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longe. Germen parvum, ovatum, glabrum: Stylus per- 
brevis; Stigma capitato-truncatum. Drupa nunc oblonga, 
nunc subglobosa, atro-viridis. Tux solida, ovata, acuta. 
Semina ovato-cuneata. Bojer, MSS. 
Of this plant, likewise, I am indebted to the pencil of 
Miss Baigrie for the drawing, and to Professor Bojer for 
specimens and a description. The embryo, as here repre- 
sented, seems to be very different from that of Olea, with 
which some botanists are disposed to unite this plant, but from 
which, in other respects, it appears very distinct. 
It is a native of Madagascar alone, but is now cultivated in 
the Mauritius, where the pulp of the fruit is esculent. 
Tas. LXXXVIII. Noronhia emarginata. Fig. 1, Calyx 
. and pistil. Fig. 2, Corolla laid open. Fig. 3, Drape — 
Fig. 4, Section of the pulp to show the nut. Fig. 5 
Section of the nut, to show the seed. Fig. 6, Seed. Fig- 
7, Embryo with the cotyledons spread open :—magnified. 
[TAB. LXXXIX-XCV.] 
ACCOUNT . 
AE # OF AN : 
EXCURSION FROM LIMA TO PASCO, . 
í WITH 
Observations upon the Climate, particularly in reference f 
the Vegetation of the Country ; in a Letter from ALEXANDER . 
CnucksHANKs, Eso. ; to which is added, a List of some of 
the Plants found during that Excursion. 
> 
EnpiwsBURGH, Nov. 25th, 1830. - e 
To Dr. Hooker. ^ — | | | 
My Dear Sin, —In compliance with the wish you ex. à 
P ressed when I had the pleasure of seeing you in Glasgow» 
I will pre c ced to give you a sketch of my trip from Lima 
