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Coll. July 1898. 
The monoecious spike forks 5 cM. underneath the top. 
Croton drupaceum Rxb. 
Habitat India. 
Coll. April 1895. 
A few leaves with two and three apices, 1° in consequence 
of a stunted apex, 2° caused by hypertrophical growth of the 
highest two veins or of one of them. 
ARALIACEAE. 
Panax elegans C. Moore et F. Muell. 
Habitat Australia. 
Coll. November 1897. 
Of a young shoot springing from the main stem the first 
leaf is simple and cup-shaped. 
Aralia Halferiana. 
Habitat tropical Asia. 
Coll. October 1896. 
Two of the leaflets of a digitate leaf have been replaced by 
an almost rotundate leaf with two short apices. 
BEGONTACEAE. 
Begonia heteroclinis Miq. 
Habitat Minahassa (Celebes). 
Coll. Nov. 1895. 
This plant, found by Dr. 5. H. Koorpgrs in the Minahassa 
and introduced by the same into the Gardens of Buitenzorg, 
has o and Q inflorescences on the same specimen. The o have 
an average length of 7 cM. bearing 7—9 flowers, which consist 
of two white sepals and a number of stamens. The Q inflores- 
cences are shorter and produce as a rule no more than one OF 
two flowers which are pentamerous and coloured light rose. Styles 
and stigmas 3, dark yellow, ovary trilateral with three alae "). 
1) Compare for the complete diagnosis: Koorpers, Verslag eener bot. dienstreis 
door de Minahassa, 
