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CONTKIBXJTIONS TO BOTANY. 
Var. acuminata -, — foliis longius acuminatis, paniculse brachiis 
folio fere sequilongis, ramis remotioribus et paulo longioribus, 
floribus raajoribus, ovario interdum 2-loeulari cum stylis 2. 
— V. V. in hort. bot. Kew. cult. 
The differences above mentioned may only be the result of 
culture ; but I think the plant must be referred to the species 
above described, which I found at Treichal. The leaves in this 
cultivated variety are 6|-7j inches long, 2|-3 inches broad, on 
a petiole of 5 or 6 lines ; the radiating branches of the inflores- 
cence are 2-6 inches long, the main stems nearly glabrous ; the 
lateral branchlets alternate, inch apart, and quite patent, are 
2-3 lines long, and pubescent : the flowers expanded are 3 lines 
in diameter. 
6. Villaresia virescens, n. sp. ; — glaberrima, ramulis teretibus, 
vix striatulis; foliis ellipticis vel oblongis, utrinque acutis, 
apice acuminatis, integerrimis, submembranaceis, margine 
cartilagineo nitido reflexo, obscure viridibus, opacis, subtus 
pallidioribus; nervis tenuibus venisque vix prominulis, eglan- 
dulosis et epunctatis, breviter petiolatis : paniculis racemoso- 
spicatis, simplicibus, axillaribus et terminalibus, breviusculis ; 
floribus sessilibus in apice ramorum brevissimorum glome- 
rulatis ; sepalis pilosis ; petalis glabris, intus carinatis ; ovario 
glabro ; stylo brevi, subexcentrico ; stigmate clavato, sub- 
bilobo. — Prov. Rio de Janeiro v. s. in herb, meo, Iguassa, ad 
pedem montis Serra de Tingoa. 
A species analogous to the last mentioned, with smaller leaves, 
acute at both extremities, with much shorter petioles. The 
leaves are 4|-5 inches long, l|-2 inches broad, on a petiole 
3 lines in length. The inflorescence consists of a short simple 
panicle, in which the lateral branches are so short and approxi- 
mated that the wRole bears the appearance of a spike of agglo- 
merated flowers : the sessile flowers are nearly 2 lines in dia- 
meter; the sepals are oblong, membranaceous, obtuse, and 
slightly pubescent ; the petals are 1 line in length and three 
times as long as the sepals, they are smooth, carinate within ; 
the stamens are nearly equal to them in length, and as long as 
the pistil ; the ovary is almost glabrous. 
7. Villaresia ramiflora, n. sp. ; — glaberrima, dichotome ramosa, 
ramulis striato-angulatis ; foliis lanceolato-oblongis, vel ellip- 
ticis, imo cuneatis, apice longiuscule sensim acuminatis, acu- 
mine obtusiusculo calloso, integerrimis, margine cartilagineo 
rubello nitido revoluto, supra viridibus subopacis, costa ner- 
visque immersis sulcatis, subtus ferrugineo-pallidis, costa 
striata, nervis tenuibus venisque subprominulis, cavitate porosa 
