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natural, than the genera to which we had been previously 

 accustomed. It is also a singular fact, that in these plants 

 every variety of form in the fruit is accompanied hy 

 equal variety of form in the seed, so that if primary cha- 

 " racters be derived from the pericarpium, then in each 

 " division will be an accumulation of genera with various 

 " modifications of seed ; and if from tlie seed, then in like 

 " manner each division will contain genera with dissimilar 

 " pericarpia." 



This plant is a native of Chili, from whence it was in- 

 troduced by Mr. Francis Place in 1822. It is annual, and 

 difficult to preserve, as it very rarely produces its seeds. 



Our drawing was made, in the garden of the Horticul- 

 tural Society at Cliiswick, in June last. 



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