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The florets of the ray are from six to ten ; they are twice as long 

 as the squamae of the involucre ; yet as they are broad, with several 

 veins, as well as on account of the form of the leaves, it is probable 

 that this plant belongs rather to the W. platyglossa than to the W. 

 stenoglossa. 



33. Bidens hipinnata, Linn. DC. Prod. 5. p. G03. — British Guiana. 

 Schomburgk, n.455. 



34. Cosmos caudatus, H. B. et K. DC. Prod. 5. p. 600, — French Gui- 

 ana. Herb. Par. n. 150. 



35. Schomhurgkia calcoides, DC. Prod. 7. p. 294. — British Guiana. 

 Schomburgk, n. 474. 



A short time before the publication of the seventh volume of the 

 Prodromus a fine Orchidaceous genus was dedicated to Schomburgk, 

 by Lindley, in the second part of his ' Sertum Orchidaceum,' which 

 renders it necessary to change the name of DeCandolle's Schom- 

 hurgkia. I have, however, been unwilling so to do until the publi- 

 cation of the ninth of his * Collection de Memoires,' where the plant 

 is figured ; as some other generic name will probably there be given 

 to it. 



36. Gnaphalium americanum, Mill. DC. Prod. 6. p. 234,— British Gui- 

 ana. Schomburgk, n. 573. 



[To be continued.] 



XIV. — Illustrations of Indian Botany. By Drs. Wight 

 and Arnott. 



[Continued from vol. i. p. 395.] 

 Acalypha ciliata. 

 Plate V. 

 Herbacea, spicis androgynis axillaribus densis, floribus superioribus mas- 

 culis paucis, foemineis pluribus alternis, involucris liispidis profunde 

 fimbriato-ciliatis, foliis longe petiolatis rhombeo-ovatis acuminatis serra- 

 tis liispidis. 

 Acalypha ciliata. Forsh. Fl. jEgypt. Arab. p. 162. Spreng. Syst. Veget. v. 

 3. p. 879. 



Herbaceous, erect, with few branches. Stems hollow, angled, to- 

 mentose. Leaves alternate, rhombeo- ovate, acuminate, crenato-ser- 

 rate, ciliate on the margins, slightly hairy on both sides. Spikes an- 

 drogynous, axillary, shorter than the petioles, furnished at the apex 

 with a double stellated appendage, the lacinise of which are villous : 

 this body Jussieu considers an abortive male flower. Male flowers 

 few superior, extremely minute, clustered within one or several small 

 bracteas. Female flowers below, numerous, alternate, inclosed with- 

 in a large, cordate, fimbriated, hairy, persistent involucre. Calyx of 



