316 BOTANICAL INFORMATION. 
Concan, and moreover all over the Deccan, in river-beds, as one of the 
commonest plants. And I have what is probably a new Physichylus, 
which seems also common,—very near P. Senegalensis, having pinnatifid 
leaves, but seems to differ in its suffruticose, erect, lignose, pubescent 
stems, leaves often very large, etc.; and it has two marks not noticed 
in P. Senegalensis, viz. cells of ovary twelve-seeded (which renders the 
generic character necessary to be extended), and sepals ¢oothed ; but 
it is a true Physichylus, and its flower cannot readily be distinguished 
from P. Serpyllum. XI mention this merely to show that little windfalls 
may be expected, but not “a new plant at every yard," as I was told I 
might expect. 
The two gardens are in the Deccan,—one, Dapooree, near Poona ; one, 
Hewra, near Jooneer. The first is merely the cabbage-garden of the 
Governor, and I hope that I may see as little of it as possible; for: 
a garden, wherein one is liable to be wigged for neglecting the cabbages 
in favour of mere botanical novelties,—I say, such a garden is not 
a pleasing charge, and Dr. Gibson long ago recommended its being 
left in charge of a gardener only. But Hewra, in the Jooneer valley 
(Dr. Gibson’s own Den), is a much nicer garden, situate on a peninsula 
of thirty-six acres, with a narrow neck, having abundant water in the 
river, and besides a little rill running down from the hills behind; 
whereas Dapooree is a nasty dry soil, bad quality, and no water. 
Here, at Hewra, Dr. Gibson has collected all the commoner, and many 
of the rarer, Indian trees and shrubs,—about two hundred distinct trees, 
and three hundred shrubs and herbs. You will laugh at this small 
number, but Dr. Gibson has collected them as he saw them in his per- 
petual travels (for he has only three months per annum at Hewra), and 
reared them here, in the corners of the garden and along the walks. 
For unfortunately the Hewra garden is limited in its allowance, and has 
to grow sugar-cane, Leontodon Taraxacum, Hyoscyamus, Senna, Arachis, 
and other things, to support itself; so the botanical part is a volun- 
tary addition, which however I hope will now be improved on, since 
the garden is, I believe, to be doubled in extent*, which will give room 
for all the trees, etc. In the Deccan garden grow admirably things 
from New South Wales, Cape, Mexico, etc., and in the cold weather 
* We have the pleasure to learn from Dr. Gibson, now on a visit to England, 
— : Tire buni the case. This garden has been much extended, by order of 
