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grows upon a tree as large as an apple tree, and con- 

 sists of fifteen long narrow petala, which give it the 

 appearance of being double, though in reality it is 

 not so : its colour is yellow, and much deeper 

 than that of a jonquil, to w T hich it has some resem- 

 blance in smell. 



2. The Cananga, or Uvaria Cananga, is a green 

 flower, not at all resembling the blossom of any 

 tree or plant in Europe : it has indeed more the 

 appearance of a bunch of leaves than a flower ; 

 its scent is agreeable, but altogether peculiar to 

 itself. 



3. The Mulatti, or Nyctanthes Sambac. This is 

 well known in English hot-houses by the name of 

 Arabian jessamine : it grows here in the greatest 

 profusion, and its fragrance, like that of all other 

 Indian flowers, though exquisitely pleasing, has not 

 that overpowering strength which distinguishes some 

 of the same sorts in Europe. 



4. 5. The Combang Caracnassi, and Combang Ton- 

 quin, Percularia Glabro. These are small flowers, 

 of the dog's-bane kind, very much resembling each 

 other in shape and smell, highly fragrant, but very 

 different from every product of an English garden. 



6. The Bong a Ta?yo?ig, or Mimusops Elengi of 

 Linnaeus. This flower is shaped like a star of seven 

 or eight rays, and is about half an inch in diameter ; 

 it is of a yellowish colour, and has an agreeable 

 smell. 



Besides these, there is the Sundal Malam, or Po- 

 lianthes Tuberosa. This flower, being the same with 

 our own tuberose, can have no place among those 

 that are unknown in Europe, but I mention it for its 

 Malay name, which signifies "Intriguer of the Night," 

 and is not inelegantly conceived. The heat of this 

 climate is so great, that few flowers exhale their sweets 

 in the day ; and this in particular, from its total want 

 of scent at that time, and the modesty of its colour, 

 which is white, seems negligent of attracting ad- 



