4 BENGAL ALONG THE BANKS OF 



genera to be sought for ; that of Tradescantia normal ; the 

 relation of sepals is in both the same, the third being posticous. 

 In florescence fascicled, interior flowers 1st developed. 



This is the same as no. 49 : Roxburgh only mentions 4 spe- 

 cies, this varies much. 



Procumbens, fol. lineari-ensiforma, concavo.-carinata, acuta, 

 ciliata ; floribus pluribus fasciculatis, axilLiribus uno uuica 

 florescenti, calyce tripartite ; filamentis apicem tropceei nodosis. 

 Stylo, flexouso stigmata fusifoma clav.ato. 



57. Abutilon Iiidicum. — genus not sufficiently distinct from Sida, 

 the only diflference being in the number of seeds. Frutex 

 5 — 6 pedalis, valde ramosus. 



Matabangah, — Plants observed Phoenix sylvestris, Borassus 

 flabelliformis, Andropogun acicularis common, Cassia Tora, 

 common, Saccharum spontaneum. 



Tamarix commences but small, Anatherum muricatum very 

 common, Cactus, Euphorbia antiquorum. 



Mondayy September 4i7i.* 



Plants observed Tamarindus, Cocos, Borassus, Phoenix syl- 

 vestris, Calad. nymphaefol. abundant. Bamboos common, Jatro- 

 pha Curcas universally used for hedges, Dsemia extensa, Dios- 

 pyros Ebenum, Calotropis. 



Plants collected. — Datura Metel, Trophis aspera, common 

 Cassia Fistula. 



58. Chenopodiacea. — Odor fortiusculus, sub-gratus menthoideo- 

 Pulegiodeus, fiores viridis. Ad margines Matabangah. 



59. Alternanthera sessilis 



60. Spermacoce articularis. 



61. Commelina Communis. — Sepal tertium posticea, inter haec et 

 lateralia antica petala duo maxima evoluta, unguiculata. Pet. 

 tertium anticum abortiv. 



Stam. biserialia, dissimilia, serie externa sterili, postico mini- 

 mo, anticis majoribus sub evolutis, internse 2 superiora petalis 

 opposit cruciformia hinc sepalo postico opposit, similia, antico 

 pet antico opposit fertila. Carpello tertio postico. 

 * Private Journal, p. 153. 



