i m 
American population. Their 
true name is Tzingari , they ape 
native of Hindustan, of the de- 
graded tribes of Farias, con- 
quered by the Hindus or out- 
casts from them. They are 
stated to exceed 5 millions yet 
in Asia, Europe and Africa. 
In America their number is 
small, and even less than that 
of the Jews. C. S. R. 
14 7 . Botany. N. G. Ygra- 
MELA AND PkLTIMELA. 
Fgramela . Calix campanu- 
late, nearly bilabiate 4 fid, up- 
per lip 1 larger segment, lower 
3 acute smaller segments. Co- 
rolla campanulate subequal 5 
lobed, 2 upper lobes erect, 3 
lower spreading, stamens % 
filaments slender, anthers didy- 
mous. Pistil with oval ovary, 
sty 1 e she rt, sti g m a bt lob ate 
Cupsul bivalve unilocular, re- 
ceptacle central large, bearing 
many small seeds— Leaves ra- 
dical, scapes uni (lore* 
F. maritima Raf. leaves fili- 
form obtuse smooth, several 
scapes shorter than leaves, 
plants cespitose. 
A small plant discovered 
this year in the wet sand in the 
sea islands of New Jersey, 
whence the name meaning 
moist sand . It has the habit of 
Limosella , but forms a com- 
pact short turf one inch high. 
Flowers in July of a bluish 
white colour, if some Bota- 
nists will unite it to Limosdla* 
although it has 2 stamens in- 
stead of 4, they may call it 
£f.m aritima, but then they must 
.unite Lycopus to Mentha, which 
differs in no otherwise, and so 
on with 50 other diaudmis ge- 
nera. 
Yet we find some botanists 
have already united to hima- 
ella . 3 species with 2 stamens 
L. Silesiaca* L capensi g and 
L. diandrcL all of which differ 
more or less besides. I sus- 
pect that the 2 first belong to 
my G. Ygramelta by having a 
4 fid. calix instead of 5 fid. If 
they dp not they must form a 
pern li a G. Miitafinia Raf. As 
to L diandra it is a very dis- 
tinct G. by Wiltlenovv account 
and 1 call it 
Peltimbla (meaning small 
peltated stigma), calix tri den- 
tate, corolla quadri parted, 
style incurved, stigma peltate, 
,2 stamens. How could this be 
united to Lhnosdla with cal. 5 
fid. cor 5 fid 4 stamens, 
P. mneata Raf leaves linear 
cuneat-e, scapes equal-— native 
o India, ' Q.« S* B* 
148. On the Custard- apples or 
Jlunona triloba and glabra * 
Linneus has two Bp. under 
those names as natives of No 
America and he quotes 2 figures 
of Gates by as references. Yet 
our worshippers of Li hocus 
have dared to overlook this, 
and deem them both only one, 
w hie h tli ey ca 1 1 corn ra on 1 y d, 
triloba . Both are however in 
Bart rams garden and 1 have 
seen them frequently. As the 
leaves are nearly alike, and 
1 1 te flo vvers an d f r u i ts w h I c h af- 
ford the best characters are 
seen but rarely, the flowers 
besides in early spring befom 
