308 S. Kurz — Contributions towards a [No. 4, 



with few short gland-hairs, velvety-tomentose inside ; leaves more glabrous ; 

 flowers much larger, usually solitary on leaf-opposed long pedicels. 



Hab. Var. a. Rather frequent in the hill-forests of Martaban, at 

 3000 — 4000 feet elevation, freely springing up in hill-toungyas ; var. /3. 

 Ava Hills, especially those east of Bhamo. — Fl. Apr. 



The above two forms are probably better treated as separate species, 

 The branches are more or less terete or angular. 



Pragaria, L. 



1. F. Lwtca, Andr. Bot. Rep. t. 475 ; Bot. Reg. t. 61 ; DC. Prod. 

 II. 571 ; WA. Prod. I. 300 ; Wight Icon. t. 989. (Fragaria Malayana, 

 Roxb. Fl. Ind. II. 520 ; DucJiesnea fragarioides, Sm. in Trans. Linn. Soc. 

 X. 373 ; Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. I. 372). 



Hab. Ava, Bhamo and Tapeng valley (J. Anderson) ; Chittagong, 

 Comilla (G. B. Clarke).— Fl. Fr. Febr. March. 



Potentilla, L. 

 1. P. Kleiniafa, WA. Prod. I. 300 ; Wight 111. t. 85. (DucJiesnea 

 Sundaica, Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 1/2. 372. t. 6). 



Hab. Ava, Khakyen Hills, Ponsee (J. Anderson). — Fl. Fr. March. 



SAXIFBAQFJE. 

 Conspectus of Genera. 



Trib. 1. Saxifragece. — Herbs, often scapigerous. Leaves alternate. Stipules none. 

 Flowers 5-merous. Ovary 1 — 3-celled. 

 Astilbe. — Petals 5 or none. Stamens 8 or 10. Carpels nearly free. Herbs with 



ternatisect leaves. Flowers panicled. 



Trib. 2. Hydrangea;. — Trees or shrubs. Leaves opposite. Stipules none. Petals 

 often valvate. Stamens usually epigynous. Ovary usually 3 — 5- celled. 

 Dichroa. — Petals 5 or 6, valvate. Styles 3 — 5, club-shaped. Fruit a berry. 



Trib. 3. Escalloniece. — Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate. Stipules none. Sta- 

 mens usually as many as petals. 

 Itea. — Ovary half. superior, 2-celled. Style separable into two. Capsule superior, 



2-beaked. 

 Polyosma. — Ovary inferior, 1 -celled. Style simple. Fruit a 1 -seeded berry. 



Polyosma, BL 



1. P. Wallichii, Benn. PI. Jav. rar. 196 ; Hf . and Th. in Linn. 

 Proc. II. 77. 



Hab. Tropical forests of the Andamans, not rare. — Fl. RS. 



Very near to P. ilicifolia, BL, but the flowers are smaller and the fruits 

 different. 



