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dimidio brevioribus, laciniis calycinis ovatis obtusiusculis corollam sequantibus. — Bot. Reg. t. 

 461. De Cand. Prodr. v. 2. p. 566. — R. Mollucanus. Lour. Cochin, v. 1. p. 396. (non Linn.) 

 — R. alceaefolius. Poir. Encycl. Meth. v. 6. p. 247. 



Dr. Wallich proposes to unite this species to R. rugosus, as a variety : the shape of the leaves and of their 

 lobes, is, however, considerably different. In cultivation the racemes are almost abortive, and very short ; 

 but in the wild specimens they are two or three inches long 1 . It is probable that R. Lambertianus may be 

 a nearly glabrous variety, but we are not acquainted with it. Seringe, in addition to the character he has 

 given of it in De Candolle's Prodromus, writes : " cette espece n'a rieu qui frappe 1'oeil, mais elle me parait 

 se distinguer aux lobes de ses feuilles cordiformes assez semblables par leur grandeur et leur circonference 

 aux feuilles d' Althma officinalis: Les rameaux sont cylindriques, comme granuleux par une poussiere 

 tioceoneuse qui leur couvre :" Its native country also is China. 



1. Rosa microphylla ; aculeis ad petioli basin rectis, stipulis angustissimis infra adnatis 

 superne divaricato-liberis, foliolis 5-9 ellipticis nitidis glabris argute serratis, floribus soli- 

 tariis, calyce aculeis densissimis muricato, sepalis brevibus late ovatis apiculatis margine 

 pubescentibus. — Roxb. Fl. Ind. 2. p. 515. Lindl. Ros.p. 146. Ser. in De Cand. Prodr. v. 

 2. p. 602. 



This has much the appearance of R. bracteata, but we have not been able to perceive the involucral 

 bracteas which characterise the section to which that species belongs. 



1. Raphiolepis Indica; foliis cuneato-ovatis pins minusve acuminatis, petalis ovatis acutis 

 staminibus calyce brevioribus. Lindl. Linn. Soc. Trans, v. 13. p. 1C5. De Cand. Prodr. v. 

 I. p. 630. — Crataegus rubra. Lour. Cochin, v. I. p. 391. 



Although we have retained the above specific name for this species, yet we entertain very great doubts as 

 to its being the plant intended by Linnaeus. Since, however, Mr. Lindley has paid much attention to the subject, 

 we prefer following him and De Candolle to changing the names they have given. Loureiro's Crataegus 

 Indica, and we think also of Linnaeus, has lanceolate leaves, and belongs to R. phcBostemon of Lindley : while 

 C. rubra, Lour, we have referred here, our specimens having generally the leaves " cuueiformi-ovata," as that 

 Author describes. The R. rubra, Lindl., is very distinct. 



1. Photinia serrvlata ; foliis oblongis acutis serrulatis subtus glanduloso-punctatis, pedi- 

 cellis calyce longioribus. De Cand. — Lindl. in Linn. Soc. Trans, v. 13. p. 103. De Cand. 

 Prodr. v. 2. p. 631 Crataegus glabra. Thunb. Fl. Jap. p. 205. Bot. Mag. t. 2105. 



(3. prunifolia ; foliis ellipticis basi acutis apice vix acuminatis serrulatis, paniculae termi- 

 nalis corymbosse ramis ramulisque strigoso pubescentibus, pedicellis calyce longioribus. 



The shape of the leaf in our /3. is so very different from that of a.., as almost to justify our considering 

 the two distinct species. We were inclined to refer it to P. Icevis of De Candolle, the Cratagus lavis of 

 Thunberg, which appears to have the leaves of the same shape ; but that species is described " florum umbella 

 subsimplici," which cannot at all apply to our plant. In addition to these two states, we possess also 

 from China, a third, from the late Dr. Livingstone, (very closely allied to Ph. Sieboldi, of G. Don in Miller's 

 Diet, or MasMlea Sieboldi,Blume,) which may be thus characterised: — 5. obovata ; foliis cuneato-obovatis 

 obtusis e basi ad apicem serrulatis, panicula terminali corymbosa laxa, pedicellis pubescentibus calyce longiori- 

 bus. — The leaves are all strongly emarginate in our specimen, but this may perhaps be accidental : they 

 are also furnished beneath with very dark brown glands ; an appearance which may have been produced 

 by the specimens having been sent to this country in water saturated with salt, since neither of the other 

 varieties has the glands so deeply coloured. — We possess Eriobotrya Japonica from Mr. Millett. 



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