XLII. 
WOODFORDIA FLORIBUNDA. 
Many-flowered Woodfordia, 
ORDO NATURALIS. 
Salicarie. Juss. Gen. p. 330. 
Torus calycem mentiens, infundibuliformis, coloratus, persistens. Calyx apice fori 10-12-phyl- 
lus: foliolis alternis minoribus. Petala 5-6 sub foliolis minoribus, perangusta, cuneata. 
Filamenta 10-12, apice nectarii inserta, basi plus minus confluentia, longissima, qualia, ad 
jatus inferius reclinata. Anthere obtuse. Pericarpium sessile, oblongum, crustaceum, 2-lo- 
culare placenta centrali. Semina plurima, obcuneata. Frutex ramosissimus, glandulis minu- 
tis nigris undique aspersas. Folia fere Punice, adversa, anguste ovato-cuneata. Flores in 
racemis brevibus, axillaribus, 3-15-floris. Bractee foliacee, mox parve. Genus a Lythro 
Jfilamentis longissimis equalibus, @ Grisled tisdem nectario continués e¢ fructu abludens: ttaque 
in memoriam Imperatoris Johannis Alexandri Woodford, Armigeri, qué stirpes calidissimarum, 
ne dicum omnium regionum, tam feliciter colit et Botanicis largitur, nominavi. 
W. foliis adultis subtus tomentosis: Horibus sepius dodecandris: petalis valde attenuatis. 
Grislea tomentosa. Dryand. in Pl. Corom. 0.1. p. 20. é. 31. sectione fructus plane falst. Ty- 
thrum fruticostm. Linn. Sp. Pi. ed. 2. p. 641. 
Sponte nascentem in Hindostan, collibus et vallibus provinciarum borealium, legit G. Roxburgh. 
Floret mensibus pluviosis, et initio siccorum. 
This beautiful shrub was raised two years ago at the Brompton Botanic Garden from seeds 
sent by Dr. Roxburgh, and has already flowered in the stove of E. J. A. Woodford, Esq. who 
is peculiarly successful in cultivating plants from the hottest climates: I have therefore named it 
the other great Botanist quoted in the first synonym, to whose authority I pay my willing 
homage, would possibly not have referred it to Grislea, though it is so similar in habit, if he had 
dissected the flower instead of trusting to the drawing. I do 
the nectarium, which projects into a rim as in Lagerstremia ; neither do any of the remaining 
parts correspond, except the double calyx, a character common to other genera of the pees 
tween indigenous and cultivated specimens is, that the former have a thicker nap _ 
surface of ‘the leaves, but when our plants become older they will probably lose even this trifling 
shade of difference. ye i Son hile 
The stem and principal branches are erect? cuticle of the bark soon peeling off. Age om 
young more or less brown, afterwards dark green on their upper surface but much ong i 
neath and in old plants nappy or cottony, opposite, almost sessile, aap me wi oo ae 
rounded and apparently cordate, nearly horizontal, facing the light in two pagar ideuts 
branches which are not erect, very entire, obtuse, somewhat shining with short seit ice 
black glands interspersed on both surfaces but especially underneath: ag dep only differi " 
ers from 3 to 15 in short axillary racemes upon almost every branch. marge fe ae. 
from the leaves in size; soon very small. Torus (or partial renee ak a ERE 
bling a calyx, bright red with a greenish base, and retaining its colour hai % nt : phen, a ps 
nel-shaped, below the insertion of the filaments melliferous ; somewhat vag Fes “8 leaflets the 
the same black glands as the leaves. Calyx erway with the oe 10- or 
alternate ones very small, all red and broad-wedges > me “ch , 
tals 5 or 6, pale Lg incerted on the Torus under the smaller leaflets pie ae sea ‘ 
ceed in length but scarcely in breadth, very narrow wee an fa : 
pu 
inserted distinctly above it as in Grislea, all of the same length na ie pm : 
reclining, awl-shaped and smooth. Anthers dark red, obtuse WM" ™ oo 1 wtarwith a central — 
ish red, nearly half the tength of the ores ete nie ae the filamen ts, — ryli 
spongy placenta: dissepiments very thi © we SR ase 
drical and smooth. Stigma slightly two-lobed. Seeds nume pale brown, ee meee 
