by the faithful pencil of Mrs. Cuartes Texram. What- 
ever is wanting, either of execution or accuracy in the 
accompanying figures, which were taken from these 
splendid delineations, must be attributed to my being oblig- 
ed to reduce them to the humble standard of the Botanical 
Magazine. These drawings too were accompanied by a full 
description of the plant, from the pen of Professor Boser, 
(and which I have here merely rendered from the Latin,) and 
by an account of the recent introduction of the plant to our 
colonies, from a MSS. memoir, by Mr. Tetrarr himself. 
Shortly previous to their arrival in England, living roots 
were sent by that gentleman to Mr. Barcuay’s Botanical 
Garden and to that of Glasgow. 
“The late Sir Warrer Fargunar, Physician to the 
King,” says Mr. Terratr*, “ was very anxious to intro- 
duce into England the Colombo root in a living state; and 
for that purpose, he desired his son, Sir Rosert Farqunar, 
Governor of Mauritius, Bourbon, and their Dependencies, 
to procure the plant from its native soil in Africa, and 
forward it to London. Sir Rozerr lost no time, after 
assuming his government at the conquest of the French 
Islands, in applying to the Governor of Mozambique for 
growing plants ; and was repeatedly assured that these should 
be sent to him at the proper season. These promises, 
however, were never fulfilled; although renewed by the 
several succeeding officials of the Portuguese possessions 
on the East coast of Africa, ever since the year 1811. Dr. 
Watucn also took much pains for effecting the same 
is precious vegetable to 
what it bears in 
er by passing 
ee clrng account appears to have been read at a literary and scientific 
ty in the Mauritius, of which Mr. Texrair is the Vice-president. 
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