320 



(1) B. RoxBURGHii. (Choisy.) 



Ident. Choisy. Conv. or. p. 111. — Dec. prod. IX. p. 438. 

 Syn. Convolvulus semidigynus, Boxb. fl. Ind. II. p. 47. 

 Engrq,v. Wight's. Icon, t, 1370. 



Spec. Char. Ramous : branchlets ferrugineo -villous ; leaves 

 ovate cordate, sub-acuminate, ferrugineous, long petioled : pedun- 

 cles about the length of the petioles, 3 or many-flowered '• sepal^ 

 ovate-acuminate or ovate-rotund, subequal : corolla rufesceut, nar- 

 row af: the base : flowers pure v<rhite. 



Travancore, Courtallum. Vingorla. Silhet. Flowering m 

 the cold season. 



(2) B. EVOLvuLoiDES. (Ckoisy.) 



Ident. Choisy. Conv. or. p. 112. — Dec. prod. IX. p. 439. 



Syn. Seddera evolvuloides, R. W. 



Engrav, Wight's Icon. t. 1369. 



Spec Char. Steins suflfruticose, ramous: leaves ovate-lanceo- 

 late, sessile, glabrous, acute : flowers axillary, solitary, short-pe- 

 duncled : sepals ovate, equal, often recurved, corolla very small. 



Sea coast, near Tuticoreen, and many Tither places. 



GENUS XV, CRESSA. 



Pentandria Disyiiia. Sac: Sytt-. 



Deriv. From Cress,a, a native of Crete ; the plant is plentiful 

 there. 



Gen. Chak. Sepals five : cpijolla fiinnel-shaped, 5-cleft : sta- 

 mens exserted : styles two : stigmas capitate ; ovary 2-celled, 

 4-OTuled : capsule 2-celled, 1-4-seeded. 



(1) C. Cretica. {Linn.} 



M?nt. Linn. Sp. p. 325.— Dec. prod. IX. p. 440. — Retz. 

 obs. 4. p. 24. — Roxb. flor. Ind. II. p. 72. — Dalz. Bomb. flor. p. 

 162. 



Spec Char. Shrubby, diffuse : leaves ovate, sessile, very small, 

 acute, numerous, hoary or ashy-pubescent : fl.owers small, white or 

 pink, subsessile in the upper axils, forming a many-flowered capitu- 

 lum. 



Common in cultivated fields about Bombay, flowering in the cold 



jieason. 



