on the Hortus Malabaricus, Part I. \\)\ 



the figure, Rumphius from the defect of sight being unable not 

 only to judge concerning the care of his draughtsman, but even 

 to know whether or not the figure intended was actually joined to 

 the description. 



These differences have perhaps induced the author of the 

 Hortus Kcwensis to quote neither Rheede nor Rumphius for the 

 Hibiscus tiliaceus ; and in the Hortus Bengalensis the Novella 

 alone is quoted for this plant, while the Pariti is considered as 

 a distinct species, called Hibiscus tortuosus by Dr. Roxburgh. 

 Notwithstanding this, I may venture to say that the Pariti is the 

 plant usually taken for the Hibisctu tiliaceus by botanists ; and is 

 evidently the one described in the Encyclopedic Mithodique (iii. 

 351.), although the figure referred to in the Supplement (iii. 216.) 

 has as little resemblance as the Novella to the Pariti. 



On the whole, Plukenet's synonyma (Aim. 16*.) to the two 

 plants of the Hortus Malabaricus are the best and most certain, 

 and seem sufficient to lead us to a more full and exact list of the 

 names which the Bupariti and Pariti bore in the older authors ; 

 only to the list for the latter we must add his own plant, de- 

 scribed in the Amaltheum (vi. /. 355. f. 5.), although he does 

 not seem to have recognised that he had previously mentioned 

 it : but the figure is perfectly characteristic. 



The author of the Encyclopedic Mithodique considers the figure 



of Plukenet (t. 178. /. 3.) as representing the Pariti, while Plu- 



kenet considered it as the Ficus indica of Pliny, Strabo, and other 



ancients. That he was mistaken in this, there can be no doubt ; 



but, notwithstanding the form of the stipulae strongly supports 



the Encyclopedic, I scarcely think that Plukenet could be so far 



mistaken. 



Cudu Pariti, p. 55. Jig. 31. 



After having inquired much into the subject, and seen the 

 cultivation of cotton carried on in a great extent of India, I am 



persuaded 



