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regions appears at one time pink, at another time sky-blue. A 

 large Kniphojia, of 6 to 8 feet, is the queen of the lilies, whilst 

 several new genera allied to Anthericum and Scilla, together with 

 Chloropfiytum, Scmseviera, and pretty Asparaginece, form as it were 

 the underwood of the lilies. One Tacca and two Hcemantlii, 

 together with Crinum and a small-flowered Narcissea, adorn the 

 skirts of the forests, besides a countless number of little Buhiacece, 

 with sky-blue or rose-coloured flowers. Species of Hibiscus ap- 

 pear everywhere. The Violarice are represented by three Cercm- 

 thercB in the form of small trees (one with the habit of Ilex 

 aquifolium\) . A. Myricacea, with an extremely delicious powerful 

 smell, forms quite a new genus, which is only related to Comp- 

 tonia in the formation of the anthers ; but it has, like no other 

 Myricacea, opposite leaves, I have described it as Myrothamnus 

 JlahellifoUus . JPistia and Ceratophyllum, with an Azolla and a 

 Marsileacea, abound in the fresh water with Folygonacecd and 

 Scirpoidew, accompanied almost everywhere by two or three 

 species oi Nymphcea {NympJicea Lotus, P. de B.), whilst a Buppia 

 (similar to It. maritima) and several Charcd fill the stagnant water. 

 x\.mong the climbers are two species of Hugonia, a 5-gonous 

 Mimosa, and several species of Strophanthus. Among others 

 AsclepiadecB are also numerous, and mostly climbers. Also an 

 Oleacea occurs as a large tree ; and tree-like EupJiorhiaeecd (Bri- 

 delia, &c.) are found everywhere. The Daphnoidece are repre- 

 sented by a very pretty scarlet Gnidia, the Broteacecs by two 

 thickheaded Brotece. Labiatce and VerhenacecB are in great abun- 

 dance everywhere ; the latter and several Acanthacece mostly 

 assume the forms of trees or shrubs. Loranthacecd glitter fre- 

 quently from out the dark-leaved tops of the Comhretacece and 

 Anonacecd ; but they occur also on Mimosece, and (in spite of 

 De CandoUe's assertion) very frequently on fig trees, even on the 

 cultivated Ficus Carica. CelastrincB, HippocrateacecB, and Chail- 

 letiecB are not numerous. Of Myrtacece were observed ten, of 

 Melastomece only thirteen species, of Connaracece eight, of Ly- 

 thracecd ten or twelve species, of Banunculacece I have five species 

 of Clematis ; of Bosacece I have found only one Bubus {apetalus). 

 A Cochlospermum, as a tolerably large tree, is to be met with 

 everywhere ; besides, I have to enumerate five Biperacece and two 

 Dorsteniece, among which occurs a Kosaria. These all appear to 

 be new species. The ScrophulariacecB, of which there are about 

 thirty species, principally adorn the meadows where they grow, 

 with four species of Eriospermum {Liliaeece), with several species 



