pied by abortive ones. Receptacle of the seeds large, coriaceous, com- 
pressed, almost scymitar-shaped. Perfect seeds about 4 in number, 
broadly obovate, compressed, brown, shining, half immersed in the 
thickened bright yellow cup-shaped arillus. 
The seeds of this plant, along with many others marked 
Caffrarian seeds, were sent to the Botanic Garden at Edinburgh 
by Dr Hope ; and Dr Graham, judging from the appear- 
ance of the foliage of this individual, as compared with that of 
other plants which had been received under the name of Scho- 
tia, presumed it to belong to that genus. Mr Burchell, 
the celebrated traveller in Africa, has confirmed this suspicion, 
and pronounced this species to be the S. latifolia of Jacquin's 
Fragmenta, a figure which I have not seen. 
There is so little resemblance either in the foliage or 
flowers of S. latifolia to those of the better known Schotia 
speciosa and tamarindifoUa, that I hesitated about continuing 
It in that genus ; and of the perfect fruit of any but the pre- 
sent species I am quite ignorant. Mr Burchell, however, 
who gathered this plant in Southern Africa, assures me that 
Its fruit accords with that of its congener S. speciosa. The 
seed-vessel here represented is from a fine specimen in the pos- 
session of Dr Graham, who further favoured me with many 
remarks made from the living plant in the garden. 
It seems to require the heat of the stove, and flowered in 
the month of May 1824. 
Fig. I. Flower. Fig. 2. The same, deprived of the stamens. Fig. 3. Ca- 
lyx. Fig. 4. Anther. Fig. 5. Section of the calyx, to shew the inser- 
tion of the stalk of the germen. Fig. 6. Section of the germen. Fig. 7 
Legumen. Fig. 8. Legumen from which one valve has been removed, 
shewing the seeds and seminal receptacle. 
