cocr*i< 



OKI 



TV. 



MM to be ooatraetina of the Portuguese 

 a luuakvy.' and to have bean given from the 

 > the sod of the MM)). b U>. three black am 

 three soars indicate the places 

 of it. fruit, if |uUy and 

 Art as out of the three 



ImtheCueua-Nuttwo 



. . 



its destined 



tal Im i* kw B by lU osing easily pierced by a pin ; the others are 

 as hard as UM nmtm lei of UM shell. It is iiniii.-ltrly beiow the 

 soft sew that UM enbryo of the Cocoa-Xut u formed, and the us* of 

 UM sear U to allow of a p 111,1 through the shell nf the nut for the 



I wise eontriranot, would be 



BMreetkehMdcsMe 

 N uu are brenght to 



are brenght to Romp* as w*ds to set fart UM casks 

 awd odwr round pack**** in UM cargo of veMsls ; their freight there- 



OUCrMIUUA. UM BUM of kind of Plum (Prnm* Committal 



.M in ' *Ukru, and baring UM rvpnuti.* of being a powerfu) 

 a. It it tioMHUd M tnrinK a gMral NMnbLuioe to UM 

 4*4 plum, bat with .hurt duabb (wdaocMa, ellifitkal-oboirato 

 tab MO MBooU^ cmwIUd, and tapering tu racji rn.1. UM 



and the prtioles covered with deciduous glands, and with 

 ejg fruit of a dull tawny-yellow colour, with a slightly 

 ml point, and an austere astringent flavour. It is abundant 

 Site, ami on the laonataiaa which overlook Monteleone. Rtaiti, 

 Cotfoae, and Mesorece, on the sides exposed to the sea, as Car as UM 

 heejhl of boot 3000 feet The bark of this species is in extensive 



VM forth* cure of the! 



of Calabria, both in private 



rand in UM miliUrjr hoaoitak, where it U preferred to cinchc.ua. 

 k of the root u priBcipally employed either in decoction or 

 ; and in VMoable qualitiei are attested by Sarareai, Polixci, 

 , aad other Neapolitan phraiciiuui. The medicinal properties 



Neapolitan physicians, 

 an audio have I 



riE 1 



.,-. 



who annually earned a considerable quantity of the 

 extract to be prepared and distributed among the Calabrian peasantry. 

 urUy of notice that febrifugal properUe. are assigned by Kent 

 to the bark of UM common sloe ; and, considering UM very close 

 llj between the Oocumiglia, the sloe, the bullace, and the common 

 cultivated plum. H is highly probable that similar qualities an 

 | nn n n J by all of them. The bark should be collected in the months 



eembsr, or January. 

 OililiY Mulil.Y. a Dull in iu first year's plumage. (Montagu.) 



[LABIDJL] 



< < i| >K1 A. an alkali exuting in Opium. [ P 

 KISH. (OA^ 



OOELACA . 



Cl Formation MM! the M 



. 1 



[ALOJB.] 

 aw of K 



oanl Fiahea, which occuni in the 

 oe of the north of Englaud. 



gea<u of Plants belonging to the natural order 

 JWili IIIISSL This genus was named by Mr. J. Smith from a speoi- 

 MBcruwn in the Royal Gardens at Kew. It is remarkable for the 



" TL^5L?!T tolli ' ** I* a "" * "I**! their 

 "*" ***** anatalnhig a perfect embryo without the 

 > of the anailnifaroiH plants. This appears to be quite an 

 to the law of production of the embryo by the 

 ling in contact with the ovule. Further 

 hitherto undiscovered means by which 

 lycome 



u rra 



the dtvMfaa 



his last edition 

 wMhlhe 



. 



of Rodent Aniraalu bclonginfr to 



"^ the okler "S3* 



" Hm ~ Liniue,,,, in 

 arrnn... it u.W hi. extMurfTe genu, if~, 



** '***"' """i ott>m - "v. 



- two strong incisor teeth in each jaw, 

 rontand truncated obliouely, chisel-like; 

 !raJly, and rounded on the ant.-rior 

 OHM strength, are small when 

 and of the beaver. Like all the 



v and a void pace or bar 

 V 7 . w n'h amount to 8 In each jaw, 

 1^7* *f wU - ** m y. they are com- 

 of enamel art in the interior 

 Bare or UM visible according to 

 r. 

 



SSSSStrSSS 

 Ss^s^wiSHSS*. 



KM*** one-third larger 

 '.Cuvier.) There is also a striking 

 'l"<5^ofU.ygo. 



for the 



mouth of the animal. Thi* fM. which liutron does not seem to have 

 iavaatigateil, i the opening of a shut aac of H.HIIB vxteut, ext> i 

 upwards behind the arch forniml by tile cheek and t.-mi.i.ml 

 wboee inner surface, as far as UM sac extemU itliin tli.-m. in lined by 

 a continuation of the integument of the fnce, ;iii<l. in u<Miti.in i.. it. 

 4 lrT mi'""! 1 i" *'~niahirf with true cheek-pouches iu tlirir u-u.. 

 tion. These last are capable uf being gn-atly dilated, and when Mi. -1. 

 they are said to occupy the whole space beneath the y.y goinatio arches. 



2 8 



Dental formula : Incutore, "; molars, -= 20. 



. 



Skull of Co- 



aw of the Mime. 



Orim of th.- (lrt molar, rnUrfed. View of the outnido, Ini-IUc, and crown 



. ler. 



