on the Hortus Malabaricus, Pari I . .v>7 



mala and Carua are distinguished. The Bpecimen was only in 



leaf, but agreed in every respect with the description of the 

 Tamala, except that the leaves were acuminated, and the small 

 branches quadrangular, with two of the m<Ics narrower than the 

 others. This I shall call 



Laurus Tazia, foliis triplinerviis lanceolatis acuminatis, ramulis 



quadrangularibus. 

 Taj montanorum. 

 Habitat in montibus Emodi inferioribus ad Cosam rluvium. 



2. At the same place I procured similar specimens of a tree, 

 which has a strong resemblance in qualities to the Carua, and 

 which forms a third kind of Malabathrum, its leaves being com- 

 monly sold as the Tajpatra in the markets of Mithila, although 

 their smell and taste are inferior to those of the kind cultivated 

 in Camrupa : both however become more aromatic when dried 

 than they are in the recent plant. The bark of the larger branches 

 and stem contains a considerable degree of aromatic smell and 

 taste, on which account it is used as a spice ; but it is thick and 

 rouo-h, very unlike Cinnamon, or the Cassia lignea of China, and, 

 like that of the Carua and Cortex caryophylloidcs, is very mucila- 

 ginous. I shall retain the name given to the tree by the moun- 

 tain Hindus, who brought it to me. 



Laurus soncauriwn, foliis oblongis utrinque acutis subtriplinerviis, 



venis nonnullis minoribus subtus prominulis. 

 Laurus japonica. Herb. Amb. vii. /;. 6S 1 

 Soncouri montanorum. 

 Habitat in montibus Emodi superioribus apud Cosam fluvium. 



Arbor ramis suboppositis, teretibus, glabris ; ramulis compres- 

 sis, subquadrangularibus; cortice nonnihil aromatico. Folia 

 nunquam opposita, sed per paria sa?pe approximate, ob- 



vol. xiii. 4 r longa, 



