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Hoventa putcis. Swerer Hoventra, 
Class and Order. e 
Prentranpria Monoeynia. 
Generic Character. 
| ta 5-partitus, persistens dentibus deciduis. Petala 5, 
_ convoluta, stamina obyolventia. Caps. 3-locularis, 3-valvis; 
 Joculis 1-spermis. 
Specific Name and Synonyms: 
Hovenra dulcis. Thunb. Jap. 101. Willd. Sp. Pl. 1. p. 
1141. Lam. Ilustr. Gen. t. 131. Encyel. Bot. 3. p. 
138. Roem. et. Sch. Syst. Veg. 5. p. 429. Bot. Reg. 
t. 501. et in Appendice, vol. 7. . Sg 
Sicxu vulgo Key. Pyrus fructu ramoso, vasculo seminali 
summo fructui insidente tricoceo et tripyreno. Kempf, 
Amen. p. 808. t. 809. | 
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Hovenra dulcis is cultivated in Japan and China for the 
sake of its very singular sweet jruit, as in common lan- 
guage it is called, though, it does not afford any covering 
__ to the seed, as most fruits do; but no more does the com- 
_ Mon strawberry, the succulent, eatable boa of which is the 
enlarged receptacle, on the outside of which the seed is 
affixed. So in this plant, after the flowering is over the 
ranched foot-stalks of the flowers increase in size, become 
ucculent and contain a sweet pulp which Kamprer com- 
pares to the taste of our Burgamot pear. To the suc- 
cient extremities of this branched foot-stalk, the capsule 
boadice e three seeds in three cells is attached by a short 
pedicle. : 
_ For specimens of this very rare plant we are indebted to 
Our friend Mr. Lameerr, in whose greenhouse, at Boyton, 
_ at flowers freely ; but the fruit has not, as yet, come to any 
of maturity. 
