Seeds, of this were sent from Madagascar to the Horti- 

 cultural Society, by Mr. John Forbes, in 1823. It proves 

 to be a tender stove plant, flowering in August and 

 September, and diffusing at that time a most delicious 

 fragrance, both at night, as authors state, and during the 

 whole day. 



Not only a native of Madagascar, but also found in 

 various parts of India, where, however, it is usually culti- 

 vated in Gardens for the sake of its perfume. Dr. AYallich 

 remarks, that, of many hundreds of blossoms which he has 

 examined, not one has been hermaphrodite. Of the few 

 that we have seen, none were otherwise. 



J. L. 



