and certain Indian Terebinthacea. 361. 
that the presence of a podogynium always indicates an hypogy- 
nous insertion* : for the nectarial receptacle of the stamina seems 
to me to be clearly a distinct podogynium. 
I have weighed on this point, because a new Hat (Pegia 
nitida), which I am about to describe as belonging to the group 
under consideration, has traits which induced a distinguished 
botanist, Dr. Francis Buchanan Hamilton, whom I consulted 
shortly after making the delineation of it, to refer it to Chal- 
cds, (a genus which might be revived for the reception of this 
plant); and because I perceive an affinity with it in a number 
of species which Roxburgh placed under Amyris, and likewise 
in one which Dr. Hamilton considered to be a Bergera, but 
which appears on minute examination of the germ and mature 
fruit, to be distinct from that genus and allied to Roxburgh's 
Amyrides. For the sake of rendering this quite evident, I shall 
subjoin a particular description of the fruit of the true Bergera 
(Koenig's) copied from Roxburgh’ s manuscripts ; the carpology 
of that genus being yet unpublished. Tt will be seen that they 
belong to distinct natural orders. 
BuRSERA SERRATA. Wall. 
| Tas. IV. Fig. 1. 
A very large tree, native of forests bordering on Bengal, near 
Gwalpara and the Garrow hills; whence it was introduced by 
seed into the Botanic Garden at Calcutta in 1808 by Dr. F. Bu- 
chanan Hamilton ; and young plants in 1810 by Mr. R. Kyd. 
- The timber of this species is close-grained and hard; and is 
much esteemed and used for furniture by the inhabitants of 
Asham. It is as tough as oak, and heavier. 
Its vernacular name is Najor or Neyor. 
* A. Richard, Elem. Bot. 235. 
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