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Polichos jaequinii (Fabaceae), 48668. Purple Dolichos. 
From Montevideo, Uruguay.' Seeds presented by Sr. 
Luis Guillot,; Direction General 5 " de Pa^eos 1 " Publioos. 
A perennial herb 'from the fe-st Indifes . c ; The' pods of 
this platit ! %'re a common' fob'd throughout Mia, eaten 
as our kidney 1 beans" are . It is -hardy enough -bo endure 
our ordinary 'winters' 5 in /England" - when ^placed against 
the wall -in "a-;shelter^d ' p a r-tr of the"" gar d'en ; bu't it is 
usually kept in ' a greenhouse as a' climber, and it con- 
tinues during most" : Of the ; summer to - throw out an abun- 
dance of bright- purple flowers-. It is '-easily propagated 
from seed. Adapted from Curtis ' s -Botanical Magazine, 
pi. 380. ) - . : . 
Eugenia australis ..(Myrtaceae) , 486.70. r . From Monte- 
video/ Uruguay . Seeds presented by Sr .. EuiV Guillot , 
Direccibn , : General . "de„ Paseos ; P^bltoos-. '■ ; A han^soTiie 
evergreen East', -Australian sHrub with graceful -, : .slightly 
wingeW' 'branche s ,' and smooth, shining; leiliptic/ Reaves . 
The dai^ty';whl;te...f lowers have persistent calyces with 
spre^dl^g Ved 'septal s ! , 7 small petals^ and ^'ery^many ex- 
treiuel'y long large -an the red stamens. .-.The. leaves ,and 
f lowers have a pleasantly acid ,' aromatic, ;tfa££e\ .."The 
palatable fruit "is utilized . parti c',ula:rly r f oV 'jam , but 
the Veefl mus t be removed from ..the pulp.. ,( Adapted, 'from 
Curtly ' s Botanical.' Magazine'!, pi .*: 2230 ; and /Mueller , 
Select,". E^xtr'a"- Tropical; Plant's p 2.12 . ) - 5 f ' ' ' 
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r-c v. Bei\an%efnum_ ^^ma^Uf^^ ( Cl.sta.ceae) , . 48675 : ^ From 
; Monte vid« , :. ' .Uruguay . " . j S e ed s , s p j* e p 4,n 1 6 d • by. "S r . • ; tiuls 
^ui'll-at*",! p ;Di:r'e kcl 6ns Gfner^r'; i%%$££$i::£0Xt^$ C % TJii s 
^Wut^ful^ shrub cgEQws ?iq^i}cjc i&tf(£. £ ' i^^*iy 
*bWhV bearing • during,''' the s:ummar ;:; ;^l^l1^dje^^,<^,^^ge 
jphl'te? flo'wWs with crimson spots at the bases of' the 
petals. The narrow, bright -green leaves are slightly 
vi s cous .: t y. I % iiS *dr ought-re. si s tant ^ ' and if planted in 
a border .extends itself two or . .three feet over the 
edge. The original species is a native of England; it 
is readily ipropagated by cuttings and will grow in any 
moderately light soil. Bees are exceedingly fond of 
the rook rose , as - this- genus is called , and during dry 
seasons , when many other flowers fall , it is much fre- 
quented by bees ;■ which • probably accounts for the many 
natural hybrids known „;to botanists . (Adapted from 
Flora and Sylva, vol. 2, p. 44; and Gardening Illus- 
trated, vol. 22, p. 212.) 
