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former) informs us, that the flowers of Z. coronarium are worn by the 
Malays behind the ears, or as garlands among the hair, for ornament, 
and that they will perfume a whole room with their fragrance ; further, 
that it is stated in some Malay grammar, that they are used symbo- 
lically to denote great promise, by their ample spread and beauty, but 
equal inconstancy by their delicate and quickly evanescent texture. 
Both those authors give Gandasuli, or Suli, as the Malay name of that 
species. According to Mr. Hasskarl, all the Malayan species have 
that name. The distinguished traveller and author, Mr. J. Crawfurd, 
informs me that, in the Malay language, Ganda (as does its Sanserita 
primitive) denotes smell or odour; and Sul a corruption of Suri, in 
Javanese, a “woman of rank, a queen:” the entire word meaning 
Queen's perfume (see also his recent, most valuable Dictionary of the 
Malay language). In Nipal all the species are called by the general 
term Zutisa-soa (the last term meaning flower in the Parbuttea lan- - 
guage). 
In his splendid work on Monandrian Plants, Mr. Roscoe notices à 
very old remark of mine, that no plants are more subject to changes, 
than those belonging to our genus. This applies equally to their wild 
and cultivated state, and is a constant source of trouble and perplexity 
to those, who wish to study them in their native places of growth, or in 
gardens; and the dried specimens are still more difficultly examined, 
owing to the delicate fabric of the flowers, and generally (though not 
always) to their colours being lost. A good many species have in con- 
sequence been enumerated and described, which have no reality, and 
are sometimes not even entitled to the subordinate rank of varieties, 50 
that my present humble attempt has consisted chiefly in reducing, under 
the banners of a moderate series of species, what preceding authors, my- 
self notably included, had, as I now think, needlessly and unwarrantably 
multiplied. In proof I may mention, that I have myself been often 
deceived by the freaks and versatility of form and colours in these 
lovely flowers, and even the stature and whole appearance of the plants 
I had before me, and have had successive drawings made of them, ima- 
gining that they were specifically distinct, whereas they were in reality 
one and the same plant, only arrayed in various fancy guises. Now, 
all this may no doubt be ascribed to my own want of discernment. I 
am consoled however by finding, that the immortal Roscoe has eee 
similarly misled in many instances ; and my friend Dr. Hooker has also 
