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SARCOCOCCA pruniformis. 
Nepal Bastard-Plum. | 
MONGCIA TETRANDRIA. 
Nat. ord. EurpuorBiacex prope Drypetem. 2 
SARCOCOCCA.—Flores monoici. ¢. Cal. 4-sepalus eequalis. Sta- 
mina 3-4 exserta, circd rudimentum pistilli inserta.. 9. Cal. polysepalus 
imbricatus. Ovarium biloculare loculis dispermis (monospermis ex Hookero). 
Stigmata duo sessilia simplicia. Drupa stigmatibus persistentibus coronata 
abortu unilocularis monosperma, putamine membranaceo; semen pendulum. 
_——-Frutices (Nepalenses) sempervirentes. Folia atterna, integra, exstipulata, 
venis primariis baseos costeformibus cum margine parallelis, superioribus 
tenuibus patentibus. Flores axillares, spicate, masculi swperiores solitarit, 
foeminei znferiores ternati. 
Sarcococca pruniformis. 
Tricera? nepalensis. Wadlich in literis. 
a, latifolia; foliis ovato-lanceolatis. 
Pachysandria? coriacea. Hooker exot. flora, 148. 
B, angustifolia ; foliis lineari-lanceolatis. 
?Buxus saligna. Don. prodr. fl. nep. 63. 
_ Drupa exsucca? Pruni avium magnitudine, stigmatibus duobus rigidis 
recurvis coronata, putamine membranaceo, abortu unilocularis, monosperma, 
semine altero abortivo. Semen ab apice loculi pendulum, totam cavitatem 
replens, nitidum, brunneum, immaculatum, fest fragili, raphe solubilt an 
chalaz& depress inferd desinente. Nucleus obovatus albumine piceo carnoso, 
embryone azili, radicula cylindricd obconicd hilo proximd, cotyledonibus 
magnis planis orbiculatis. 
We have received specimens of this plant from various 
quarters under the name of Prunus Puddum and Cocculus 
laurifolius, neither of which would have been applied to 
it if seen in blossom. Professor Hooker, to whom the 
flowers only were known, has referred it to Pachysandra, 
with some hesitation; and Dr. Wallich has more recently 
transmitted specimens to Europe under the name of Tri- 
cera? nepalensis. Having fortunately had an opportunity 
of examining in the Herbarium of the Horticultural Society 
