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tion of natural genera, but not once alluded to in the generic 

 characters of any of the above-named authors, all of which 

 are based on distinctions taken from the number and form 

 of the bracteae, the form and divisions of the corolla, and the 

 inflorescence ; points in themselves of barely sectional value, 

 and to which much too high importance is assigned. 



Having premised these general remarks on the genus 

 generally, I shall now add characters of a few undescribed 

 species, adopting De Candolle's subgenera. 



1. LORANTHUS (EULORANTHUS) ArNOTTIANUS, (R. W.) 



Fruticose, very ramous, the ramuli and young leaves covered 

 with minute ferruginous scales, (like Elseagni) leaves short 

 petioled, opposite or subalternate, coriacious, form obovate, 

 very obtuse to orbicular, spikes axillary, solitary, about the 

 length of the leaves, many flowered; flowers sessile on the 

 rachis : petals 4, linear, gibbous at the apex : ovary depressed, 

 crowned with the slightly 4-toothed limb of the calyx : style 

 filiform, persistent ; stigma capitate ; berry globose, small. 



Hab. — Courtallum — Parasitic on trees. 



This species belongs to the §. Odorati, DC, and is very 

 nearly allied to both L. odoratus and Hookerianus, (W. & A.) 

 from the latter, though in technical characters so like, it is 

 certainly distinct, and equally so from the former. The leaves 

 vary in size from half an inch to one and a half in length, 

 and the larger ones are about an inch and a quarter broad near 

 the apex ; the ovary is little depressed, and is not immersed 

 in the rachis. In both the flowers are about a quarter of an 

 inch long and gibbous at the apex before expansion : in both 

 the style is persistent as in the stylose section. 



2. LORANTHUS (EULORANTHUS) INTERMEDIUS, (R.W., 



L. Wallichianus, R. W. Icones, No. 143) glabrous branches 

 terete : leaves obovate obtuse, often retuse at the apex, 

 cuniate towards the base : racemes axillary fascicled, simple, 



