Seeds of this were sent from Madagascar to the Horti- 
cultural Society, by Mr. John Forbes, in 1823. It proves 
to be a tender stove plant, flowering in August and 
September, and diffusing at that time a most delicious 
fragrance, both at night, as authors state, and during the 
whole day. 
Not only a native of Madagascar, but also found in 
various parts of India, where, however, it is usually culti- 
vated in Gardens for the sake of its perfume. Dr. Wallich 
remarks, that, of many hundreds of blossoms which he has 
examined, not one has been hermaphrodite. Of the few 
that we have seen, none were otherwise. 
J. L. 
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