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these two genera must remain sepamtc, the distinct stamina of EollbSlUa being 

 abundantly sufBcient to characterize it. It has a very wide range in the Himalaya, 

 extending from the Satlej to Assam. In the extreme west the species are rare, oc- 

 curring only in very humid woods, bat to the eastward they are very abundant, 

 forming immense climbers, whose branches ascend lofty trees, and hang down in 

 dense masses. 



The leaves are at first very thin and membranous, but become finally very thick 

 and coriaceous; and the flowers do not accompany one form of leaf only, but occur 

 with every state, from those of the recently expanded shoot to the most rigid and 

 leathery. The pulpy fruit of both species are eatable. 



1. H, latifolia (WaU. Tent. Nep. 24. t. 16); foliolis 3-B ovatis 

 vel oblongis, serainibus rectis obovatis. — Becaisne, Arch. Mus. i. 194. 

 t. 12. /. B. II. acuminata, Lindl. Journ. Hort. Soc. ii. 313. Staun- 

 tonia latifolia, Wall. Caif. 4950 ! 



Hab. In Himalaya temperata, alt. 5-9000 ped., a Simla ! ad Bhotan ! 

 et in montibus Khasia supra alt. 4000 ped. ! — (H. Apr. Mai.) {v. ».) 



Frutex alte scaadens, glaberrimus, cortice cinereo vel flavicante. Folia 3-5-folio- 

 lata; petioli foliola Eequantes, angulati, striatuli. Foliola basi trinervia, coriacea, 

 rigida, magnitudine vakle varia, minora 2 poll, longa, f lata, majora 6 poll, longa, 

 fere 2 lata, petiolis partialibus utrinque articulatis ^-ll-poUicaribus, intermedio lou- 

 giore, lateralibns (dum quinque) gradatim brevioribus. Bacemi versus basin ramulo- 

 rum fasciculati, elongati (folia fere Eequantes), vel abbreviati, pauciflori. Flores -J— | 

 poll, longi, suaveolentes, albi vel viridescentes, purpurascentesve. 



This is a very variable plant, but we are unable to distinguish more than one spe- 

 cies. The shape of the leaves is very variable, and the colour of the flowers seems 

 unimportant. The fruit may perhaps afford characters of importance, though we 

 have fiiiled to detect any. 



2. H. angustifolia (Wall. Tent. Nep. 25. t. 17); foliolis 7-9 

 anguste- vel lineari-lanceolatis. — Becaisne, Arch. Mus. i. 194. Staun- 

 tonia angustifolia, Wall. Cat. 4951 ! 



Hab. In Himalaya temperata : Nipal, WalUch! Kumaon, Straahey 

 et Winierhottom! — {y. w.) 



Habitus prions sed gracilior. Folia longins petiolata. Foliola tenuiora, lanceo- 

 lala, 3-6 poll, louga, \-\ lata, 3 exteriora brevissime petiolata. Semina ovato-reni- 

 formia, minora quam in specie prajcedente. 



We have not ourselves found this species in good state, and can therefore add no- 

 thing to the characters given by Wallich. The shape of the seed is perhaps the only 

 important distinction between this and the last species, but we must leave the deci- 

 sion of the validity of the species to those who have an opportunity of studying this 

 and the last together in a living state. Many specimens, which we cannot otherwise 

 distinguish from R. latifolia, have the leaves very narrow, oblong, or almost linear, 

 and therefore differ from H. angustifolia only in the number of leaflets. Those of 

 H. angustifolia are, however, much thinner in textnre. The shape of the fruit seems, 

 the same in both. ^ 



XI. BERBEKIDE^. 



Sepala et petala 2-3-4-mera, triplici vel multiplici serie alternatim 

 irabricata. Stamina definita, petalis opposita, rarius indefinita ; anthe- 

 rte loculis pleruraque valvulis sursum revolntis dehiscentes. Ovarium 



