Dalbergia, DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA, 221 
ing branches and branchlets, the height of the trees in four- 
teen years, thirty-five feet. Bark of the trunk dark brown, 
and deeply cracked, of the younger parts smoother, Leaves 
alternate, petioled, ternate, the whole length often extends to 
twelve inches, Leaflets, the exterior one nearly round, with 
an obtuse point, length about seven inches, and about six 
broad ; lower pair obliquely ovate-cordate, obtuse-pointed ; 
about four inches long, and three broad ; margins of all 
scolloped, and much waved, of a firm texture, smooth above, 
and a little villous underneath. Racemes axillary, and ter- 
minal, rarely compound, Pedicels three-fold, slender, co- 
loured, villous, one-flowered. Bractes ; common of the pedi- 
cels, solitary, sub-reniform, small, villous, caducous ; proper 
of the pedicels, solitary on the outside of the base of each; of 
the calyx, still smaller but oblong, and pressing upon it late- 
rally, Flowers numerous, rather small, of a very pale rose- 
colour, indeed almost white, somewhat fragrant. Calyx sub- 
_bilabiate; the upper division oblong, bidentate; the under 
one three-parted. Corol papilionaceous, Banner sub-ro- 
tund. Stamina, a single one above, and below nine united. 
Anihers sub-rotund. Gerin linear, with the rudiments of 
eight or nine seeds, Style short. Stigma headed. Legume li- 
near-oblong, obtuse, veined, and villous on the outside, Seeds 
one, two or three, reniform, compressed. eee 
The wood of this very large tree, Dr. Hunter informs | me, 
is s highly valued for various purposes. 
_ The pillars of Madajee Scindia’s aah at Oojein, are 
nae % it, 
OM D. “latifolia Willd.-ii. 9 902. R. Corom, pl. ii. No, 113. 
Leaflets {rom three to seven, sub-alternate, roundish, emar- 
_ginate, Panicle axillary, Filaments ten, coalesced into one 
body. ‘Legume one-seeded, 
_ Teling. ‘Viroogoodu-charva, 
Eng. Blackwood tree, 
Beng, Sit-sal, 
