and Cape cle Verde Islands. Curiously enough, however, it 

 had been for many years previously in cultivation under the 

 name of Bubon Galbannm (a totally different and Persian 

 plant), owing to which mistake De Candolle gave it the spe- 

 cific name of decipiens. 



The Rev. Mr. Lowe describes the T. decipiens as a magni- 

 ficent, palm-like Umbellifer, exuding, when cut or bruised, 

 a copious, fragrant gum or resin, smelling of spirits of tur- 

 pentine and carrots, and having fragrant flowers also. He 

 adds that it is usually biennial, dying altogether after flower- 

 ing ; but sometimes the paniculate inflorescence alone dies, 

 and the plant becomes branched. 



The specimen here figured flowered in the succulent house 

 of the lloyal Gardens in April of the present year. It has 

 perfected seeds since the drawing was made. — J. J). H. 



Fig. 1. Reduced figure of the entire plant. 2. Portion of flowering 

 panicle. 3. Ditto of leaf. 4. Flower. 5. Imperfect ditto at base of 

 umbel. 6. Fruit. 7. Ditto. S. Transverse section of unripe ditto : — ell 

 magnified, except 2, 3, and 6, which are ofnat. size. 



