No. 128. 
PIPER CORIACEUM. 
Class. Order. 
DIANDRIA TRIGYNIA. 
A native of Jamaica: we raised it from 
seeds, about three years since. It is a low 
succulent shrub, with jointed, somewhat 
distorted branches, which put out roots at 
the joints. The leaves are about three or 
four inches long, alternate, smooth, lanceo- 
lete, ovate, attenuated towards the base, 
spikes on short red peduncles, some oppo- 
site the leaves and some terminal; each 
peduncle is furnished with a small bracte. 
It requires the heat of the stove, and may 
be readily propagated by cuttings; soil, 
loam and peat. 
