ene ee ae 
It seems most nearly to resemble the Cuphea decandra of 
Hortus Kewensis, ed. 2. (Lythrum ciliatum. W1..D.), a na- 
tive of Jamaica; but which is a decandrous plant, and appears 
from the description of Swartz to attain toa much = size 
than the present species. | 
