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longae. Germen parvum, ovatum, glabrum: Stylus per- 

 brevis ; Stigma capitato-truncatum. Drupa nunc oblonga, 

 nunc subglobosa, atro-viridis. Nux solida, ovata, acuta. 

 §emina 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 Oka, 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 ia. 

 the Mauritius, where the pulp of the fruit is esculent. 



Tab. LXXXVIII. Noronhia emarginata. Fig. 1, Calyx 

 and pistil. Fig. 2, Corolla laid open. Fig. 3, Drupe. 

 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 



OF AN 



EXCURSION FROM LIMA TO PASCO, 



WITH 



Observations upon the Climate, particularly in reference iQ 

 the Vegetation of the Country; in a Letter from Alexander 

 Cruckshanks, Esq. ; to which is added, a List of some of 

 the Plants found during that Excursion. 



Edinburgh, Nov. 25th, 1830. 

 To Dr. Hooker. 



My Dear Sir, — In compliance with the wish you ex- 

 pressed when I had the pleasure of seeing you in C^asgow, 

 I will proceed to give you a sketch of my trip from Lima 



