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CHINA. 



[Euphorbiacece. 



4. B. patula ; foliis ovali-oblongis apicc attcnuatis glabris, floribus subscssilibus glomoratis vel glomerato- 

 spicatis, processu'ous petaloideis rotundatis unguiculatis crenulatis porianthio pluries brevioribus. — Cluytia 

 patula. Roxb. Cor. 2. t. 170; Fl. Ind. 3. p. 733. 



5. B. Loureiri. — vide supra. 



6. B. oblong/folia ; foliis oblongis acutis glabris subtus glaucis, floribus numerosis glomeratis vel glomerato- 

 spi.catis, processubus petaloideis obcordatis 3-dentatis porianthio brevioribus. — CI. oblongifolia. Roxb. Fl. 

 Ind. 3. p. 730. 



In this hist, Roxburgh does not describe the disk oftbe male flowers, nor the stipules ; had, however, the 

 latter been large or conspicuous, he could not have overlooked them : the former, we presume, to be present, 

 from its appearing in the female, as in most of the species, in the shape of a cup, round the base of the 

 ovary. In ottering these characters, we have relied for some on Roxburgh's accuracy, in the absence of 

 authentic specimens : were we inclined to dispute it, it would be in the instance of his CI. semper for ens, 

 above mentioned, where it is possible that the five glands in the male flower, may prove to be merely thick- 

 ened angles to an otherwise thin disk, as in some species of Gouania. 



1. Rottlera Chinensis ; fruticosa, foliis longe petiolatis late cvatis acuminatis, basisubcor- 

 datis biglandulosis obscure dentatis supra glabris subtus albidis subtomentosis, spicis fcemi- 

 neis simplicibus longe pedunculatis, capsulis demum confertis setis longis mollibus echinatis. 

 — R. Chinensis. Adr. de Juss. — Spr. Syst. 3. p. 878. — Croton Chinensis. Weig. — Vachell, 

 n. 292. 



Perianthium fara. cupuliforme 3-4-5-fidum (trifidum lobis 1 vel 2 postea fissis :) Stigmata 3, subsessilia, 

 recurva, lineari-oblonga, crassa, intus dense papilloso-hirsuta. — Perhaps, notwithstanding some discrepancies, 

 this may be also Ricinus apelta, Lour., and consequently likewise Sprengel's Rottl. Cantoniensis. We 

 have not seen the male plant. 



2. Rottlera paniculate. ; fruticosa, foliis rhombeo-ovatis tricuspidatis acuminatis integer- 

 rimis vel subdentatis longe petiolatis basi biglandulosis supra glabris subtus brevissime ac 

 molliter tomentosis rufescenti-albidis, floribus masc. paniculatis axillaribus terminalibusque, 



fcem — R. paniculata. Adr. de Juss. ? Spr. Syst. Veg. 3. p. 877 ? — Croton pani- 



culatum. Lam. ? 



Lamarck's plant is from Java, and his description agrees tolerably well with the Chinese one : whether 

 either be the Mallotus Cochinchensis of Loureiro (2. p. 780,) we have no means of determining, the descrip- 

 tion given being at variance in several respects ; but, at the same time, it is highly probable that the male plant 

 he saw at Canton is the same as ours : he adds, " Fcernineus flos ibi non occurrit ;" nor have any of our 

 correspondents, as yet, sent it. This is n. 258 of Mr. Vachell's collection. 



1. Ricinus communis. Linn. — Roxb. Fl. Ind. 3. p. 689. 



1. Jatropha multifida. Linn. 



1. Claoxylon parviflorum ; foliis ad ramulorum apices approximatis longe petiolatis ellip- 

 tico-vel rhombeo-oblongis dentato-serratis (dentibus incurvis) supra glabris subtus molliter 

 pubescentibus, nervis venisque subtomentosis, racemis (masculis) longissimis folia duplo 

 excedentibus interruptis, floribus fasciculatis breve pedicellatis, perianthio 3-4-partito. 

 C. parviflorum. Adr. de Juss. Euph. p. 43. t. 14. n. 43. Spr. Syst. 3. p. 906. — Acalypha 

 spiciflora. Burm. Fl. Ind. p. 303. t. 61./.' 2. (excl. syn. omnibus.) 



