736. A, B. 





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ERYTHRINA caffra. 



..\fiii c ^^f^adm Coral-tree. 



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A^a<. on^i LaavMl^SM.- Jiiuiettgm. 346. IKd. K. 



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£. ratfra, foliis tematis, inerinittus, ibliolis obtasia, canle arboreo aculeato. 

 Thmb. prod. m. r ;k, :v ; 



Erythiina.caffira. Wifidf *p. pi. 9.^9^. 7>enoo9 xj^i* 2* 279. 



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, We regret excee(^i|gly tb^| an. ovenfhelmiqg. malady 

 prevented the taking a, detailed accpunt of this , fine / and 

 raire plant; introduced into this country, by Sir Abraham 

 Hume, in whose coUectipft a,t W^rmleybury the drawing was 

 made. From ,,the wonted . libei;4Uty and attention of the 



pPBsessor w:e were suppli^ with ample specimens of tiie 



plant, and ev^ ^illty wa^ given -for % j^uffici^t; aoccHm^ ftS, 

 the species; but in vain; we werQT^i9i4 pawf^Jesi^.tot^ 

 bed of sickness, and co^ld not ai^ pnrs^veat qf ^t^g;PP>fe 

 fered kindness. )■.- ^ A-h' ^ 4 



We find no record of the spec^ except in the short 

 phrase pf Thunbei^'s Pi?>di»mi»;g^n4 must, refer to; the 

 drawing instead; , of description. |tpg|as t() differ &o^ the 

 iBass of, the congp^er^ by proifadnt fea;^ at 



the same tiii^ej^, aj^d j^.m^nifesthitqefinefjjet^nown. . 



One plate shows the bidteom <>f Ihe riatori^ «ize; an- 

 other the wlK^e plant, diminis^d. V -^ 



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A moderat^^riced periodical pq|>Hcatiotf, with figut^ 

 of the objebft'trf that d^partioaeat of the htefiMyrf Battrt 

 to which it -Mppens to be dedicalted,' acc^njipanlfedit^ratf 

 as populariy written account of the subjec* «S tiwi mattier 

 iriU admiJt:ifif,.jervep ^X t^e iinfie^iate an4 iwensbaWe 

 record <i!f..spfi<;ies, whic]l> never ^jaft^rl^loee :|iidr place m 

 the ftatbjdomli^ systems of naft^ Ji^ry-j .:^^^.they 

 tavas^ a JBtandardJpr, compilers <o^ir«jfer!tp,; mmfi ^ »e 

 «am« time ^Q lighten .fteir MOx^iir. We bdiere that many 



