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the North American ; which, I believe, furnishes the most ap- 

 proved garden varieties. 



Psidium. The guava, according to Clot-Bey and Figari, has been 

 recently introduced, and is successfully cultivated in Egypt. 



Carim papaija, according to Clot-Bey and Figari, has been recently 

 introduced, and is successfully cultivated in Egypt. The plant, is 

 figured by Parkinson ; who received it from Brazil. 



Bambusa arimdinacea, according to Clot-Bey and Figari, has been 

 introduced, and is successfully cultivated in Egypt. Herodotus, 

 mentions the bamboo ; but only as a production of India. 



St7"i/chtws fiuz-vomica. The living plant, according to Clot-Bey and 

 Figari, has been recently introduced into Egypt. Delile, met with 

 seeds, in the shops of Cairo. 



Vanilla a?'omatica. The living plant, according to Clot-Bey and Fi- 

 gari, has been recently introduced, and has been found to thrive in 

 Egypt. 



Thalia dealbata, according to Clot-Bey and Figari, has been recently 

 introduced into Egypt from the Montpellier Garden. 



Phytolacca decandra, was found naturalized in Egypt, by Forskal. 

 Delile also, met with the plant in the gardens of Cairo. 



Phytolacca dioica, according to Clot-Bey and Figari, has been recently 

 introduced into Egypt. 



Zea mays. Whether the maize, was introduced into Egypt from the 

 East or from the West, I have met with no evidence, that the 

 plant existed in that country prior to the discovery of America. 

 And indeed, Rliamnusis (a. d. 1532), expressly states; that the 

 " maize, was first seen in Italy in his time." 



Apium dulce. I have met with no evidence, that the true celery of 

 the gardens, was known in Europe prior to the discovery of Ame- 

 rica. The plant, according to Clot-Bey and Figari, is cultivated 

 in the Pasha's gardens at Cairo. 



Convolvulus batatas, the sweet-potato, was seen by Hasselquist, in 

 Palestine : and according to Clot-Bey and Figari, the plant has 

 been recently introduced into Egypt. 



Solanum tuberosum, the common potato, according to Clot-Bey and 

 Figari, is sometimes cultivated in Egypt. 



Lycopersicum esculentum, the tomato of Peru, is figured by Camera- 

 rius; and the plant, according to Clot-Bey and Figari, is now abun- 

 dantly cultivated in Egypt. 



