7-| FENTANDKIA MONOGTMIA. CofiVolvufa&. t 



striated, pedicels Calyx; leaflets ovate, somewhat three-ribbed, 



and transversely rugose,— Nec/ary, a glandular ring round the base 

 of the germ. — Filaments enlarged, woolly at the bass. —Stigma of 

 two round lobes. — Capsules vertically compressed, smooth, lined 

 with a tough pellicle. — Seed clothed with much, soft, short, dark 

 brown hair. 



Obs. A variety, if not a distinct species has been reared in this 

 Garden, from seed received from China. It flowers in April and 

 May ; the peduncles one-flowered, the leaflets of the calyx scarce- 

 ly rugose, with subulate points ; when wounded milky. In size, 

 colour of the flowers, leaves, &c they are same. 



37. C. Fes-copra:, Willd. Sp. PL I 876* 



Perennial, creeping to a great extent. Leaves long-petioled, two- 

 lobed, smooth, at tiie base two glands. Peduncles axillary, solitary, 

 one or two flowered. 



JBeng. Chhagwl-khooree. 



Mind. Dopati-lwta. 



Schovanna-Adamboe, Rheed. Mai. xi. 117. t. 57. 



A native of the sandy shores of India ; where it blossoms and ri- 

 pens its seed most part of the year. 



Stems perennial, columnar, and smooth, never twining, but creeping 

 to a very great extent over the sandy shores of the sea coasts, where, 

 the plant is chiefly found.— Leaves long-petioled, deeply two-iobed, 

 smooth, with two large coloured glands at the base. — Peduncles axil- 

 lary, solitary, length of the leaves, generally one or two-fiowered. — ■ 

 Flowers large, red-purple. — Calyx; leaflets oblong, acute, trans- 

 versely rugose on the out side toward the base. — Stigma of two round 

 lobes. — Seeds densely clothed with a dark brown, plush- like pube- 

 scence. 



* I. mariiimtt > Brown et 'Syst.Vsg.l. cit.— C. maritlmus /3,Desrousseaux, 1. cit.— 



