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maining in the genus. They now display great unity 

 of character, and many of them may be considered 

 very ornamental. The finest are M. malabdthrica, 

 rose-coloured; M. sanguined, lilac; M. decemfida, 

 purple; M. pulverulenta, red; and M. dspera, rose. 

 There is a plant in several of our collections known 

 as M. purpurea and M. tetragona, which is Osscea pur- 

 purdscens; leaves ovate, lanceolate, accuminate, five- 

 nerved, pilose ; the footstalk and nerves underside of 

 the leaf covered with brown hairs; stem four-sided; 

 flowers purple. All the species are easy of culture. 

 M. nepalensis is a Green-house plant. 



Malpighia, (Barbadoes-cherry,) about eighteen spe- 

 cies, all beautiful evergreen trees or shrubs. They 

 are easily distinguished by having bristles on the under 

 side of the leaves. These bristles are fixed by the 

 centre, so that either end of it will sting. We are not 

 aware of any other plant being defended in the man- 

 ner. M. urens has oblong ovate leaves with decum- 

 bent stiff bristles ; flowers pink. M. aquifblia has lan- 

 ceolate, stiff, spiny leaves, and we think the most 

 beautiful foliage of the genus. M.fucata has elliptical 

 shining leaves, with lilac flowers. M. gldbra, leaves 

 ovate, entire, smooth ; flowers purple. They all have 

 five rounded clawed petals. The last species is cul- 

 tivated in the West Indies for its fruit. The pots must 

 be well drained. 



Marica-i a genus of Hot-house plants, closely allied 

 to /m, between which there is no distinction in the 

 leaves. The flowers of M. ccerulea are beautifully spot- 

 ted with light and dark blue, the scape many flowered. 



