkan (G. and #.). 



- Genianthus. Calyx minute, corolla rotate. * G. laurifolius, 

 (Toxocarpus crassifolius^ D.), twining, leaves oval acute, cymes sessile, 

 corolla lobes sometimes densely bearded with white hairs, follicles 

 very slender. Ghauts, Konkan and Canara (D.). Cynanchum, 

 follicles long, often slightly winged. * C. pauciflorum, leaves ovate 

 pointed, the base cordate and auricled, flowers in umbels rusty- 

 coloured. Deccan and Dharwar (D.). * C. alatum in G. very like 

 this, but more or less hairy with leaves narrow at the base. S. Kon- 

 kan. 



Heterostemma, corona of 5 large lobes spreading horizontally 

 from the column. H. Dalzellii (H. WallicMi, D.). A large climber, 

 leaves large, fleshy, ovate, flowers email flesh-coloured in stalked 

 umbels, follicles bulged above the base. Dapoli. Malwan and 

 Vingorla (D.). 



Oianfhus, corolla lobes very short, broad, corona "cup-shaped, 

 spreading, fleshy. * 0. urceolatus (Heterostemma u. D.), stem purple, 

 leaves ovate, lanceolate, corolla pitcher-shaped, purple, corona lobes 

 3-toothed. Belgaum, Eewadanda (D.). 



Frerea, fleshy erect, flowers large, corona a ring round the column 

 with 5 broad lobes, and 5 narrow processes. * F. [ndica, leaves 

 oblong sessile, flowers solitary or in pairs, corolla rotate purple. 

 Ghauts near Hewra (D.). Caralluma, fleshy, erect, nearly leafless, 



