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specimen of which I am indebted to the Horticultural 

 Society, another modification of inflorescence occurs. The 

 peduncles in this species have but one flower, which is 

 considered as one of the lateral flowers, the ovarium being- 

 subtended by three bracts, placed exactly as in those of the 

 corresponding flower of Abelia triflora. 



Of the Natural Order Cajirifoliacea, the only certain 

 genera appear to me to be, — Caprifolium, Xylosteum, Sym- 

 phoricarpus, Linncea, Abelia, Diervilla (to which belongs 

 Weigelia of Thunberg, who described the epigynous gland 

 as the ovarium which he overlooked) Triosteum, and Ley- 

 sesteria of Dr. Wallich. I am not acquainted, however, 

 with any other character distinguishing them from the 

 genera, which have hitherto been associated with them, 

 except the very minute one of the raphe, or adnate portion 

 of the funiculus umbilicalis being on the outer instead of 

 the inner side of the ovulum. — Brown MSS. 



i6] Matonia. (Brown MSS.) 



Sori dorsales, rotundi, e puncto confluentiae venularuni 

 plurium orti. Indusium orbiculatum, peltatum. Capsulce 

 sessiles, in serie simplici circa receptaculum dispositae. — 

 Brown. 



Orclo Naturalis, Filices, tribus Polypodiaceoz. — Brown. 



Habitus: Filix pulcherrima, laevis, fronde subbipinnata. 

 Pinnae plures hinc superiores, pauciores inde secundae, 

 omnes pinnatifidae, lobis integerrimis, singulis basi, nunc 

 utroque latere, nunc inferiore tan turn monosoris, raro 

 bisoris. — Brown I. c. 



Matonia pectinata. Brown MSS. 



Indusium depresso-sphaeroideum," capsulas omnino in- 

 cludens, hemisphaerio superiore crassiusculo, inferiore tenu- 

 issimo, membranaceo, capsulis arete applicito, et mox sub- 

 evanido. Receptaculum parvum, paulo elevatum. Cap- 

 suLiB annulo oblique verticali incompleto cinctae. Semina 

 angulata. — Brow// MSS. 



