180 Christmas Island. 



48. Guettarda speciosa, Linn. 



Large forest tree ; common. East toast. Sweet-scented flower. 

 No. 40. 



Native name : Mclati. 



Listrib. — Tropical shores of Old and Now World. 



49. Morinda citrifolia, Linn, 



Small tree in Flying Fish Cove. No. 78, 



Native name : Mungkoodoo. 



Seems somewhat diifenuit from nsual form of this plant, leaves 

 being narrower and Howers occasionally four-merous, but agrees 

 with a specimen so named in Herb. Banks, from Endeavour lliver, 

 New Soutli Wales. 



JDistril). (type). — India, Malay Archipelago, Australia, Pacific 

 Islands. 



60. Saprosma nativitatis, sp. nov, 



Frutex. Eamxili adultiores ghibriusculi, juniores rufo-pubescentes. 

 Stipule interpetiolarcs opposistsD membranacea3 biciispidatro de- 

 cidual. Folia disticha e basi acuta oblonga vol oblougo-lanceolata 

 vel oblaucoolata apice siibacnta, brcviter pctiolata mcmbranacea 

 subtus pallidiora supra glabra, subtus oostulis utrin(jue ll-13valde 

 patcntibus ante marginem arcuatis et unitis cum costa i)rima brcviter 

 rufo-liirsutis. Flores axillarcs sessiles, Calycis lobi ovati quam 

 corollas tubus ± dimidio broviores, persistcntes. Corolla infundi- 

 bularis fauce villosa lobis 4 oblongis vel oblongo-ovatis. Stamina 

 fauci corolla) inserta ; filamentis pro gcncre Mli([uantulum longis. 

 Ovarium 2-loculare ; stylus filiformis ramis 2 rccur\atis. Scmina 

 plano-convexa. 



JIah. — Christmas Ish-vnd. Above Cove. No. 79. 



Small slirub with dark cortex, the younger brauchlcts covered 

 with dark rufescont pubescence, the older branches glabrous or 

 sub-glabi'ous. Leaves oblong, or oblong lanceolate, or oblanceolate, 

 lamimi often about 1.^, iif. long and 5-7 lines bi'oad at the Avidest 

 part, petiole short (1^-2^- lines long), pcnniucrved, lateral nerves 

 11-13 arching and uniting before the margin, which is entire. 



Fh)Avers axillary, sessile, tetramcrous. Calyx lobes reaching about 

 half the length of the corolla tube. Corolla infuudibuliform, lobes 

 oblong or oblong ovate, tube about 1 line long. Anthers borne on 

 filaments which arc longer than is usual in this genus. Ovary 

 two-celled ; fruiting calyx persistent. 



COMPOSlTiE. 



61. Ageratum conyzoides, Cass. 



Common on .shore cliff. No. 48. 

 Bistril. — All hot countries. 



