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THALAMIFLORiE. 
Anona Myristica, Gcert.de Fruct. II. t. 125. f. 1. — Monodora 
Myristica. Dunctl, Monogr. Anon. 80 . — De Cand. Syst. 2. 477. 
— Spreng. Sgst. Veqet. II. 604. Hooker , Hot. Mag. 3059. 
14 AB. Cultivated. 
FL. May. 
A tree about 15 feet in height, resembling the Anonas in 
habit. Leaves distichous, oblong, 4 — 5 inches long, and 1 — 2 
broad, petioled. Peduncles opposite to a leaf, I -flowered, 
4 — 7 inches long, pendulous. Bractea usually situated above 
the middle of the peduncle, ovate, subcordate, sessile, green, 
slightly variegated with orange or yellowish red, crispato- 
undulated, reflexed when the flower is full blown. Flowers 
large, showy, fragrant. Calycine sepals green, undulato-crisped, 
unecjual from that opposite to the bractea being smaller than 
the other two. Outer petals oblongo-ovate, undulato-crisped, 
of a yellow colour variegated with reddish brown spots or 
stripes : inner petals shorter but thicker than the outer, erecto- 
conuivent, cordate, convex, veined, ciliato-tomentose, externally 
of a yellowish-white, internally shining and of a pale yellow 
variegated with pale crimson spots. Anthers numerous, sessile 
closely set on the receptacle. Ovary spherical, crowned with 
a sessile flattened stigma. Berry (according to Gajrtner) sub- 
globose, large, 1 -celled, glabrous, corticated. Seeds imbedded 
in pulp, ovato-oblong, angled by mutual pressure, ferruginous 
integument double : albumen fleshy, hard, sculptured with deep 
nearly parallel lines, and a longitudinal furrow : cotyledons 
foliaceous, cordato-lanceolate : radicle rounded, directed towards 
the hilum. 
A very full and accurate description, and also a figure of this 
plant, by Dr Bancroft, is to be met with in the fifth volume of 
the New Series of the Botanical Magazine. This tree is said 
to have been brought from the Continent of South America, 
and to have been first planted at the Retreat estate, Clarendon. 
Mr Robert Brown, however, considers it more probable, that 
the seeds were introduced by the Negroes from some part of 
the west coast of Africa. The only tree at present in the 
Island is at Miss Green’s garden in Liguanea, near Constant 
Spring estate. It never, however, in that situation, perfects its 
fruit. The seeds are described by Long, as impregnated with 
an aromatic oil, resembling that of the East India nutmeg, so 
as to admit of being employed for similar purposes in food or 
medicine. The only perceptible difference is that they are less 
pungent. 
III. Xylopia. 
Calyx 3-5-lobed, with the divisions ovate, coriace- 
ous, somewhat acute. Petals 6 ; the outer larger 
