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summits of the most arid mountains, and the clefts of perpendicular 

 rocks ;" &c.— p. 363. 



" To the Vagumlati Olocarpi belong Orthotric plisse (Orthotricum 

 plicatum), flowers axillary, leaves imbricated, angulosum, stem short, 

 flowers axillary ; pallidum, leaves a pale green ; there are several va- 

 rieties of this species, which with the others, was discovered by 

 Thouars ; Hypnum intortum, stem creeping." — p. 364. 



The Vagumlati, from the names given, we presume to be mosses, 

 which are as much out of place here as Grammitis, which is a fern, is 

 among the Compositas. 



" To the Asclepiadeae, Cynanque vomitive (Cynanchum vomitivum), 

 stem villous, corymbs lateral, called also Ipecacuanha ; the root is a 

 vomitive, and when bruised is given as a dose." — p. 365. 



" To the Iridoese belong Glayent a larges feuillcs (Gladiolus latifo- 

 lius), leaves hairy ; Dufoure a trois rangs (Dufouria trifaria), leaves 

 trifarious, this plant lies between the mosses and Lycopodes, is found 

 in the waters." — p. 366. 



Here is another puzzler. From the name of Gladiolus being given, 

 we presume Iridoece means Iridece : but then what can be the Du- 

 fouria, which " lies between the mosses and Lycopodes," and " is 

 found in the waters ?" Certainly it can have nothing to do with the 

 IridesB ; but may possibly be the Tristicha of Thouars {Dufourea, 

 Bory), one of the Podostemacese. 



" To the Scitamineaj belong Alpinia magnifica, an evergreen her- 

 baceous plant of a splendid character, it is ten feet high, and flowers 

 in August, the colour is red, leaves broad. Sir W. Hooker says of 

 this species, ' It is one of the noblest plants that has ever graced the 

 pages of the botanist.' This plant is stemless, and very fragrant." 

 —p. 366. 



Here our ingenious author is tolerably correct, so far as the order 

 of his plant is concerned ; though the name of Brown's Scitamineae 

 has been sunk in that of Zingiberacege. A stemless plant, ten feet 

 high, miist, however, be a curiosity. 



" To the Cucurbitacceae, Lufia foetida, a dicotyledone, male 

 flowers racemose, this is a species of gourd." — P. 367. 



A monocotyledonous member of the Cucurbitaceae would be some- 

 thing " new and sti'ange." 



" To the Menispermeae, Lampourde commune (Xanthium struma- 

 rium), stem unarmed, fruit terminal ; there is another variety, with 

 more angular leaves and more acute lobes, which flowers in July." — 

 p. 367. 



