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Veget v. 2. p. 236. Br. Prodr. v. p. 362. — Daphne foetida. Linn. Suppl. “ Forst. 
Prodr. n. 168.” — Capura purpurata. Linn. Mant. {8m.) 
Fnitex Talde ramosus, nostris exemplaribus ubique glaber. Folia opposita, duas fere iincias longa, cori- 
aceo-raerabranacea, venosa, oblongo-lanceolata, integ-errima, acuta, rarius obtusiuscula, breve petiolata, subtus 
paUidiora. Flores terminales in capitulum brevissime pedunculatum congesti. Pedunculus angulatus, pubes- 
cens. Perianthium 3 lineas longiun, gracile, pubescenti-sericeiun ; tube liueari ; laciniis lanceolato-acuminatis. 
Stamina parva : 4 inferiora inclusa : 4 superiora paululum exserta : Antlierm oblong-ae. Germen ovali-ob- 
longum : Stylus brevis : Stigma sessile. Fructus nobis ignotus. 
Tab. XV. Fig. 1, Head of flowers; Jiff- Single flower; Fff- 3, Flower laid open, to show the stamens 
and pistil : — magnified. 
Ord. XL. EUPHORBIACE^. Juss. 
1. Bradleia Glochidion? Gcertn. — Glochidion ramiflorum. “ Forst. Prodr. n. 144.” 
Our plant is certainly a Bradleia, but in so imperfect a condition that we cannot be siue it is the Glo- 
chidion of Forster. It was gathered in Elizabeth Island. 
1. Phyllanthus virgatus; ramis compressis virgatis, foliis lineari-lanceolatis mucronatis, 
floribus sparsis brevissime pedunculatis. Spr . — “ Forst. Prodr. n. 341.” Spreng. Syst. Veget. 
V. 3. p. 23. 
This plant we have received from Baron De Lessert, marked “ P. linifolius, Commers.” as a native of the 
Isle of France, and from Madagascar, where it was gathered by Professor Bojer. 
1. Euphorbia ramosissima; herbacea, ramosissima, prostrata, glabra, foliis oppositis brevi 
petiolatis rotundato-ellipticis integerrimis subtus glaucis, stipulis ovatis minute fimbriatis, 
paniculis dichotomis terminalibus paucifloris, involucri glandidis reniformibus petaloideis. 
The nearest afiinity of this Euphorbia, which is from Ehzabeth Island, seems to be the E. Atoto of Forst. ; 
but that, according to the character given by Sprengel, is erect, and nearly simple. 
1. Hernandia Sonora. Linn. 
1. Aleurites triloba. Linn. 
Ord. XLI. URTICE^. Juss. 
1. Urtica virgata; herbacea, ubique glabra, foliis oppositis ovatis acuminatis triplinerviis 
longe petiolatis obtuse crenato-sei’ratis supra minutissime elevato-punctatis subtus Imvibus, 
spicis longissimis filiformibus axillaribus interruptis dioicis. — “ Forst. Prodr. n. 345.” Willd. 
PI. V. 4. p. 355. 
2. Urtica ruderalis; annua, foliis alternis cordato-ovatis acutiusculis triplinerviis obtuse 
serratis subtus glaucis supra minutissime punctato-scabris, glomerulis masculinis axillaribus 
racemosis longe pedunculatis, foemineis paniculato-corymbosis terminalibus. — “ Forst. Prodr. 
n. 344.” Willd. Sp. PI. v. 4. p. 364. 
Our specimens, if they be really the plant of Forster, are decidedly annual, and of small statiue, as de- 
scribed by Willdenow; whereas. Sir James E. Smith, in Rees’ Cycl, says that what he described from 
Forster had woody branches, and appeared to belong to a shrubby stem of considerable size. 
3. Urtica affinis; herbacea, debilis, flexuosa, foliis alternis cordato-acuminatis membran- 
