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figures a single species, Phceocordylis areolulus, collected in the Kha- 

 siya Hills. He compares its structure with that of Balanophora, no- 

 tices several curious peculiarities, and adverts to the structure of the 

 hairs in which the fruits arc imbedded as presenting a remarkable 

 analogy with the paraphysiform ai)i)eiidages of Drepunophyllutn and 

 certain Neckera-, and also with the bodies which he suspects to be the 

 male organs of Ferns. 



Lastly, Mr. Griffith adds the description of a new genus which he 

 dedicates to the memory of Mr. Thomas Smith, referred to by Mr. 

 Brown in terms of high commendation in his remarks on Kinyia. 

 This genus is characterized as follows under the anagrammatized 

 name of 



Thismia. 



r»AR. Gen. — Per'ianthiuin supenini, canipanulatuiii (caducum), H-parti- 

 tum ; laciniis l! cxtcrioril)us (bvcvibiis) oblongis, .3 alteriiis iiiterioiibus 

 (longissiniis) siibulatis; fauce annulo semichiiisa. Stamina (J, faiici iii- 

 Berta, periaudiii laciniis opposita, deflexa insuper parietem tubi inter- 

 num ; filamcnta brevia, discreta ; antheraj (maximae) socus niargines 

 connatiE, menibiana bilamellosa terniinata;, biloculaies, loculis parvis 

 distantibiis a(hiatis. Ovarium infernni, l-iocularc; jjlaccntit .'5 parie- 

 tales, supra niedimn ovuligera? ; ovula indelinita, aiiatvopa. Slylits 

 brevis. Sliymuta 3 bifida. Fructus caruosus, truiicato-tiubinatus, apioe 

 pericarpii circuniscisso dehiscens, 1-locularis. Seniina indefiiiita, pla- 

 ceutis 3 pavietaiibus demum libeiis atiixa. Embryo indivisus, liomo- 

 geneus. 



WdniapHsiUa, apliylla, radicum parasilica, aspectu cereaceo. Perianthium 

 luteum, cocciiteo pictinn. 



TuisMiA Brunonis. 



Hub. ad pedes Bambusaruni in Immo ligno semiputrido farcto propg 

 Palar Ora; Tenasserim, ad grad. lat. bor. 12° SO', long, orient. 98° 20'.— 

 Flor. et fruct. lect. Mense Octobiis, 18.'>4. 



Some observations follow on the mode of venation of the perian- 

 thium, on the dehiscence of the fruit, and on the position of the plant 

 in the natural system, which the author regards as intermediate be- 

 tween Taccea and BurmmtiiiacecE. He adds that he is disposed to 

 consider it as a Monocotyledonous form of the alburainiform homo- 

 geneous embryo, and as the analogue of RufflesiacecE and Cytinece of 

 Dicotyledons. 



Associated with Thismia grew a species of Salomonia and a species 

 of Biirmannia, both having the ordinary ajjpearance of plants para- 

 sitic on roots. The former is characterized as 



Salomonia apiivlla, parasitica, floribus pentandris. 



The paper was accompanied and illustrated by an extensive series 

 of coloured drawings. 



November .3. — E. Forster, Esq., V.P., in the Chair. 



Joshua Clarke, Esq., presented specimens of Galium Vaillantii, 

 DeC, gathered by himself at Saffron Walden, in the county of Essex. 



James Jiackhouse, jun., Esq., and G. S. Gibson, Esq., presented 

 specimens of Spergula siricta, Swartz, from Widdy Bank, Teesdale, 



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