Celosia. pentandria monogynia. 40? 



16. A. ( Desmochaeta) orbiculata, Herb. Heyne. 



Vt.lous. Stem prostrate. Leaves orbicular, retuse, acute at the 

 base, short-petioied, densely villous while young, becoming .smoother 

 by age. Fascicles densely tomentose, man) -flowered, globular, re- 

 mote, with very long, brown bristles. 



Specimens are preserved in Dr. Heyne's herbarium gathered pro- 

 bably at Courtallum. 



It comes near to jy.patula,(Syst. veg. v. 550.) which DeCandolia 

 joins with his D. jlaxe>cens ; but differs abundantly in its prostrate 

 habit and the figure of the leaves. — N. W. 



17- A. middy Herb. Heyne. 



Shrubby ? branchy, divaricate, dichotomous. Leaves lanceolate 

 tapering, cuspidate, smooth. Petio/s pubescent. Spikes axillary 

 and from the bifurcations, short, hispid. Flowers gibbous at the 

 base. Br.acles cuspidate. Feriunili pungent, ribbed nearly equal* 

 Tube of the filaments naked, short. Anthers two-celled. Stigma 

 obtuse. Specimens of this are preserved in Dr. Berne's collection 

 without anv habitat beino indicated. It seems intermediate between 



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Achyrunthes, Nyssanthes, and my Centrostachys. It varies with 

 pubescent branches and leaves. — $•!. W. 



CELOSLA, Schreb. gen. 405. 



Cuhjx five-leaved and calycled. Coral none. Nectary stamiferous, 

 surrounding the base of the ovarium. Germ one-celled, ovula 

 several, attached to the bottom of the cell. Capsules opening trans- 

 versely and containing more seeds than one. Embryo annular, with 

 a central perisperm. 



1. C. argeutea, Willd. spec. i. 1 197.* 



Erect, annual. Leaves from lanceolate to oblon?. Spikes sub- 



* I have found this growing wild in the valley of Nipal ; probably iatrodu:2d from U13 



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taw-laud*. — N. W. 



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