Cassia. | DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA, 337 
4. C. bacillus. Gert, sem. 2. p. 313. 
Leaflets from ten to” twelve pair, oblong, or pie: ob- 
tuse. Stipules crescent-shaped, adnate. Racemes termi- 
nal, on short lateral branchlets. |The three lower fila- 
ments with an oval, swelling near the middle, » | « 
- Cassia fistula silvestris, Rumph. Amb. 2, t. 22. 
A native of the Malay Islands. From seed received from 
Sumatra into the Botanic garden at Calcutta many trees 
have been reared. They blossom during the hot season 
and ripen their seed in February. _ When in flower it is 
by far the most beautiful cassia Ihave yet seen, 
Trunk of our young trees rather crooked and leaning 
to one side. Bark smooth, dark brown, spreading almost 
horizontally, with alternate, bifarious spreading-flexuose 
branchlets. — Spines, the base of many of the branchlets 
become such, and of great strength, and size. Leaves: al- 
ternate, bifarious, pinnate, from six to twelve inches 
long. Leaflets generally from eight to fourteen pair 
though on the small lateral floriferous branchlets they are 
often only from two to three or four pair, all very short 
petioletted, oval, or oblong, entire, very obtuse or even 
Marginate and smooth; from one to two inches long 
and about half that in breadth. Petioles without glands. 
Stipules crescent-shaped, lower half narrower, and less 
obtuse, the upper half much broader and emarginate, 
With a bristle.. Racemes terminal, on short lateral branch- 
lets.’ Bractes ten, cordate, cuspidate, one-flowered. Pe- 
dicels long, and slender. Calyx of five, ovate, dull red- 
dish leaflets; many times smaller than the corol. Petals 
oblong; differing in size only, ofia lovely pink or rose 
colour, Stamina all fertile, the three lower filaments 
much longer, and having each an oval swelling near the 
middle and a double curve below it. Anthers on the three 
long filaments ovate; onthe other seven incumbent, 
with pores'at the small end. Germ long-pedicelled, su~ 
bulate, one-celled, containing numerous seeds. chet 
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