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alis superne setose productis, antheris limbum superantibus stylo § unc. 
brevioribus. Ex Quito ; Spoffiorthia jloruit. W. H. 
These two bulbs are only known to us by the above brief 
memoranda from the Dean of Manchester. 
92. RANDIA oxypetala. 
R. oxypetala; spinescens, fruticosa, undique glaberrima ramulis tantum ju- 
nioribus pubescentibus, folds ovalibus sessions' approximate flonbus 
terminalibus sessilibus solitariis, calycis limbo qumquedentato denhbus 
setaceis, corollse brevis infundibidaris lobis acuminate arete reflexe tubi 
longitudine, ovarii loculis dispermis. 
This new species of Randia has been raised in the garden 
of the Horticultural Society, from seeds received from Dr. 
Falconer of Saharunpur. It forms a dense somewhat spiny 
shrub, with shining small oval densely crowded leaves, and 
solitary terminal stalkless flowers, which are yellowish and 
sweet-scented. It approaches R. dumetorum in many respects, 
but its flowers are smooth not downy, the lobes of the corolla 
are turned back and pressed close to the tube, and are drawn 
to a fine point ; finally, the teeth of the calyx are setaceous, 
and not oblong or leafy. The ovary is two-celled, and eac 1 
cell contains a pair of ovules, fixed by their middle to a pro- 
minent placenta. It is not quite hardy here, but would pro- 
bably prove so in the south-west of England. 
93. BRONGNIARTIA sericea. 
Schlechtendahl in Linncea , vol. 12. p. 336. 
A downv shrub, when out of flower looking something 
like an Amorpha, with leaves pubescent on the midrib and be- 
neath, but smooth above when full grown. Each leaf consist s 
of about nine pairs of oval leaflets, terminated by a little 
setaceous point. The flowers grow singly m the axils, have 
a large green calyx, and dingy purple petals very little larger 
than it is. It was raised in the garden of the Ilorticultura 
Society from Mexican seeds, presented by G. Dickson, Rsq. 
It has little beauty, and is too tender for the climate of 
London. We perceive no material difference between the 
garden plant and that described by Professor Schlechtendah , 
except that be speaks of his flowers growing m fours ; here 
they are always solitary. We find, however, upon reading 
