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 56 NEW SPECIES OF PHAKEROGAMOUS PLANTS.

Bacca parva, siibglobosa, succulenta, 4-5-locularis, polysperma. Scinina minuta, oblouga, testa coriacea profunde foveolata, albumine canioso ; embryo subcyliudricus. — Arbor v. frutex elatus, cortice deciduo, raraulis tenuibus terelibus ultimis et inflorescentia pubescentibus. Folia opposita, petiolata, ovato-oblonga. Stipulge intrapetiolares, lanceolatse, cito decidute. Cymii; ad apices ramorum termiualcs, 3-chotome ramosae. Flores parvi, lunbellati, albi, pedicello apice 2-bracteolato. Bacca flava.

B. CORYMBOSA, Hoolc.f. (E/iosmia cori/mbosa, Benth. in Hook, Jouvn. Bot. iii. 219; Walp. Rep. ii. 489).— Hab. North Brazil and Guiana, river Tintaro, Scliomburgk, 1838, and Eio Branco, Scliomburgk, n. 794. Mouth of the Solimoes at its junction with the Amazons, Spruce, January, ISn.—IIook. Ic. Flant. t. 1069.

Brachystelma (Dich^elia) ovata, Oliver (Asclepiadaceo!) ; multi- caule, caulibus erectis di-trichotomis cum foliis crispule pubescentilnis, foliis parvis caulinis ovatis ovato-lanceolatisve breviter petiolatis, iioribus in nodis solitariis brevissime pedunculatis decurvis. corollse tubo brevis- simo, laciniis limbi anguste lineari-attenuatis apice incurvis coliaerentibus extus scabride puberulis, corona staminea lobis exterioribus brevibus basi subquadratis divaricatim biiidis, interioribus integris ovatis obtusis. — Hab. Colesberg, South Africa, Mr. Arnott in Hort. Kew.—Ref. Bot. t. 226.

Brassia farinifera, Liud. et Reichb. f. {OrcJudacea) ; ghimacea, brachysepala, brachypetala, labello pandurato antice emarginato cum den- ticulate interposito, liinbo antice serrulato, callis prostratis angulatis, velutinis geminis \\\ basi, denticulis prsepositis, area farinosa semicirculari anteposita. — Hab. Discovered by Mr. Wallis in Ecuador, and sent by M. Linden, of Brussels.— (?«?-^. Chro7i. 1870, p. 923.

Calochortus Leichtlinii, i?oo^-./. {Liliacece) ; humilis, foliis gra- mineis \ poll, latis longe vaginantibus dorso rotundatis facie concavis anguste acurainatis glauco-viridibus, marginibus incurvis, scapo gracili foliis pauUo longiore 2-3-floro, spathis foliis consimilibus, floribus 2|- poll. diam. late campanulatis, sepnlis ovato-lanceolatis recurvis dnrso medio fuscis, petalis demum reflexis latissime obovato-cuneatis apiculatis marginibus vix erosis albis plaga parva purpurea supra foveam nectari- feram i-circularem, basin versus extus gibbosis intus pauciciliatis, an- theris flavis obtusis, ovario lineari-oblongo, stylo brevi, stigmatibus 3 brevibus recurvis. — Hab. California, Hort. Kew., from Eoezl, commu- nicated by Herr Leichtlin. — Bot. Mag. t. 5862 ; also figured in Flor. Mag. plates 509, 510.

Cassia (Cham.esenna) crassiramea,5^«^/^ {Leguminosee, Cassiea:) ; fruticosa, glaberrima, aphylla, ramis valde incrassatis, pedunculis ad nodos solitariis bitloris, autheris vix rostratis, legumine lineari (piano?). — Closely allied to C. ap/ii/lk/,Ca\\ — Hab. South America. — Hook. Ic. Plant. t.l063.

Cattleya velutina, Reichb. f. {OrcJiidacea) ; perigonio bene cori- aceo, sepalis liguhitis acutis recurvis, petalis cuneato-oblongis acutis hinc lobosis, labelli laciniis lateralibus liumilliniis semiovatis columnam involven- tibus dorso liberam, lacinia antica ovata subacuta denticulata venis omni- bus discocpie velutinis. — Perhaps a hybrid between C. JFalkeriana, Card., and C. ScJulleriaiia, Reichb. f. Hab. Probably Brazilian, having been received in a collection obtained through an agent whose headquarters are at Rio. The sepals are naturally recurved. — Card. Chron. 1870, p. 140.

Cereus fulgidus, Hook. f. [Cactacea) ; caule elongato gracili ramoso, iuLeriiodiis elongatis 1 poll. Jiam. profunde 3-4-gonis, augulis compressis

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