200 



" nearer to 50 pounds." This latter yield would In.- at the rate of 2-2c 

 per cent. The opinion is expressed that although this is much below the 

 yield of Sisal Hemp, " the quick growth of the plant, the ease with 

 " which it can be harvested and handled, and the hi-her price of tin. 

 " fibre, will probably more than make up for the difference in yield of 

 " the cleaned fibre." Full pai-iieular* respcrtmi: Uowstring Hemp, and 



tlullcti,,, Mtn 1SS7, pp. 1-11." •' 



CCCXXX.— DECADES KEWENSES. 



Novarum in IIerbario Horti Regit Conservatarum. 



DECAS VI. 



^<J$L 51. Euonymusactdeatus. /Inns!. < el.nstrinea-J ; undiqueglaberrimns, 

 ramulis crassiusculis cortice flavescenti, foliis longiuscnle petiolatis 

 crasse coriaceis flavescentibus lanceolatis vel oblanceolatis acuminatis 

 subacutis basi cuneatis remote minuteque calloso-denticulatis vel infra 

 medium integris costa crassa venis primariis lateralibus utrimpic 5-(> 

 petiolo crasso, eymis nxillarihu> peduneulatis dichotomis ramulis 

 4-angulatis divaricatis, floribus 



2-ovulatis, fructu globoso a 



Habitat. — South Patting, Ifupeh, 

 China, A. Henry, 5335a and 6143. 



Frute.r 1-3 pedalis (tide Ile,,ry\ Folia 3-0 poll, lougn, petiolo ■ 

 poll, longo. Cy 

 Fructu* immaturus 6 lineas d 



Allied to E. echinattts, Wall., < 

 in the dried state, larger thicker leaves on relatively long petio 

 almost obsolete calyx lobes and very short filaments. 



52. Euonymus cornutus, Hemsl. [Celastrinea;] ; undiquc petalis 

 exceptis glaberrimus, ramulis teretibus gracihuscuhs lateralibus insigniter 

 divaricatis, foliis breviter petiolatis vix coriaceis linearManceolatis 

 longis longe acuteque acuminata ba-i .'linearis minute ealloso-serrulatis 

 venis primariis distantibus inter se et cum tertiariis anastomosantibus, 

 cymis 2-3 ■ | te gracilKmis 



fere capillaribus, floribus rubescentibus medioeribus wepius tetranieris, 

 calycis lobis fere orbicularibus margine minute erosis, petalis obovatis 

 intus ol>scure puberulis, antheris magnis subsessilibus, ovario 4-5-loculari, 

 stylo brevissimo, fructu dorso sursum longe 4-5-cornuto caeterum lsevi, 

 cornubus cum placentis alternantibus. 



Habitat.— Fang and Chienshih,$Hupeh, China, A, Henry, 5442a, 

 5954a, 6815a. 



Frute.r parvus (fide Henry). Folia 1-0$ poll, longa, srepius 3-5 poll. 

 longa, maxima 9 lineas lata, petiolo H-3 lineas longo. Fedum-uli U-2 

 poll, longi, pedicellis 6-9 lineas longis. Floret 5-6 liueas diametro. 

 Fructu* apertus circiter \\ poll, diametro. 



