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 THREE NEW SPECIES OF PLANTS. \\\ll

Fem. Cal. Cor. Hermaph. Stamina 0. Ovar. 3-loc. Stylus 1. Stigmata 3, revoluta. Bacca polysperma.

Ord. Nat. Ternstromiaceje. Mirbel, Nouv. Bullet. 3, p. 381. Be Candolle, Prop. Med. des Plantes, p. 203.

Char. Gen. Mores Polygami-Dioici. Calyx 5-part. Petala 5, unguibus connatis. Stamina 12 — 15, simplici serie. Ovarium 3-loc. polyspermum. Stylus!. Stigmata 3. Bacca trilocularis, polysperma. Semina reticulata.

Obs. Proximum genus Fresierce, distinctum floribus polygamis et petalis basi connatis.

Eurya Chinensis. Tab. 1 [379

Eurya foliis cuneato ovalibus obovatisque, ramulis ultimis pubescentibus.

Loc. Nat. Chinas provincial Kiang-si et Quang-tong ; in cam pis et collibus.

Desc. Frutew bipeclalis, ramosissimus, erectus, ramis teretiusculis, patentibus, novellis pube simplici, copiosa, subappressa. Folia alterna, petiolata, exstipulata, coriacea, sempervirentia, cuneato-ovalia passimque obovatocuneata, serrata, novella subtus pilis raris conspersa, vix uncialia, siccata subtus prsesertim flavicantia. Flores parvi, axillares, 3 — 5, fasciculati, breve pedunculati, pedunculis apice bibracteolatis. Calyx foliolis ovatis, obtusiusculis, duobus exterioribus oppositis minoribus, sestivatione imbricatis. Corolla monopetala, subcampanulata, alba, calyce sesqui- longior, e petalis q unique, unguibus arete connatis, laminis obovatis apice patulis, formata. Stamina circiter 12 — 15, hypogyna, simplici serie inserta, basi corollas leviter co- heerentia. Filamenta, filiformia, glabra, antheris parum longiora. Anther ce juxta basin leviter emarginatam insertae, lineares, mucronatae, biloculares, loculis absque manifesto connectivo appositis, medio longitudinaliter dehiscentibus. Ovarium sessile, disco nullo cinctum, ovatum, glabrum,

1 [See note at vol. i, p. 187.]

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