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2963. SYNGEN ESIA, SUPERFL UA. COMPOSITE. 
G\ NOX'\ S FRA'GRANS. j| Plant, f e et | Stove climbing perennial, Guatemala, 
fragrant GYNOXYS. 1 Fhtw’er, i inch 11 in 1846? flowers in Dec., pale green. 
Gynoxys, a genus established by De Candolle, but has been considered to hold 
too great an affinity with Senecio. The present coarse-growing stove climber pos- 
sesses much less beauty than some of our groundsels, but is fragrant, bot.mag 4si 1 . 
2964. TETRANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. CINCHONACE*. 
IXO'RA BARBA' 1 A. Il Plant, 6 feet 11 Stove shrub, brought from the East 
beabded IXORA. II Kbw'er. 1J inch II Indies, in 1823,flowers in July, white. 
Ixora, see No. 2099, An erect-growing, slender, stove shrub, bearing hand- 
some terminal panicles of fragrant white flowers, which become showy from their 
number. Received at Kew from the Calcutta Botanic Garden, bot. mag. 4513 . 
2965. PENTANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. ANACARDIACE*. 
MANGIF'ERA IN'DICA. II bear, 20feet a Stove tree, sent from the East Indies. 
MANGO TREE. ll Flower, VS inch 1 in 1690, flowers in Spring, pale yel. 
Mangifera, from the Indian name of the fruit ; and fero, to bear. This is the 
Mango of the Indies ; a fruit which, within the tropics, may be said to take the 
place of the Peach amongst ourselves. bot. mag. 4510 . 
2966. DECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. MELASTOMACE*. 
MELAS'TOMA melabath'rica|| Plant, 6 feet^ j| stove shrub, from the East Indies, 
black strawberry-tree. II pfower, 2 inch 1 in 1793, flowers June to August, pink. 
Named from melas, black ; stoma, a mouth ; the berries when eaten staining 
the mouth. A strongly-marked difference exists between this plant and the Chi- 
nese plant figured in the Botanical Magazine. bot. reo. 672. 
2967. CRYPTOGAMIA, MUSCI. BP.YACE*. 
POL\ ' rRICHUMHERCY'NictJM || stem, VS inch II 1 , plant, 3 the size of nature. 2, leaf: 
hercynicum HAIR-MOSS. || Seta, l inch || 3, capsule ; 4, lid ; 5, hood ; magnified. 
Polytrichum,see No. 2520. This small moss is rarely, if ever, met with in the 
midland districts of England ; but on mountains in the north, and also on the 
loftiest elevations of Wales, it is abundant. In perfection in the summer. 
3968. PENTANDRIA, TRIG YNIA. X ANTHOXYLACE*. 
SPATHE'LIA felM'PLEX. |Tree, 40 feet II Stove tree, introduced from Jamaica, 
simple spathelia. || pfower, ^ ;Hch || in 1778, flowers in July? red purple. 
Named from spathe, a palm-tree ; from the similarity of their growth. A West 
Indian tree of considerable elevation but having, like a palm, a slender stem, with 
its branches occupying less than three feet at its summit. bot. reg.670. 
2969. CRYPTOGAMIA, MUSCI. BRYACE.E. 
TOR'TULA REVOLU'IA. || Stem, Vi inch I 1, plant, drawn the full sizeof nature. 
revolute screw-moss. || Seta, i inch || 3, leaf ; 3, capsule ; 4, lid; magnified. 
Tortula, see No. 2522. This moss grows in close masses, its stems and capsules 
abundant, representing a compact forest of Liliputian spears. It is common on 
sandy banks, and may be found in fructification in spring. 
2970. CRYPTOGAMIA, MUSCI. BRYACE/E. 
TRICHOS TOMUM PATENS. || stem, 5 inch 11 1, plant, drawn half the natural size. 
SPREADING FRINGE-MOSS. || Seta, V9 inch || 2, leaf; 3, capsule ; 4, lid; magnified. 
Trichostomum,see No. 2616. This is usually found in damp situations on rocks, 
in alpine districs. As its capsules advance to maturity the fruit-stalks become 
curved ; and its furrowed capsule and red fringe are of microscopic interest. 
