THE HOOGLY RIVER, 



5 



1 Sepals 



2 Petals 

 3 Stamins 



4 Stamin 

 5 Carpells 



A better instance of the law of eqiiallization could not be 

 given, opposite tlie large petals are two small abortive stamina, 

 opposite the small abortive petal, a large fertile stamen. Still 

 more to counterbalance the great developement of the posticous 

 parts of the flower, we have tiie two anticous lateral stamina a 

 good deal developed, Pedunculus unus (vel duo) hoc casu, pos- 

 tico sterila, antico bi-tri floroe, ftoribus duobus tantum evolutis. 

 Calyx trisepalus. Pet, tria dissimilia evoluta unguiculata, 

 Stam polymorpha pluribus sterilibus. 



Spathoe in capitulis terminalibus foliosis congestse. 



62. Aneilema. — Sepalo tertio postico. 



Pet. sessilia oestivatione imbricata. Stam. bi-serialia, seriei 

 externas sepalis opposit. subevoluta nempe2 fertilia, tertio sepal 

 uni lalerali opposit filamento stuposo castrato, interna sterila, 

 filam. sub glabris. Stigma sub capitata. Alternatio normalis. 

 Commelina nudiflora of Roxburgh, 



Inflorescentia recemosa bracteis membranaceis deciduis, 



63. Clitoria Ternatea, floribus ulbis. — Cor. resupinata ex pedicelli 

 torsiona. 



64. Daimia extensa* — In sepibus. 



65. Dioscorea pulchella Roxb. ? — Caule tereta volubili, petiolis 

 alternis supra bi-alato-marginatis, foliis profunde, cordatis 

 subito longeque acuminatis, basi 9 veniis, utrinque glabris. 

 Spicis masculis axillaribus paniculatis : perianth angusto. seriei 

 interna lineari. Not used by the natives, flowers of bad smell. 



66. Panici sp. 



67. Phlomis zeylanica. 



68. Tragia.— Differt a Tragia involucrata caule erecto. In ruderalis. 



69. Menispermea. — Volubilis. 



70. Callicarpa incana Roxb — In fruticetis, ftores rosea frutex 6 

 pedalis. Folia contusa odorem lavendulaceum non fortem ef- 

 fundunt. 



71. Polygonum rivulare Roxb. ? — Secus ripas Matabangha, rarius. 



