CONTENTS. 



Chapter 



^-Introduction .'-Historical- Wallich, Bentham, Meisner, Endlioher, 



Wal- 



ters, Wight, Miquel, Oliver, Hooker ; morphology-habit, root, leaves, 

 stem, brae s, flowers-calyx, corolla, stamens, disc, ovary, style, stigma 

 trait-nutlets, embryo, cotyledons; classification of 



species— natural 



divisions of the genus, groups of species, separable forms and probable 

 natural species compared ; reductions of the M iqueli an species ; reductions 

 of the Walhehian herbarium ; excluded species ; geographical distribution 

 of the genus 



227—242 



Chapter II.— Conspectus Specikrum : 



GOMPHOSTEMMA ; 

 Pogosiphon ; 



* Strobilina ; 



** 



#*# 



Hemsleyanum ; 

 Authocoma ] : 



$ Stenostoma ; 



* 



** 



#** 



Niveum ; 



Parviflora ; 

 Eriocarpon , 



Eugomphostemma ; 



Lucida ; 

 Pedunculata ; 



*** 



Melimfolid 242 245 



Chapter III.— Descriptions of Species:— £. Wallichii, Btrobiumm, nutans, Heyneanum ; 



Hemsleyanum : niveum; microcalyx, Thomson!, parviflorum, crinitum ; 

 eriocarpon: Philpiipnarum, Scortechinii, oblongum,javonicum, rugoium, luci- 

 dum, phlomoides ; peduncu latum, Curtim, chinense; Maderm, vtlutinum, 

 ovatum, melissifolium . . # 243—271 



LIST OF PLATES. 



Plate 75. Gomphostemma Wallichii Prain. 



, 76. G. strobilinum Wall. var. typica. 



i 77. G. strobilinum Wall. var. viridis Hook.f. 



, 78. G. strobilinum Wall. var. acaulis Prain. 



79. G. Heyneanum Wall, var. typica. 



80 

 81 



G. Heyneanum Wall. var. Rottleri P 

 G. nutans Hook. f. 



82. G. Hemsleyanum Prain 



83. G. niveum Hook f. 



