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CHINA. 
[ CrassulacecB. 
V. 3. p. 240. Bot. Mag. t. 250. Boxb. FI. hid. 2. p. 498. — M. canescens. Lour. Coch. 1. 
p. 381. Boxb. FI. Ind. 2. p. 498. — Pluhn. Phyt. t. 372. f. 1. 
Roxburgh iu 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 Bumph. Amb. 1. 1. 47. Bheede, Mai. t. 34. 
2. Psidium pomiferum. Linn. 1. c Bumph. Amb. 1. t. 48. Bheede, 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. — Boxb. 
FI. Ind. 2. p. 494. 
2. Jambosa Malaccensis. De Cand. Prodr. v. 3. /». 286. — Eugenia Malaccensis. Linn. 
From Mr. Millett and Mr. Vachell, we possess of the Order CucurbitacecB, the Cucumis sativus, L., 
Momordica Charanta, L., and M. monadelpha, Roxb. MSS. 
Ord. XXXVII. PORTULACE^. 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 insertiones nodulosus. Folia opposita, exstipu- 
lata, lineari-lanceolata, acuta, carnosa, basi in petiolum angustata; petiolo basi dilatato semiamplexicauli. 
Panicula terminalis, subcorymbosa. Calyx 5-partitus ; segmentis oblongis, obtusis, membranaceis. Corolla 
Squammulce 5, oblongm, parvse, ad basin sepalorum, iisque oppositse. Filamenta 15? (an 
potius 10?) quinque ante squamraulas, csetera ad latera earuin afifixa. Capsula uuilocularis, trivalvis, ab 
apice at basin dehiscens. Semina pluriraa placentae ceutrali funiculis capillaribus brevibus adnexa, plani- 
uscula, subreniformi-orbicularia, tuberculata. 
The seeds not being perfectly mature, we’canuot 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 Paronychiem, Mr. Millett and Mi’. Vachell find the Polycarpcea corymhosa, Lam. 
Ord. XXXVIII. CRASSULACE^. De Cand. 
i . Kalanclioe spathulata : foliis obovato-spathulatis crenatis glabris, infimis obtusis, superi- 
oribus acutis, cyma paniculata laxa. De Cand. Prodr. v. 3. p. 395. PI. Grass, t. 65. — 
Cotyledon spathulata. Pair, in Encycl. Meth. Suppl. 2. p. 373. 
This species seems only to differ from K. Aigyptiaca by the yellow not orange coloured flowers, which 
is surely an insufficient character. 
