Notes on Indian Botany. 175 



Vaccinium (A.) Dunallianum, (R. W.) arboreous : or shrubby- 

 glabrous : leaves elliptico-lanceolate, ending in a long slender acumen, 

 entire coriaceous, changing to a pale sallow-brown in drying : racemes 

 axillary, gemmate at the base, shorter than the leaves : scales of the 

 buds ciliate concave : corolla campanulate : filaments short, broad, 

 pubescent : anthers setigerous, about the length of the corolla : berry 

 orbicular small. — R. W. Icon. 1194. 



Bootan, Griffith. 



This, a curious and very distinct species, most easily recognized by 

 the peculiar acumen of its leaves, and, in dried specimens, by the 

 unusual pale brown colour it acquires during that process. 



The scaley buds from which the racemes spring, are also peculiar 

 in this species, and bring it towards Rhododendron. Fig. 5 of the 

 plate represents outside and inside views of one of the scales. 



GAULTHERIA. 



Gaultheria Leschenaultii, (D.C. G. ovalifolia, Wall. List No. 

 1523. Andromeda Katagherensis, Hook. Icon. 246. Leucothote Kata- 

 gherensis, D.C. Prod. 7, p. 606. Andromeda fiexuosa I Moon,) gla- 

 brous, ramuli subtrigonous : leaves petioled ovate or obovate, termi- 

 nating in a gland, crenulate, punctuate beneath : racemes axillary 

 or lateral pubescent, a little shorter than the leaves, erect : bracts con- 

 cave acute glabrous, one under the pedicel, two near the flower. 

 D.C. Prod. 7,593.— R. W. Icon. 1195. 



Neilgherries, abundant ; and to be met with in flower at all seasons. 

 It is a considerable-sized ramous shrub, with very thick coriaceous 

 leaves, and pure white flowers. Berries blue. 



I have adopted D.C. specific name in preference to Wallich's 

 catalogue name, as having a specific character attached : on the same 

 grounds, Hooker's specific name held priority had he correctly recog- 

 nized the genus. It seems curious that D.C. should have overlooked 

 the identity of Hooker's plant with his own, as the figure is most cha- 

 racteristic, especially when aided, as it is, by a good character and 

 description. The oldest name is undoubtedly Moon's, but he also 

 referred it to a wrong genus. 



Obs. — This well known species is introduced here simply for the 

 purpose of clearing up its already superabundant synonyme. 



