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Protea, Linn. -t
605. P. mellifera, Thunb.—Honey plant. One or two only at
Fairy Land. M. Alt. 4. Blossoms freely. Bot. Mag. 346.—Hafc.
Cape of Good Hope.
92. EoPHORBTACEiE (Spurge Family).
Aleurites, Forst.
606. A. moluccana, Willd.; A. triloba, Forst.—One plant only,
a fine large tree, growing in the Botanical Gardens, Jamestown, and
bearing fruit commonly called Walnuts. C.—Hab. Molucca Islands.
Acalypha, Linn.. j ;
60?. *A. retieulatn, Mil51. Arg. var.; A. rubra, Roxb. non
Willd.—The native Spring W<a*& Th?s beautiful little plant I
beliet'e now to be extinct. I t oat main central,
ridge tdsesgM *fee Ksra# a?»i egbbage-trees about the locality of
Casons, &c., alt. 5. The last plant I saw of it in the Island was
one that had been transplanted to Oakbaok' about twenty years ago;
if grew to a small miniature tree, about eighteen inches high, and
blossomed and seeded freely, but is no longer there.— P l a t e 5 2 .
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Buxus, Linn.
608. B. sempervirens, Linn.—The Box plant; grows well and
rather abundantly on the high land, at an alt. of 3, whpre it is used
for flower borders as in England.—Hab. Europe, temp. Asia, &c.
Carumbium, Reinw.
60,9. C. populneum, Reinw.—One large old tree, growing in
Friars Valley, near to Oaklands.
Cieca, Linn. ,
610. C. disticha, Linn.—Otaheite Gooseberry; grows well to or
tree ten feet high, and fruits abundantly, in Maldivia gardens. C.
Alt. '8. Seeds to perfection.—Hab. E. Indies.
Croton, Linn.
611. C. sebiferum, Linn.—The Tallow tree of China; mentioned
by Roxburgh. There is only one small plant of it now growing
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