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Class and Order.

Generic Character. Cor. 1-petala. Stamina apicibus concavis corollæ im- mersa. Squamulæ hypogynæ 4. Folliculus ligneus, bilo- cularis: loculis 1-spermis; dissepimento libero, bifido. Amentum flosculorum paribus tribracteatis. Specific Character and Synonyms.

æmula; foliis lato-linearibus elongatis truncatis profunde serratis: subtus reticulatis glabriusculis, perianthiis sericeis, stigmate capitato exsulco nitido apice tetragono styli duplo crassiore, caule fruticos. Brown Prodr. 395. Lin. Trans. 10. p. 210. Roem. et Sch. Syst. Veg. 3. p. 442. Sprengel Syst. Veg. 1. p. 485 serrata. White Voy. 222. tab. tertia? serratifolia. Salisb. Prodr. 51? serræfolia. Knight et Salisb. Prot. 112?

Our drawing of this rare species of, was taken at the garden, at Bayeswater, in January, 1825. The gardener informed us he had the name from Mr., and it appears to correspond with the Cha- racter given in his Prodomus. æmula has a near relation to serrata, but differs in the leaves being more deeply serrate, and especially in the size and form of the stigma. Its flowering in the winter season may perhaps have occasioned the colour to be greater, than it might have been, had the plant had the enjoyment of more sun.

Our synonyms above quoted are entirely taken from Mr..