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speeiinen was figured, is in the noble collection of Mrs. Beaumont, Bretton 
Hall, and is about ten feet liigh, and loaded with no less than two hundred 
dowers and ^ oung fruit, which latter have every prospect of coming to per¬ 
fection j the seeds had been transmitted to Mrs. Beaumont by Dr. V/allich, 
from the Calcutta Botanic Garden, where it was introduced by Dr. Roxburgh, 
from the Molucca Islands, as a supposed species of Mangosteen', the flowers 
are a yellowish white, and the fiuit appears to be palateable and good. O/ea 
I'lHluldta, Wavy-Leaved Fragrant Cape Olive;—this is a native of the Cape of 
Good Hope, where it appears to form a tree, yielding a wood so hard, that the 
Dutch colonists, according to Mr. Burchell, call it Y^trUonty (or Iron-wood) 
which they esteem for making the poles of their waggons ; it is a very desira¬ 
ble green-house plant. The flowers are numerous, white, small, and exceeding¬ 
ly fragrant. Some Botanists are of opinion that this is only a variety of Otea 
Caphtaisy (figured in Bot. Reg. fol. 613,) but the leaves are less rigid, longer, 
and much more accuminated at both extremities, and the flowers smaller. 
Melocuctiis Conimioris, Greater Turk’s Cap Melon Thistle;—this is the Cdctutt 
Mclocdctus of Linnaeus, and many other Botanists, and is a curious plant, 
growing to about the height of twelve or fifteen inches ; ovate, (egg-shaped) in 
form, and cut into from twelve to twenty deep furrow's, and as many rather 
acute angles ; on the top of this leafless stem, is a cylindrical crown, not half 
the breadth of the stem, and from three to five inches high, on the top of this 
crown, there are produced small red, fleshy, cylindrical flowers. It has been 
often imported from the island ofSt. Kitt’s, to the Glasgow Botanic Gar¬ 
den, by Captain Mac Arthur; it grows in dry and barren places, and is very 
impatient of moisture. Aphanucliiliu Bldudv.Sy Mild Aphanochilus 5 —this 
plant was first introduced by Dr. Wallich, into the Botanic Garden of Calcutta, 
in the year 1819, from seeds sent from Nepal, under the name of Nutchoo, by 
the Hon. Edward Gardiner; from thence Dr. Wallich sent seeds to the Royal 
Gardens at Kew; it has no particular beauty, its flowers being very diminutive. 
Arracucia EscnUvta, Eatable Arracacha;—this plant has very few external 
attractions, but what it Avants in outward charms, is amply compensated by 
the utility of its roots, which in certain parts of South America, are no less 
esteemed than the potato is amongst us; it is propagated by planting pieces 
of the root, in a similar manner to the potato ; the colour of the root is white 
yelloAv or purple, but all the varieties have the same quality ; the editor gives 
a very interesting account of its properties and uses. Arbutus Mucrondtay 
Sharp-pointed Arbutus;—this plant is stated by Forster to be a native of the 
Straits of Magellan ; Mr. Mackay received seeds from Mr. Anderson ; the 
flowers are white, with a slight tinge of rose-colour. Calceolaria /higustifolki 
Narrow-flowered Slipper-Wort;—this interesting plant was raised from seed, 
communicated from Lima, by Mr. Cruickshanks; the flowers are of a yellow 
colour, and ornamental. 
3.—The British Flowfr Garden. By Robert Sweet, F.L.S. 
&c. 8vo. Monthly. Coloured 3s. Plain 2s.b‘d. 
The number for this Month contai.vs. 
As usual, four beautiful specimens. We are glad to see that it is nothing' inferior 
to those that have preceded it; the engraved figures are generally selected with 
good taste, and the descriptions attached, excellent. The engravings are iEmkhera 
AnisolOba, Lnerpial-lobed Evening Primrose;—this plant is a great acquisition to 
