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parietes of the cells. Seeds numerous, pendulous, somewhat ovate, 

 flattened : testa crustaceous, black, pitted, shining. Embryo cylin- 

 drical, homotropous, curved in the axis of scanty fleshy albumen : 

 Cotyledons and radical superior. 



Obs. — This tree was some years ago described by Dr. 

 Wight as a Cleyera, but its single series of stamens and numer- 

 ous ovules and seeds distinguish it from that genus. It agrees 

 perfectly with Eurya, and is the largest flowered species I am 

 acquainted with. 



To this section also belongs the seven species of Freziera 

 described in DeCandohVs ProdromuSj and F. integrifolia. 

 Benth. in Plant. Hart. 18. 



CLEYERA, Thunb. 



1. Cleyera emarginata, Gardn. 



C. tota glabra, ramulis dichotomis, foliis obovatis vel ellip- 

 tico-oblongis obtusis emarginatis basi cuneatis coriaceis mar- 

 gine valde revolutis integriusculis vel versus apicem sub- 

 crenulato-serratis, floribus axillaribus solitariis ebracteolatis, 

 sepal is petalisque glabris, antheris glabris apice emarginatis, 

 stylis 2 distinctis. 



a. Latifulia, foliis late obovatis indistincte crenulatis. 

 Q. Angustifolia, foliis elliptico-oblongis crenulato-serratis. 



Hab. — Var. a. Margins of streams between Adam's Peak 

 and Newera Ellia : Var. |3. Banks of streams Horton plains. 

 Flowers in February and March. 



Descr. — A shrub 10-16 feet high, Branches dichotomous, round. 

 Leaves crowded at the ends of the branchlets, alternate, petiolate, 

 obovate, or elliptical-oblong, obtuse emarginate, cuneate at the base, 

 margins revolute, obtusely crenato-serrated from the middle up- 



