PART UK AlUlOKETUM AND FKUTICETUM.

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given of the natural size, though the fruit is to our usual scale. Thedifferent varieties flower after the rains in the months of January andFebruary ; and the fruits ripen in June and July, continuing to hangon the tree till the beginning of September. 7.. Jttjuba is not in-digenous to the Mauritius , but has been long cultivated almost all overthe island.”

Valiums . Page 528., after the paragraph headed “ Statistics," insert: —

“» 2. P. virga'tus 1). Don. The twiggy Christ’s Thorn.

Identification. D. Don in Bot. Mag., t. 2535.; FI. Nop., 189.; G. Don’sMiller, 2. p. 23.

Engravings. Bot. Mag., t. 2535. j and our fig. 2430.

Spec. Char., fyc. Branches smooth. Leaves obliquelycordate or elliptical, 3-nerved, shining; wing of fruitentire. ( Don .) A beautiful, hardy, deciduous shrub,growing to the height of 10 ft.; with serrulated leaves,each of which has two thorns at its base, one straight andthe other hooked. The flowers, which are produced inJuly and August, are of a greenish yellow, and in ax-illary corymbs. It is a native of Nepal , whence it wasbrought to Britain in 1819 ; and there is a very handsomeplant of it in the Chelsea Botanic Garden, which, in 1836,was 10 ft. high.”

VJtamnus. 529., add to the paragraph headed “ Description, “ The fungi

found on the plants belonging to this order are: Tympanis FrangulaFr., Sphse'ria punicea Schmidt, S. i?hamni Nees, S. rhodostoma H. et S.,on R. Frangula; S. nucula Fr., on R. alpina; Mucor nigrdscens Schum.,jEcidium crassum Pers., IE. TJhamni Pers. — M. J. IIP

R. hybridus. 531.1. 28., after the full stop, add : “There is also a plant inthe arboretum of Messrs. Loddiges, under the name of R. burgundi-acus.”

R. Erythroxylon. 534., in the list of Engravings, for “ t. 62.,” read “ t. 63.;”and for “ our Jig. 204.,” read “ our fig. 205.”

R. E. angustissimum. 535., for “ {fig. 205.)” read “ (fig. 204.);” and add;“ There are plants of this variety in the Horticultural Society’s Garden.”

R. p ersicif olius. 538., dele the whole paragraph, and substitute: —

“ R. p ersicif dims Bert., Moris. Stirp. Sard., f. 2., we are informed by

Signor Manetti, is an erect shrub, from 10 ft. to 12 ft. high, with lanceolate

minutely crenated leaves, pubescent on the under side, and on long petioles ;

calyx free. It is a native of Sardinia , where it flowers in March and April.”

538., after the paragraph beginning “ R. tenuifolius,” near the bottom, add:—“ R. glandulosus Host. An evergreen shrub, of which a plant has stood out

against a wall, in the Horticultural Society’s Garden, since 1830.”

Ceanothus azureus. 539., add to the paragraph headed “ Sp>ec. Char., fyc.: ”“ There is a variety with white flowers in the Horticultural Society’sGarden.”

C. intermedius. 540., add to the paragraph headed “ Spec. Char., Src. “ Thereare plants of this species in the Horticultural Society’s Garden, raisedfrom seeds sent there by the late Mr. Fischer of Gottingen .”

540., before “ App. i. Other Species of Ceanothus,” insert: —

b_ 8. C. coli.i'na Doug. The Hill-side Ceanothus.

Identification. Doug, in MSS.; FJ. Cab., 1.13.

Engravings. FI. Cab., 1.1.13.; and our Jig. 2431.

Spec. Char., fyc. Branches decumbent, round, and smoothish; leaves ovateor elliptic, somewhat clammy, glandular-serrated; upper surface shining,under surface covered with adpressed hairs, 3-nerved : stipules awl-shaped;panicles axillary. ( Knowles and West colt.') This is a low decumbentshrub, scarcely rising a foot from the ground : it is a hardy evergreen, andproduces its white flowers in great abundance. It is a native of North8i)3