126 SHORT NOTES. 



The smaller brown moth plunged into the flower among- the 

 stamens so as to reach the honey. 



I have little doubt that a large tree of the genus Careya 

 (apparently undescribed) in which the flowers were of similar 

 shape but borne in an erect short spike, is fertilized in the same 

 way, as though in full flower no open flowers were procurable 

 during the day time, but the whorls of stamens were found 

 covering the ground in the mornings. In this lofty tree in the 

 Botanic gardens jungle the stamens were white but the base 

 of the filaments crimson. 



The MyrtaceBe as a rule seem to be day flowering plants. 

 The Eugenias, our biggest genus, have usually white flowers 

 often produced in large corymbs. Eujenia tineata and similar 

 species are hauntei, when in flower, by abundance of bees. 

 Apis dorsata and A. florea, Trigona collina and other species and 

 the pollen-eating flies (Syrphidce) and also by many butterflies. 



JE. Ridleyi peculiar from the flowers being light apple 

 green in colour is visited by flies {Muscidce). 



Rhodamnia trivervia with small white sweet scented flowers 

 produced in great abundance and lasting but a day each, is 

 visited by bees, Apis, and Trigona, and by the Syrphidce. 



H. N. Ridley. 



Fertilization of Webera Stellulata. 



Webera Stellulata Hook. fil. is a small shrub 2 or 3 feet tall be- 

 longing to the order Rubiacea?. It has smooth dark 

 green shining leaves elliptic cuspidate, and a short dense 

 corymb of light green flowers. The buds are peculiar in 

 shape, being fusiform and narrowed towards the tip, the 

 joints of the petals instead of being pressed together at 

 the top into a point as in the other species of Webera are 

 turned out to one side bent at an angle pointing from 

 left to right. They are green and covered with white 

 hairs and at the base they are connate into a short tube, in 

 the mouth of which are long white hairs. The stamens 

 five in number have short green filaments and long linear 

 anthers, which split and shed their pollen before the 



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