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This resembles the Silver-fir but the leaves are somewhat 
serrated and very sharp. 
Perhaps Abies Kaempferi. Lindl. 
57. Acer forte chusan. folio minore trifido, 
These leaves very much resemble the Acer monspelianum 
X.B. They are smooth above and glaucous underneath, stand¬ 
ing on long slender reddish stalks. The fruit of this and the 
next I have not yet seen. 
Perhaps the Japanese Acer trifidum. Thbg., observed also near Ningpo. 
58. Aceris folio arbor chusan. virgulis spinosissimis. 
Its young branches are reddish and very full of brier-like 
thorns, amongst these leaves inordinately grow, the base of each 
pedicle leaving an impression like a V consonant on the stalk. 
The leaves have very much the face of the common great 
Maple or Sycamore with long pedicles, whose base agrees with 
the branches. 
59. Alaternus chusan, Arbuti folio. Grazoph. tab. 30. Thea 
chusan. floribus majoribus, folio Alaterni serrato Mus. nost 983. 
By its leaves and flowers I at first took it for a Tea, but bavin 
lately received it in berry, I find it to be another family. The 
leaves are stiff, serrated, and pointed, generally thickest towards 
the tops of the branches. From the bosom of these and below 
grow many small flowers close to the stalk, which are succeeded 
by little berries, that are both calyculated and pointed. 
60. Arbor chusan. Frangulae folio majore subtus albido molli. 
Although I have not yet seen the flower or fruit of this tree, 
yet I could not omit it, because its leaves are very distinguish¬ 
able from any that have yet come from this island. They 
seem, especially the young ones, to have the texture and face 
on the upper side of our Frangula or Alderberry, yet somewhat 
softer, but its peculiarity is underneath, in being white, 
softish and having its middle vein spongy, and towards the 
stalk rusty coloured, as are its younger branches. 
61. Baccifera chusan. Caryophy lliaromat. folio, Patsjotti flora., 
The leaves resemble those of cloves, but are somewhat 
thicker, generally about 1\ inch broad and 3 long, growing 
alternately. From the bosom of each come 3 or 4 pentapeta- 
lous flowers somewhat like the Malabar Patsjotti (Hort. malab. 
vol. 5.) each filled with large curled like apices ending pointed. 
These are succeeded by black berries set in a small 5 starred 
calyx, its point f of a inch- each standing on a half inch 
foot stalk. Out of one berry I took 11, from another near 20 
small shining brown seeds,' of different shapes from their lying 
together. 
