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would protect it from the cold, and cause it to grow luxuriantly in spring, 

 and to produce larger and better-coloured flowers." 

 XXIV. Matvdcece. § Calyx double. 



2014. //IBI'SCUS. 

 17926a Geafevti Boj. Genfeve's SS □ spl 15 jn.jl Bo Mauritius ... C I.p Bot. mag. 3144 



Of this superb .Hibiscus the corolla is spreading, and 5 in. in diameter; 

 the petals are of a white or pale rose colour, but are of a deep rosy lilac 

 hue at their base ; and this latter colour forms a conspicuous and admirable 

 eye to each blossom. Dr. Hooker remarks : — "If this shrub be not already 

 in our collections, as I suspect it is, through the influence of Mr. Telfair 

 and the late Mr. Barclay, cultivators should haste to procure so great an 

 ornament to the stove." The specific name compliments M. Geneve, a 

 zealous cultivator, who conducted Professor Bojer, who first named and 

 described this species, to many trees of this i7ibiscus in the forests con- 

 tiguous to the Riviere Noire (Black river) in the Mauritius. (Bot. Mag., 

 April.) 



Malvdcecz. § Calyx single. 



202.3. .SrDA. 

 1806aa rosea I.k. % 0. rosy-^tyrf H □ or 5 o Ro Brazil 1820 C l.p Bot. mag. 3150 



" Petals rather large, showy, broadly ovate, nerved, reddish, somewhat 

 inclining to purple, very concave and erect, so that, taken collectively, they 

 almost form a globose corolla ; stamens numerous; anthers yellow, very 

 compact ;" therefore contrasting pleasingly with the rosy red petals. The 

 leaves are on long petioles, are cordate, acuminate, nerved and serrated. 

 This species "is evidently allied to the Sida globiflora of Bot. Mag. t. 282], 

 and is equally remarkable for the globose flowers and inflated calyx." 

 (Bot. Mag., April.) 



LVI. MyrtdcecE. Myrcia acris is figured in the Bot. Mag. for May, 

 t. 3153., and there described to be a very elegant tree, of slow growth and 

 considerable size, native of several of the West India islands, and called 

 in Grenada bois delude. The timber is very hard, red, and ponderous, 

 capable of being polished and used for mill-cogs and other purposes, where 

 much friction is required. The tree fills the woods with the fragrant smell 

 of its leaves, nearly resembling that of cinnamon, but its bark has none of 

 the warmth of that of cinnamon, though the berries much resemble cloves, 

 both in form and flavour. The leaves of the young branches are from 

 3 to 4 in. long, of a very sweet aromatic smell, and, on account of their 

 agreeable astringency, often used as sauce. The flowers are small, white, 

 with a slightly reddish tinge ; the berries round, as large as peas, having an 

 aromatic smell and taste, which render them agreeable for culinary pur- 

 poses: they contain seven or eight seeds. Myrci« acris is commonly called, 

 in its places of growth, wild cinnamon, or wild clove tree ; and it is said to 

 be the bayberry of Hughes. The foliage is neat and pleasing. 



LX. Protekcese. H'akea linearis is figured in the Bot. Beg. for April, 

 t. 1489. H. linearis, " in this country, forms a very beautiful evergreen 

 bush, remarkable for the glossiness and rich deep bright green of the leaves." 

 The white flowers are slightly fragrant, and produced in great abundance 

 in axillary corymbs, and usually in August. 



LXV. ThymelecE. .Daphne Cneorum is figured in the Bot. Cab. for 

 April, t. 1800., where it is remarked : — " Admirers of these charming 

 plants [the daphnes] may easily enjoy their sweetness for several months, 

 by giving some of them a little gentle stove heat, from January in succes- 

 sion till the natural season ; for they will bear forcing extremely well." 



LXXVII. Leguminosce. § 2. "Lbtece. 



£068. LO v TUS. 



arenarius Brot. sand -* O or a ap Y Teneriffe 1831. S s.l Bot. reg. 1488 



A showy-flowered annual species, presumed to be hardy, (Bot. Beg., 

 April.) 



