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pointed green spine at the insertion of each leaf. This 

 was lately discovered at Moreton Bay; the flower has 

 not been seen. 



LISSANTHE SAPIDA. 



The Australian cranberry is a handsome bush, 

 from six to nine feet high; it grows in forest lands 

 near the Blue Mountains; the flowers are hand- 

 some; and the berries of a very delicate peach- 

 bloom colour, having something of the consistency 

 and taste of the Siberian crab. 



CASTANOSPERMUM AUSTRALE. 



This singular fruit, which may not improperly be 

 VOL. n. 18* 



