90 DIANDRIV MONOGYNIA. J(is:minum. 



Nyctanthes scandens. Retz. Obs.fatc. 5. />. 9. 



A native of the southern parts of Bengal. The plants in 

 the Botanic garden near Calcutta were reared from seed sent 

 from Chittagong; which after they Mere two years old 

 began to blossom in January and February, and continue 

 so to do, but have not produced good seed. 



Trunk none, but many, long, ligneous, at first scandent, 

 but finally brining, round, smooth branches of considerable 

 extent. /.' aw i Bimple, opposite, short-petioled, cordate-ob- 

 long, tapering from near the somewhat re-entering base, fine- 

 pointed, entire, smooth, and rather lucid on both sides: from 

 one to six inches long, and from half an inch to tWO inches 



broad. ^Petioles flattened, channelled. Corymb* terminal, 

 sub-globular, dense, that which terminates the larger launches 

 more compound. Peduncles short, with the pedicels still 

 shorter, all are villous. Flowers numerous, pure white, de- 

 lightfully fragrant. Calyx villous, border of six, or seven, 

 bristle-shaped, spreading, villous segments. Tube of the cc* 

 rol « idening to the mouth, and more than tw ice the length of 

 the segments of the calyx. Border of from six to eight, lan- 

 ceolate, acute segments; which are rather shorter than the 

 tube. Germ turbinate, two-celled, with one seed in each, at- 

 tached t<> the thickened middle of the partition. 



D. .J. elongatum. Linn. */>. pi. ea\ Wilhl. I. -T7. 



Scandent Leaves opposite, and alternate; lanceolate; 

 villous on both sides. Corymbs terminal. Carol eight or 

 twelve-cleft; segments linear. Stigma bifid. 



Nyctantbes elongata. Lhm. suppl. 82. 



A native of the tforeste about Hidgelee, near the mouth of 

 the Hooghl) in Bengal. Flowering time the beginning' of the 



hot season. 



Stem woody, straggling to a considerable extent, or climb- 

 ing. Bark of the woody parts light ash colour; of the 



young- shoots \<r\ \illous. Leaves opposite, and alternate.; 



short petioled, from lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate ; very solt 



