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of its genus, I hope it may be allowed to commemorate, by its 
specific name, the activity, zeal, and laborious exertions of 
Mr. Höll in Madera, carried on under a pressure of most 
serious and undeserved difficulties. 
In respect to ** Physalis pubescens, Linn., " or ** P. edulis, 
Sims," I must observe that poor Bowdich has too many botani- 
cal sins to answer for, to bear being charged with more than 
he really deserves. He does not exactly describe the Cape 
Gooseberry * as new,” but proposes a new genus, ( Herschelia,) 
certainly very unecessarily, for its reception. 
* Jasminum odoratissimum, Linn.," is truly indigenous, 
though very rare. It is confined to the sea-cliffs, or rocks in 
the neighbourhood of the sea. 
“J. Azoricum, Linn.," however, is entirely confined to gar- 
dens. 
“ Bupleurum coriaceum, Ait.” The plant here intended 
proves essentially distinct, not only from B. coriaceum, Ait., 
but from every other species recorded in the 4th vol. of De 
Candolle's Prodromus. I shall shortly publish it in the Camb. 
Trs. under the name of B. salicifolium, by which it was long 
since distingushed by Dr. Solander. 
** CEnanthe fistulosa, Linn." Iam quite unable to con- 
ceive what plant is here intended: for the true CE. fistulosa, 
L., is very unlikely to occur in a country so entirely devoid of 
marshes or watery places as Madera; putting out of the ques- 
tion my own experience. Isit possible that some imperfect or 
monstrous state of my CEnanthe pteridifolia may be here in- 
tended? This grows on wet dripping rocks, and I have seen 
states of it with the leaflets almost reduced to the midrib by the 
corrosion or decay of the parenchyme caused by the constantly 
falling water; and then bearing some resemblance to those of 
CE. fistulosa. 
** Condalia coriacea, Reichb. (Rhamnus coriaceus, Nees v. 
Esenb., R. integrifolius, DC.") I have not a doubt that the 
plant designed is Ardisia excelsa, Ait., in too imperfect a state 
of fructification to enable its true name to be assigned. Spe- 
cimens in such a state, gathered after the petals had fallen, 
