No. 321. 
MALPIGHIA ANGUSTIFOLIA. 
“Cam, Order. 
DECANDRIA TRIGYNIA. 
This genus was named after Malpighi, the 
celebrated vegetable anatomist. Our pre- 
sent species is a branching shrub, of no 
great height. The leaves are armed on 
both sides with sharp iaia of which 
those beneath are the largest: they are ai- 
tached to the leaf about their middle, and 
are pointed at each end, lying so close as to 
be scarcely visible, unless attentively exa- 
mined. Tt flowers in small bunches, and 
The plant may be increased by cuttings, 
and should be kept in the stove, except 
during the months of July and August, 
when it will bear exposure to the open air 
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