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same with our plant, and that the character of the flower 
of that genus in the Nova Gen. et Species has been 
taken from the M. heterophylla.) | 
(1. Duvaua dependens, DC.—^. fructu minore, foliis 
cuneato-oblongis. ` Amyris polygama, Cav.—Near Rio 
Colorado (Chili), Mr. Cruckshanks. Baths of Collina, 
Macrae. Valparaiso, Cuming (N. 368.) San Gabril, 
in Valle del Maypu, (4000-5000 feet,) in Valle del 
Tuigrireca, from Villavicenzio to Mendoza, Dr. Gillies. 
—s. fructu majore, foliis cuneato-oblongis. D. inebri- 
ans, Gill. mst.—Banks of Rio Solado, Andes of Men- 
doza.—' The Pehuenco Indians ferment the fruit, and 
form an intoxicating liquor from it.—Dr. Gillies. Val- 
paraiso, Messrs. Lay and Collie.—^. fructu majore, foliis 
subellipticis majoribus. D. latifolia, Gill. mst.—Los 
Ojos de Agua, Andes of Chili, (3600 feet,) Dr. Gillies. 
Valparaiso, Cuming (N. 847.); Mathews (N. 320.)— 
Perhaps £. and y. may together form a distinct species: 
their fruit is double the size of that of 4. We have also 
another state, D. cuneata, Gill. mst., with leaves short 
and broadly cuneato-obovate, which, as we have not seen 
the fruit, we hesitate about describing. All the varieties 
vary exceedingly in the size and form oftheir leaves, which 
are either entire or crenato-serrate almost on the same 
individual. The racemes also vary in shape: the qua- 
ternary or quinary arrangement of the floral coverings - 
affords here no character. The pedicels have an articu- 
lation about the middle, and at their base a very mi- 
nute bractea. The petals are obovato-oblong, thin and 
delicate, except at the back, where there is one long 
strong vein, and two shorter and fainter: the sstivation 
is imbricated. The margin of the thick fleshy disk is 
divided into as many lobes (8 or 10) as there are stamens, 
a portion or tooth projecting between each filament. 
There is one short style with three globose stigmas, aS 
Cavanilles describes, and not three styles as mentioned by 
Kunth. The ovary is suspended from one side near the 
summit of the cell: the seed is also suspended, slightly 
