453 
-() S. srevires. (W. & A.) 
Ident. W. & A. prod. I. p. 338. 
Srec. Cuar. Herbaceous, branched: leaves opposite, cuneates 
oval; toothed towards the apex: flowers axillary ; male ones pedi» 
tellate, octandreus, on glabrous pedicels about the length of the 
leaves; female ones aggregated, almost sessile. 
Neilgherties, 
(2).S..nirsuta. (W.§ A) 
Ident. W. & A. prod. I. p. 338. 
Engrav. Wight’s Icon. t. 1001. 
Src. Cuar. Herbaceous, creeping: stems hirsute: leaves op- 
posite, cuneate-oblong or oval, toothed towards the apex, slightly 
hairy, particularly on the under side; flowers axillary, males octan- 
drous, on hairy pedicels twice the Jength of the leaves; females ag- 
gregated, almost sessile. 
~ Neilgherries. 
GENUS Ill. HALORAGIS. 
Octandria Tetragynia. Sez: Syst: 
Deriv. From Hals, the sea, and Rax ragis, the berry of a bunch 
of grapes, alluding to some of the species growing on the sea-coast 
and somewhat resembling grapes. 
Gen. Cuar. Herbaceous or shrubby plants: calyx-tube coher- 
ing with the ovary; limb 4-partite: petals 4, alternate: stamens 4— 
8: stigmas sessile and pappulose: nut 2—4-celled, 2~4-seeded, or 
from abortion 1-celled and 1-seeded. 
(1) H. orteantua, (W.§ A.) 
Tdent. W. & A. prod. I. p. 388. 
Engrav. Wight’s Icon. t. 1061. 
Srzc. Cuar. Procumbent: leaves alternate, narrow-linear, ser- 
rated towards the apex: calyx-tube marked with 4 projecting 
angles: petals linear-lanceolate, much longer than the segments of 
the calyx: stigmas 4: nut muricated, 1-celled, 1-seeded: flowers 
small, axillary, solitary, sessile. 
Neilgherries. 
GENUS IV. MYRIOPHYLLUM. . 
Monececia Tetrandria. Sex: Syst: 
Deriv. From Murios, numberless, and Phyllon, a leaf. 
