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CHINA. 



[ Crassulacea. 



v. 3. p. 240. Bot. Mag. t. 250. Roxb. Fl. Ind. 2. p. 498. — M. canescens. Lour. Coch. 1. 

 p. 381. Roxb. Fl. Ind. 2. p. 498.— Plukn. Phyt. t. 372. / 1. 



Roxburgh in his Flora Indica, introduces this species, both under Aiton's and Loureiro's names ; but 

 this, we think, is obviously a mistake of the printer, as the one is introduced without synonyms, and the 

 other without a specific character. 



1. Psidium pyriferum. Linn. Sp. PL p. 672 — Rumph. Amb. 1.^.47. Rheede, Mai. t. 34. 



2. Psidium pomiferum. Linn. 1. c. — Rumph. Amb. 1. t. 48. Rheede, Mai. 3. t. 35. 



The number of flowers varies from one to three on the peduncle, and the shape of the fruit is scarcely 

 more constant than in a common pear, so that no character is left to separate this and P. pyriferum, except 

 the larger size of the whole plant in the latter. — We have also, from Mr. Millett, P. pumilum, Vahl, which 

 leads us to suspect, that P. caninum of Loureiro, is referable to that plant: the leaves, however, are decidedly 

 opposite and entire, not alternate and serrated, as he describes them. 



1. Jambosa vulgaris. De Cand. Prodr. v. 3. p. 286. — Eugenia Jambos. Linn. — Roxb. 

 Fl. Ind. 2. p. 494. 



2. Jambosa Malaccensis. De Cand. Prodr. v. 3. p. 286. — Eugenia Malaccensis. Linn. 



From Mr. Millett and Mr. Vachell, we possess of the Order Cucurbitacece, the Cucumis sativus, L., 

 Momordica Churanta, L., and M. monadelpha, Itoxb. MSS. 



Ord. XXXVII. PORTULACE/E. Juss. 



One mutilated specimen of a plant of this Order is in the Collection, of the genus of which we are 

 uncertain. — It may be thus described : — 



Caulis fruticosus, ramosus, teres, carnosulus, ad foliorum iusertiones nodulosus. Folia opposita, exstipu- 

 lata, lineari-Ianceolata, acuta, carnosa, basi in petiolum angustata; petiolo basi dilatato semiamplexicauli. 

 Panicula terminalis, subcorymbosa. Calyx 5-partitus ; segmentis oblongis, obtusis, meinbranaceis. Corolla 



Squammulm 5, oblonga?, parvse, ad basin sepalorum, iisque opposite. Filamenta 15? (an 



potius 10?) quinque ante squammulas, cajtera ad latera earum affixa. Capsula uniloculars, trivalvis, ab 

 apice at basin dehiscens. Semina plurima placenta? ceutrali fuuiculis capillaribus brevibus adnexa, plani- 

 uscula, subreniformi-orbicularia, tuberculata. 



The seeds not being- perfectly mature, we cannot ascertain their internal structure : the albumen appears 

 farinaceous. On removing some of the scales from the bottom of the calyx, one filament is seen to be 

 constantly attached to them in front, and another at each side, hence we presume the number of filaments 

 to be fifteen : but in other of the scales, we could not observe the lateral filaments ; and in some, we only 

 saw a filament at one of the sides; hence we doubt whether the complete number might not be ten, five oppo- 

 site to the scales and sepals, and five alternating with them. But whether all of them, or which of them bear 

 anthers, we could not ascertain, they having all dropped off. In some points, this plant approaches to Talinum. 



Of the Order Paronyckiece, Mr. Millett and Mr. Vachell find the Polycarpaa corymbosa, Lam. 



Ord. XXXVIII. CRASSULACEiE. De Cand. 



1. Kalanelioe spathidata ; foliis obovatospathulatis crenatis glabris, infimis obtusis, superi- 

 oribus acutis, cyma paniculata laxa. De Cand. Prodr. v. 3. p. 395. PI. Grass, t. 65. — 

 Cotyledon spatbulata. Poir. in Encycl. Meth. Suppl. 2. p. 373. 



This species seems only to differ from K. JEgyptiaca by the yellow not orange coloured flowers, which 

 is surely an insufficient character. 



