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Order APOCYNACEA. 
OCHROSLA, Juss. 
O. Cowleyi, Bail. (n. sp.) A large shrub or small tree, branches in whorls 
of 5, the stem more or less swelled about their insertion, Leaves in whorls 
of 5 oblong-cuneate, shortly acuminate, from 8 to 12 in. long and nearly 5in. 
broad, parallel. transverse yeins, about 20 on each side of the midrib. Flowers 
on abortive branches which form elongated panicles on the stem at the branch 
whorls. Calyx-segments imbricate, unequal. Corolla cream-coloured, tube 
about 4 lines long, lobes about the same length, narrow-falcately curved, auricled 
‘at the base. Authers attached near the. top of the corolla-tube. Stigma 
enclosed in the corolla-tube. IF ruit (those observed not ripe) greeh, elliptic- 
oblong, 3 in. long, with a short recurved or hooked point, the endocarp 
developing into erect, closely appressed, rootlike processes. 
Hab. : Dalrymple Island, from where Mr. £. Cowley brought the plant now flowering at the 
Kamerunga State Nursery. The tree is of handsome habit and worthy of cultivation. 
ALSTONIA, R. Br. 
A. somersetensis, Bail. (n. sp.) A rather large tree, Leaves 6 to 9 in. 
long, 2 to 8 in. broad above the middle, in whorls of 4, obovate-lanceolate, 
shortly acuminate, tapering from above the middle to rather thin petioles of 
from 4.to 1 in., with about 20 parallel transverse veins on either side of a 
prominent midrib. Inflorescence not seen, the follicles picked up beneath the 
trees 1 ft. or more long. 3 
Hab.: Near Mr. Jardine’s house, Somerset. This species is probably nearly allied to 
A, macrophylla, Wall., in Hook. Flora of British India. 
PARSONSIA, RB. Br. 
P. nesophila, Bail. (n. sp.) A tall climber, the young growth, and 
inflorescence, clothed with rust-coloured hairs. Leaves oblong-cordate, 4: to 
5 in. long, 2 to 8 in. broad on petioles of about lin. Peduncles 33 in. long, 
very shortly forked at the end, each branch bearing a few closely crowded 
flowers. Calyx-segments 1 line long, recurved. Corolla-lobes slightly over- 
lapping, yellow, orifice of short-tube hairy. Hypogynous scales 2-lobed. 
Stamens inserted near the base of the corolla; filaments not twisted, hairy, 
flat. Anthers nearly as long as the corolla, basal lobes prominent. Fruit 5 or 
6 in. long, narrow, hard and tardily separating. 
Hab.: Thursday Island. Nearly allied to P. velutina, R. Br. 
Order ASCLEPIADEZ. 
HOYA, RB. Br. 
WH. Sana, Bail. (n. sp.) A slender climber, on open country found climbing 
over shrubs to the height of 6 or more feet. Leaves oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 
from 1% to 8} in. long, thick, pale in colour, only showing a rather broad mid- 
rib, more or less covered on the underside with white hairs, often apiculate, 
etioles seldom exceeding }-inch. Peduncles hairy, about 10 lines long, bear- 
‘ing an umbel of about 10 or 12 more or less pubescent, white flowers. Pedicels 
“hairy, 9 lines long. Calyx-lobes 5, hairy, rather narrow. Corolla spreading to 
about 5 lines diameter; lobes 5, hairy on the back, the hairs much’ shorter on 
the face. Corona-segments expanding into concave, ovate, horizontally 
“spreading lamin, the base ending in a rather long point ; the 2 keels almost 
“wing-like. Fu : ee ry 
- Hab. : Polo Creek, Somerset. This new species is a very pretty slender climber ; quite 
‘worthy of garden culture. ‘The name is after Mrs. F. L. Jardine, who during my stay /at 
‘Somerset pointed out to me the present:and many other interesting plants of that locality.. 
