FLORA VITIENSIS. 949 SOR 
latis i ii ; 
Pe eee ee aeea ieee demum glabratis, pedunculis puberulis basi 3-brac- 
Meee dk the a abe : ee ate es, Cultivated in the Botanic Gardens, Sydney, N. 8. 
tL OMaabae Te ne ef -8 inches long, and from 8-4 inches broad. Peduncles as long 
Sa ae es. teceptacle as large as a cherry. 
aheea ieuclstnisee oecen bi pore sa es ; arborea; ramulis pilosulis demum glabris ; foliis 
nervile, neevis-priitarite 7-18 Prats ican asl subcordatis, margine integerrimo undulato, glabris penui- 
Toit reat Take aes f oe stirp, Junior. purpureis) ; receptaculis axillaribus veminis pedun- 
sade ie A sed a eo pe aor 0 ae 10 Incrassato 3-bracteato, bracteis ovatis obtusiusculis.—f. sangut- 
(aceondine to th ae by ; oe ee egel, Index Semin. Hort, Petropolit. 1866, p. 89 (?).—Samoan Islands 
lade of Cot Les ne is 0 ‘ 18 ; ydney Botanie Gardens), Branehlets stout. Petiole 14-2 inches long. 
ae Ks ~12 inches long, and from 43-5 inches broad. Peduncle about a third as long as the 
Pe a a eceptacle 6 lines in diameter, I have named this species in honour of my esteemed friend Mr. 
a es ces Director of the Sydney Botanic Gardens, Dr, Bennett writes,—* The plant is sold here at 
ydaney under the name of 2. sanyuinervium, from the midrib and primary veins being of a purplish colour; 
but, as this peculiarity is only seen in very young specimens, and disappears as the plant grows older it 
would be an objectionable specific name.” Iam almost sure that F. Cooper of our gardens, lately described 
by my friend Dr. Regel in the Seed Catalogue of the Petersburg Garden, must also be referred here asa 
synonym, Dr, Regel was good enough to send me a leaf, which agrees tolerably well with those of the 
specimens from the Sydney Gardens. 7 

A. FP. tinctoria, lorst. Prodr. n. 405; Icon. (ined.) t. 292 (Tab. LXIII.) ; glabra, levis, foltis 
breviter petiolatis cartilagineis subtus pallidis reticulatis ovalibus utrinque acutis basi subobliquis 
integerrimis 3-plinerviis, yenulis patentibus utrinque 8-10; stipulis ovato-lanceolatis acutis, recepta- 
culis axillaribus 2-nis globosis in stipitem longiusculum ima basi bracteatum constrictis ; perigonio 
¢ 3-phyllo l-andro; perigonio ? 5-phyllo.—Soland, Prim, Fl. Ins. Pacif. (ined.) p. 352, exel. syn. 
Rumph.; Parkins. Drawings of Tahit, Plants (ined.), t. 118; Miquel in Hook. Journ, of Bot, 
vol, vii. p, 436, t. 6 B—Nomen vernac. Vitiense, teste Williams, “ Savirewa;” Tahitense, teste So- 
lander, “ Matti.””—Somosomo, Island of Taviuni (Seemann! n. 487; Williams!). Also collected in 
the Society Islands (Banks and Solander!) and Wallis Island (Sir E. Home !) 
I snbjoin Solander's description aboye referred to;— Arbor magna, lactescens, tota clabra; truncus 
simplex, tami multos exserentes stolones. Remuli teretes. Folia alterna, petiolata, ovato-oblonga, 
acutiuseula, integerrima, utrinque levia, majora spithamam longa, 3 uncias lata, coriacea, Venosa, vents raris 
venulisque pluribus reticulata. Petioli semiuncia paulo longiores, raro unciales, s@pe cuticula furfuracea 
induti, Fructus axillares, gemini, pedunculati, globosi, glabri, Piso paulo majores. Pedwnculs teretes, breyis- 
aimi, wquales, petiolis duplo vel triplo breviores. Bractee 3, ovate, acute, parva, semilunares, ad basin 
singuli pedicelli.” 
EXpLanation of Puate LXIIL., representing Pieus tinctoria.—Fig, 1, receptacle; 2, longitudinal 
section of the same; 8, male flower; 4, female flower; 9, pistil -—all magnified. 
9, F. scabra, Forst. Prodr. n. 403; Icon. (ined.) t. 290 (Tab. LXTV.) ; ramulis petiolisque 
pubescentibus; foliis breviter petiolatis ovato-oblongis acuminatis basi oblique cordatis 3-5-plinerviis 
integerrimis, utrinque scabris demum elabratis; stipulis ovato-lanceolatis ; receptaculis axillaribus 
9-nis globosis calyculatis; fl. 9 5-phyllis, phyllis lineari-spathulatis ciliatis—Nomen yernae. Viti- 
ense, “ Ai Masi.’”’"—Port Kinnaird, Island of Ovalau (Seemann! n, 445 et 448). Also collected in 
Tana, New Hebrides (Forster!) and ‘Tonga (Sir EK. Home !) 
This tree is called “Ai Masi” (from the verb “ masi-a”=to scour), the leaves being used as sand-paper 
by the natives. Forster describes the receptacle as ecalyculate, but there are three small bracts at the 
upper end of the peduncle. ale: 
Exprawatron or Prats LXIV., representing Ficus scabra, Forst,—Fig. 1, receptacle; 2, longitudinal 
section of the same; 3 and 4, female flowers :—all magnified. 
3, F. aspera, Forst. Prodr. n. 404; Plant. Escul, p. 56. n. 7, et Icon, (ined.) t. 291 (Tab. 
LXV,); arborea; ramulis petiolis follisque junioribus pubescentibus, sensim scabrescentibus et 
glabrioribus ; foliis petiolatis ovato-oblongis longe acuminatis basi oblique cordatis subrepando-den- 
