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Vargionia kypophyUa, near Frafcati. 



Riccia glauca in the gardens of Villa Ludevi/i. 



framella in the Villa Borghefe. 



Several Mma 9 Brya, Hypna, Agarici, Boleti^ Ly- 

 coperda, Mucores, Byjfi, and fmall Lychenes, in the 

 willow tuft and the plantation at the entrance of 

 Villa Borghefe, adherent to the trees and to the 

 wooden fence. 



Marchantia cruciata near the inclofures of the 

 ipouting waters in the Villa Ludoviji. 



Cbara vulgaris, Uha Ltnza, and other fpecies 

 of Ulva, in the water refervoirs of different villas. 



The Palm-tree or Pbanix daftylifera, Agavt 

 Americana^ and CaEiits Opuntia, bear the climate of 

 Rome and Naples, growing fpontaneoufly in the 

 fields, though lefs frequent than near Naples and 

 the Southern parts of Italy. 



The artificial hedges, fences, and alleys, in the 

 gardens of the Roman villse, confift in the ever- 

 greens, which are flourilhing, or have already loft 

 their flowers ; fuch as 



Prunus Laurocerafus* 



. Laurus nobilis. 



Arbutus Unedo, grows likewife fpontaneoufly on 

 the Euganean hills near Padua. The fruit, refem- 

 bling wood-berries, is eaten in Italy. 



Piftacia Lentifcus. 



radicans, not in flower fo foon. 



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