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18 lied to, the preceding. The specific name is in allusion to the striking likeness in the form of the leaves, to those of Calophyllum Watherii tab. 45 of the preceding volume.

I am necessarily forced to pass over, unnoticed, many species only known to me from description, often not very perfect, but as my object is to sketch an arrangement, it would tend to destroy its usefulness were I to introduce species unknown to me as they might chance to be placed in wrong sections, or might not even belong to the genus. The following species I have ascertained from the examination of specimens must be excluded.

Eugenia laurina! Moon's catalogue, is a species of Symplocos.

Eugenia capitellata (Arn. Pugillus) is a 6pccies of Memecylon.

Had I felt the slightest wish to extend the list of species, I believe, the materials in my possession would have enabled me without difficulty to have done so, but being anxious on the contrary rather to reduce than extend the list of doubtful species 1 have been careful to add none of my own on which a doubt can exist. .Most of those I have named as new species, will shortly be figured in the Icones.

Fig. 1. A — Section of the base of a very young ovary of the Pomegranate, showing the lower series of carpels, 4 in number, with a single central placenta in each cell.

B — Another section of the same ovary, showing the upper series in this instance 6 in number, each having a single parietal placenta— These two figures are taken from opposite sides of the same slice.

Fig. 2. C.D — These are sections of another ovary somewhat further advanced, showing the derangement caused in the lower series of carpels by the growth of parts in a very confined space.

C. The lower series. — D. The upper series of carpels ; in this instance 7 in number. These two sections as in the former instance are taken from opposite sides of the same slice.

Fig. 3. Myrtus tomentosa. 1. Flower front view, about the natural size — 2. Side view, petals removed — 3. A petal detached — 4. Stamens — 5. Ovary cut transversely, 3-celied, with 2 rows of ovules in each cell — 6. Ovary cut vertically showing the superposed ovules (but they are much more numerous than here represented) — 7. A fruit nearly full grown, cut transversely — 8, A detached seed — 9. The same longitudinally, showing the form and position of the embryo.

Fig. 4. Jossinia indica, (R. W.) 1. Young fruit, covered with its persistent calyx, natural size — 2. The same, the pericarp removed bringing into view a cluster of aborted ovules lying on the side of some considerably advanced — 3. The fruit cut vertically, showing several seed considerably advanced towards maturity — 4. An immature fruit cut transversely, 2-celled — 5. A seed — 6. The same cut transversely— 7. Cotyledons detached,

Fig. 5. Monoxora spectabilis, (R. W.) — 1. A flower side view, magnified — 2. The same, petals removed — 3. Stamens — 4. Ovary cut vertically — 5. Cut transversely — 6. A young fruit— 7. one nearly mature cut transversely, showing the nuts in situ—8. A nut detached — 9. The same cut lengthwise showing one of the cells with its enclosed seed — 10. Cut transversely 3-celled — The shell of these nuts is exceedingly hard.

Fig. 6. Pimenta acris, (R. W.)— I. A flower side view — 2. The ovary, after the fall of the petals and stamens, crowned by the limb of the calyx — 3. Stamens— 4. Ovary cut transversely, showing a portion of the broad free placenta — 5. Cut vertically showing the placentas and their attached ovules in situ — 6. A placenta and ovules detached — 7. A fruit not quite mature, natural size — 8. The same cut transversely — 9. A seed, nearly mature — 10. The same, the testa removed showing the spirally involute embryo — The glutinous albumen which surrounds this seed, I could not show in a drawing.

Fig. 7. Pimenta vulgaris, (Lind.) — 1. A flower side view — 2. The same, stamens and petals removed to show the lobes of the calyx — 3. Stamens — 4. Ovary cut vertically showing the pendulous solitary ovules — 5. Ovary cut transversely, 2-celled — 6. A fruit nearly mature — 7. A seed full grown — 8. The same, the testa removed to show the spirally involute embryo— 9. The embryo cut longitudinally.

Fig. 8. Eugenia (J.) hemispherica (R. W.) — 1. A flower about the period of expansion — 2. The same cut vertically, showing the iucurved stamens and position of the ovary— 3. Front view of the petals after the fall of the stamens — 4. Stamens — 5. Ovary cut vertically — 6. cut transversely.

Fig. 9. Eugenia (J) pauciflora (R. W.) — 1. A flower cut vertically, showing the position of the stamens in the bud — 2. Tube of the calyx cut longitudinally showing the place of the ovary (about the natural size) — 3. Stamens — 4. Ovary cut transversely — 5. A fruit some-what reduced — 6. Pericarp removed, showing the seed in situ — 7. The seed transversely 2-lobed.

Fig. 10. Nelitris puniculata ? (Lindlev) — 1. Flower side view— 2. The same, petals removed — 3. Stamens — 4. Ovary cut transversely, 8-celled— 5. Ovary cut vertically, showing the solitary reniform ovules — 6. A raceme of young fruit.

Eugenia (Jambosa) Malaccensis — Jambosa Malaccensis, D.C.— 1. Flowering branch— natural size,

2. An Anther.

3. Ovary and calyx.

4. Ovary cut transversely.

5. A fruit, near maturity.

6. The same, cut transversely.

7. A portion of a leaf magnified to show the pellucid dots — all more or less magnified.