the anthers are of three kinds; three sterile, lobed ; one 
fertile, larger, lobed ; two fertile, oval ; and the filaments 
vary in the same relation. It is easily increased by cut- 
tings, and plants raised from it may be seen at Mr. Tare’s 
Nursery, Sloane Street, Ohelsea.  _ 
Commetina has usually been placed under Triandria 
Monogynia ; but the incongruity: of calling a plant trian- 
drous, which is stated in its generic character to have six 
stamens is apparent. W.H. 
The first outline figure represents the involucre, with a part cut off to shew 
the secondary pedicle of the effete flower curyed back, as is usual with this 
genus. 
a One of the two lower lateral anthers magnified, fertile. 
6 The central lower anther, much largest, fertile. : 
e One of the three upper sterile anthers, of which the middle one is 
shortest. : 
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Me Granam, the ingenious and sensible authoress of two enter- 
taining and instructive yalumes on South America, shewed us a drawing which 
she made, when residing in Brazil, of a species of Commenina very common 
" about Rio, which appears to be evidently the same as the one here represented. 
From her observations it appears, that a third white petal is sometimes very 
distinct ; and that, besides the upper flower with stamens, a female flower, 
bearing a pistillum only, was always situated lower down. 
* This plant,’ Mrs. Granam observes, “ makes a great proportion of the 
natural herbage of the country, and, when grazed down, forms a pretty thick 
sward, seldom flowering; but, whenever it gets the protection of a hedge or 
bush, it grows to four or five feet in length or more, and flowers abundantly 
all the year round. It is apt to throw out roots from the joints. The Indian 
name is Tarocrana” Editor, : 
