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the petals, coloured at the end. The ovarium is round, sub- 

 sessile, and villous. 



The species to which this is most nearly related, is evidently 

 the P. Alnifolia of Bonpland, which seems, from its definition, 

 to be distinguished by the want of hairiness, the length of 

 its peduncles, and the form of the lateral lobes of the leaf. A 

 tender stove plant, easily propagated by cuttings ; it grows 

 freely in any light sandy soil. 



III. Ixora rosea. Wallich. 



I. foliis oblongis acutis subsessilibus basi sub-emarginatis subtus pubes- 

 centibus, corymbis supradecompositis patentibus multifloris terminalibus axilla- 

 ribusque, corollae laciniis cuneato-oblongis acutis. 



This is by far the most beautiful of all the Ixoras in our 

 gardens. It grows very freely, has a perfectly good foliage, 

 and produces in abundance its fine clusters of pink flowers, 

 which continue in perfection a long time. The leaves are 

 oblong-ovate, acute, on short stalks, a little cordate at base, 

 coriaceous, shining on the upper surface, a little downy be- 

 neath. Corymbs terminal, lax, branched, sometimes nearly six 

 inches broad. Calyx very slightly pubescent, with a few imbri- 

 cated bracteolae at the base, and obtuse segments. Tube of the 

 corolla filiform, long. Limb four-parted, reflexed,with cuneate, 

 bluntish segments. Anthers reflexed. Stigma bifid, exserted. 



A native of hilly tracts on the borders of Bengal, about 

 Silhet. The plants in the possession of the Society were im- 

 ported and presented by the Honourable Court of Directors 

 of the East India Company, in 1824, and they flowered freely 

 in the stove in October 1825. Easily propagated by cuttings, 

 under a bell-glass, in a warm frame ; it grows readily in a 

 compost of light sandy loam and peat. 



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