194 Mr» Grahams Catalogue of Plants 



of this from Bessel's is -f- 2"-J^, and from the author's, derived 

 from the Greenwich observations, I'-J^, a very small error, 

 considering the nature of the problem, and size of the 

 instrument. 



{To he continued.) 



Article V. 



Catalogue of Plants collected at Bombay. 

 By John Graham, Esq. 



(Continued from page 115.^ 



172. Datura /as^Mosa. Common. 



173. Dracaena /errm. In flower pots only. 



174. Dimocarpus ZiVc^i. In gardens, though not common. 

 It bears fruit here but not equal to that obtained from 

 China.^ 



175. Dalbergia arhorea, native name Carunj. A very 

 pretty tree ; leaves deciduous in the cold weather. 



176. ,, Sissoo. Black wood used extensively 

 in making furniture. 



177. ,, scandens. 



178. Dolichos tuber osus. 



179. ,, cultratus. A species of Dolichos is much 

 cultivated and eaten like French beans, the tetragonolobus, 



180. ,, pruriens. 



181. Dioscorea sativa. Common yam. 



182. „ bulhifera. 



183. Diospyros Ehenum. 



184. Daemia reticulata. 



185. Dillenia speciosa. 



186. Diospyros montana. 



187. ,, hirsuta 



188. Daphne Bholua. 



189. Dendrobium, ? On the Ghauts. 



190. Dombeyapa/?w«^a. In gardens only. 



191. Exacum bicolor. 



192. Evolvulus hirsutus.f 



• The Litchi forms the favourite fruit in Chinese deserts. It resembles some- 

 what the fruit of the Maple (Acer Campestre) in external appearance. The tree 

 grows in a wild state in French and Danes' Islands, Whampoa. — Edit. 



t Is this not a variety of E. alsinoides, a common plant in China 1 — Edit. 



