84 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
producing — ovaries, ae only of which generally develop. 
Fruits moderate (4-6 mm. in diameter), often forming a syncarp. 
Emergences aes or not, never fleshy. Species three, Atlantic 
Islands and N orth Ameri 
diameter). Emergences generally waxy, never faa Falls into 
an African et of twenty-seven species and an American group 
of fourteen speci 
sails the arranging the material in the National Her- 
barium according to M. Chevalier’s monograph, and the revision 
necessary, I have made a few notes which may be worth putting 
on record, especially as M. Chevalier was unable to visit the 
Museum and go through the ara I have so sore over 
the srs in Linneus’ herbarium at the Linnean Socie 
; - eat inoti in 1753 knew five species (Spec. Plant. 1024) as 
) rsa 
. M. Gate, specimens of which are found in his herbarium. 
RIFERA (Myrica foliis lanceolatis subserratis, caule 
ce as authoritative for which he cites Gron. Virg. 120, 
which is based on Clayton’s Virginia plant no. 692 (now in the 
Nokona Herbaxiin)s "He also cites Myrtus brabantice similis 
caroliniensis baccifera, fructu aoc sessili monopyreno. Pluk. 
250, t. 48, f. 9, Catesb. Car. i 
Linneus makes a variet B (Myrtus brabanticw similis caro- 
liniensis serosa a latioribus et magis serratis. Catesb. Car. 
i, p. 18, ecimen is 1 rinareriaie in Catesby’s her- 
Herb. 
Miller founded his M. caroliniensis ie (Die. ed. 8, 1768, no. 3) on 
Catesby’s figure, and Gronovius also referred to the same species 
Clayton’s Virginia plant, no. 816 (Flor. Virg. p. 155, 1762) which we 
have in the National Herbarium. As the e description states, and as 
Catesby’s figure and Clayton’s specimen confirm, the variety differs 
from the species in having broader, more serrated leaves. The 
— 
Specimens in Linneus’ herbarium, h he a oe up M. 
cerifera, belong to the var. 8. In recent American floras, ¢.9 
Britton and Brown’s Illustrated Flora, foul Britton’, 8 Fadeael of + 
Fora of the Northern States, M. ca olinienss Mill. is gh as a 
distinct species. M. Chevalier, howev while ecognizing a 
second species synonymous® with Catesby’s 8 ‘citetion; calls it M. pen- 
sylvanica Lois.-Desl. (in Nouv. Duhamel, ii. 1802, p. 190, t. 55). 
This ased on a cultivated plant, and while there may be no 
doubt as to its identity with the one figured by Catesby, there can 
be no sufficient reason for suppressing the earlier name of Miller. 
Moreover, M. pensylvanica appears first in Lamarck’s Encyclopedia 
(ii. eid 1786), where it is quoted as M. pensylvanica Hort. R 
3. M. oui is not found in Linneus’ herbarium, but his 
ere and citations, including figures of Plukenet, the ori- 
ginals occur in Herb. Sloane, leave no doubt as to its 
Sra! with Crlptcaia i asplenifolia Ait, . 
4, M. quercirotia,—There are two sheets written up by Lin- 
