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Of that drawing, however, just mentioned, I can only in- 

 troduce such portions as are suitable to the humble size of 

 thiS' Miscellany. 



At St. Vincent this plant is only seen cultivated in the 

 Botanic Garden, having been introduced from Martinique, 

 where the fruit is regularly sold in the markets. Yet, at St. 

 Vincent, no value is set upon it, owing to the very small 

 quantity of sweet pulp which tenaciously adheres to the seeds. 

 The outer portion of the fruit is even bad to the taste, whilst 

 the seed itself has the flavour of the filbert. The flowers, 

 which have a disagreeable smell, like that of bugs, are pro- 

 duced from February to June, and the fruit, which is abun- 

 dantly eaten by worms and birds, is ripe in December and 

 January. 



Fig. 1, Portion of the stem, with the flowers in different 

 states, of the natural size. Fig. 2, A young bud, do. 

 Fig. 3, Portion of a flower, from which all the stamens and 

 the petals, all but one, are removed. Fig. 4, Side view of an 

 anther. Fig. 5, Back view of do. Fig. 6, Portion of the 

 stem, with leaves and fruit. Fig. 7, Transverse section of 

 the fruit, natural size. Fig. 8, Seed, do. Fig. 9, Section of 

 seed, slightly magnified :— all, but Figs. 1, 2, 6, 7, and 8, 

 more or less magnified. 



[TAB. XXXI.] 



PHASCUM TETRAGONUM. 



Cryptogamia Musci. Nat. Ord. Musci. 



Gen. Char. Seta terminalis. Operculum persistens. Calyp- 

 tra dimidiata. 



