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The wood of this tree is said to be soft and spongy, somuch 
as to render it unfit for use; at least I have never been able to 
discover any that it is put to, 
12. B. suberosa, R. 
Arboreous. Bark deeply cracked, and spongy, Leaves 
supra-decompound ; leaflets sub-cordate, entire. Panicles 
terminal, Anthers calcarate, Silique linear, thin. 
Millingtonia hortensis. Willd, iii. 382. 
~The native country of this beautiful tree, I have not been 
able to discover ; all I can learn is, that some plants or seeds 
were brought from the Rajah of Tanjore’s garden to Madras, 
from thence one plant was procured for the Company’s Bo-— 
tanic garden at Calcutta, about fifteen years ago. It is now, 
when twelve years old, an elegant tree of about fifty feet in 
height, Is in blossom about the close of the rains and the 
seed ripens in March. ' ; 
_ Trunk straight. Bark deeply cracked in various direc- 
tions, of a soft, spongy nature. The wood is white, firm, 
and close-grained, and promises to be valuable. Leaves op- 
posite, supra-decompound, about two feet long. Leaflets 
sub-cordate, with long taper obtuse points; margins entire, 
of a deep green colour, smooth on both sides, from one to 
three inches long and broad, Petioles and petiolets a little 
chanelled. Panicles terminal, solitary, cross-armed, large, 
broad-ovate, Ramifications horizontal, the first trichotomous, 
= then dichotomous, with generally a single flower in the fork, 
Bracies minute. Flowers numerous, large, pure white, 
like many of the other species of this charming family de- 
lightfully fragrant. Calyx very small, slightly five-parted ; 
divisions nearly equal. Corol infundibuliform, Tube from 
two to three inches long, slender and cylindric. Border 
four-parted; the upper division broader, and nearly half 
pigeon es tlaments vas four, Anthers calearate, Gere 
