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trees of Madeira : but there is scarcely another that combines so eminent] j 

 the beauties of flower, fruit, and foliage. The. delicate white tassel-lik- 

 bunches of dowers, contrasting with the thick, dark foliage, enliven the beta 

 from February to July or August, when the fruit is principally in season. 

 The fullest bloom, however, is in March or April. Nothing can exceed the 

 loveliness and delicate appearance of the fruit; its rich clusters half hidden 

 by the dark thick tufts of foliage which clothe the outward branches ; but. 

 though one or two may be eaten with some relish, the overpowering perfume 

 and taste of rose-water, together with the want of juice or dryness, render it 

 generally unpalatable ; and it is entirely excluded, except to satisfy occa- 

 sional curiosity, from the table or dessert. It is produced in the greatest 

 profusion, but used for no other purpose than sometimes to feed the pigs, 

 which eat it greedily. This tree, by its thick, evergreen foliage, is admira- 

 bly adapted for a screen to exclude buildings, or for shelter. It is also of 

 rapid growth, and extremely tractable, bearing lopping well, or heading 

 down to any height ; and produces its flowers at all ages or sizes, whether 

 as a tree or bush. Jambosa, from the Indian name Jamboo, or Schamber. 



5. Calandrinia discolor, Two-coloured-leaved Calandriuia. Polyandria, 

 Monogynia. Portulacece. The flowers of this beautiful species, are some- 

 thing similar to those of the C. grandiflora. (See Vol. II. plate 2.) It will 

 succeed well if treated as a greenhouse plant, or better still if planted during 

 the summer months in the open border, where both the flowers and foliage 

 will attain a larger size and a brighter hue. It flowers throughout the 

 months of July and August. 



(i. Acacia brevipes, Short-pedieelled Acacia. Polygamia, Monaecia. I.e 

 guminosao. A hardy conservatory plant, usually flowering in the earliest 

 months of the year, the flowers are small and pale yellow. It is said to be 

 a native of New South Wales. 



7. Stanhopea eburnea, Ivory-lipped Stanhopea. Ginandria, Monandria. 

 Orchideae. A no less peculiar, though far less beautiful plant than Stanhopea 

 insignia. Tt is a native of Brazil, a country pre-eminently rich in the tribe 

 of Orchidete. 



Edwards's Botanical Register. Edited by JohnLindley, Ph.D.,, 

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Omitted jn oir Last. — 4. Maytenus cJtilensis, Chilian Mayten. Syn. 

 Cclastrus Maytenus, Celastrus uncinatus. Maytenus boaria, Maytenus chili- 

 ensis, Senacia Maytenus. Polygamia, Monaecia. Celastrineffi. A hand 

 some evergreen shrub, which has been growing in the garden of the Horti- 

 cultural Society. The leaves are smooth, oval lanceolate, flowers axillary, in 

 clusters, small, of a greenish white colour, succeeded by yellowish berries. 

 The plant succeeds best trained to the front of a south wall, but it also sur- 

 vives the winter without even that slight protection. It would, no doubt, 

 prove perfectly hardy in the milder parts of England and Ireland. It is a 

 native of Chili, flowers in May. Maytenus, from Mayten, the vernacular 

 name among the Chilenos. 



1. Ceropegia elegans, Elegant Ceropegia. Pentandria, Digynia. Ascle"- 

 piadea. It is a small twining plant, with dingy purplish brown stems and 

 leaves, and livid flowers blotched with purple. They have little beauty, ex- 

 cept when they are open ; at that time their orifice is closed by a number of 

 long purple bristles, which converge over the centre, and form a sort of na- 

 tural chei-aux-dc frise, which will prevent the ingress of insects. It is a 

 native of the mountains of India called Nilgherry, and introduced into this 

 country in 1826, by Dr. Wallich. It is usually kept in the stove, where it 

 flowers from May to October. It is, however, nearly hardy, thrives in the 

 open border in summer, and protection in the greenhouse in winter. In- 



