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he thus considered the Cocculus of commerce to be the growth 
of two distinct species. This again is confirmed by Dr.Wallich, 
who preserved separate specimens, some under the name of 
Cocculus suberosus, DC. (Cat. 4954), others, without number, 
dated 1817, which he designated C. flavescens, DC., and M. 
Cocculus, Koxb., both from the Botanical Garden of Calcutta. 
These last specimens, which I have seen, fully harmonize with 
the conclusions of all these authorities. In the latter species 
the leaves are much larger, more oblong, broadly truncated at 
base (not cordate), diminishing gradually from the middle to- 
wards a narrow acuminated and emarginated apex (not roundly 
ovate and obtusely narrowed) ; they are not coriaceous, are dull 
pale green above, with immersed nerves and veins, greatly con- 
vex on the upper surface (not flat), with very revolute margins, 
are 10 inches long, 7 inches broad, on a smooth and unusually 
slender petiole 8| inches long, with an elongated tumid swelling 
at its base nearly an inch in length. 
3. Anamirta toxifera, nob.; — Anamirta cocculus [in parte), 
H. ^ Th. 1. c. 185; — ramulis teretibus, striatis, glabris; foliis 
late ovatis, fere rotundatis, imo truncatis, vix cordatis (in ? 
bisinuato-obtusis), e medio sursum angustioribus, apice sub- 
acutis, 3-5-nerviis, utrinque glabris, supra in uervis sulcatis, 
rugoso-punctatis, subtus stramineo-pruinosis, nervis (in axillis 
barbatis) venisque transversis subprominentibus, petiolo an- 
gulato-striato, limbo fere sequilongo, apice vix tumido, imo 
longe incrassato et torto ; panicula ^ spicatim racemosa, gla- 
berrima, rachi compressa, striata, basi nuda, dehinc ramosa, 
floribus in ramis subspicato-agglomeratis, pedicellis brevissi- 
mis, imo bibracteolatis, bracteis infra flores 2-3; sepalis 8, 
glaberrimis, quorum 4 exterioribus pallidis, margine late 
membranaceis, 4 interioribus subsequalibus, valde carnosis, 
coloratis ; staminibus circiter 60, in globum aggregatis ; 
racemo ? fructifero simplici, folio (adjuncto petiolo) subsequi- 
longo, pedicellis longis, patentibus, 1-floris; carpophore lon- 
giusculo 2^-furco ; furcis sublongis, suberectis, singulis dru- 
piferis, putamine pisi magnitudine. — In Ceylon, v. s. in herb. 
Hook, et Mus. Brit., ^ (Gardner), c? & ? (Thwaites, 2722). 
The above characters show this to be distinct from the two 
preceding ; its leaves have quite a different aspect from those of 
A. paniculata -, but the authors of the ‘ I'lora Indica^ have passed 
it over as belonging to the typical form. The leaves of the 
plant are much broader, truncate and scarcely cordate at base, 
5^-6| inches long, 5|-6 inches broad, with a petiole 4 inches 
long; in the ? they are more oblong, and somewhat cuneately 
2-sinuate at base, they are 5^ inches long, 4^ inches broad, on 
