74 BOTANY. 



FRAGRANT CAL9FHYLLUM. 



Near the Burman monasteries, a fragrant flowered species 

 of calophyllum is occasionally seen in cultivation, and is 

 a remarkably handscme tree. The beauty of the leaves 

 has given name both to the genus and species — calophylum, 

 handsome leaf, and Inophyllutn, fibre leaf,- " because the 

 middle nerve of the leaf seems to ramify into a multitude 

 of fibres ; " while the flowers are in elegant white bunches, 

 and very sweet scented. 



Calop hy llu m In ophy U 



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ROYAL POINCIANA. 



This gorgeous shrub winch has been introduced from 

 Madagascar into India, bears a most magnificent, and 

 graceful flower ; and as it flourishes well in these Provinces, 

 if it were generally planted in our gardens, it would add 

 much to their beauty. 



Poind an a regia. 



FLOWER FENCE. 



/This is a gaudy ever-flowering shrub planted in Barba- 

 does for hedges ; it is much cultivated by the Burmese, 

 and the variety with yellow blossoms is occasionally seen 

 in their gardens. It belongs to the same genus as the 

 preceding, and is sometimes called peacock's pride, and 

 Spanish carnation. 



Poindana pulcherrima. 

 G3)8cS\\ ocoSoScoon (Tavoy.) 



DARK-PURPLE PONGAMIA. 



This tree is very common about Maulmain and though 

 vastly inferior to a multitude of others, Wallich thought it 

 of sufficient beauty, to give it a place among his splendid 

 engravings of rare Indian plants. 

 Pongamia atropurpurea 



