ON THE ASCLEPIADEjE. 



3* 



f f Stigma rostratum. 



7. M. erecta, caule erecto, foliis cordatis ovatis 

 acutis, cymis umbelliformibus, limbi laciniis 

 imberbibus tubo 4-5 ies longioribus. 



Cynanchum erectum, Linn. 



8. M. r oft rata, caule volubili, foliis ovatis subcor- 



datis acuminatis glabris, umbellis multifloris, 

 limbo barbato. 

 Hab. In Nova Hollandia extra tropicum, (ubi 

 v. v.) 



PERGULARIA. [Pergulariae species, Linn. 



Char. Corolla hypocrateriformis, tubo urceolato. 

 Corona staminea 5phyila, foliolis compressis 



apice indivisis, intus lacinula auctis. 

 Anther a membrana termi^atae. 

 Masses pollinis erectae, basi affixae. 

 Stigma muticum. 



Folliculi ventricosi, laeves. Scmina comosa. 

 Habitus. Plant ce volubiles. Folia latiuscula, 



membranacea. Cymes interpetiolares. Flore s 



flavescentes, odoratissimi. 

 Patria ignota : in China et India Orientali ob 



flores suaveolentes culta. 



Obs. Of this genus the only certain species are 

 Pergularia odoratissima, Roxb. et Smith, and 

 P. minor, And. Repos. 160. Pergularia 

 purpurea, Vahl. and Japonica, Thunb. may 

 belong to it. P. edulis of Thunberg, prod. cap. 



