Tabernamontana. pentandria monogynia. 23 



of the suture by the small end of the aril, which is again 

 attached by a broad umbilical cord to the centre of the 

 longitudinal groove just mentioned. Perisperm in pret- 

 ty large quantity, rather soft, and of a pale bluish Avhite 

 colour. Embryo nearly as long as the seed, with the two 

 cordate cotyledons lodged near the thick end ; and the 

 long, almost straight cylindric radicle directed to the 

 small end where the aril was attached to the marjiin of 

 the follicle ; (relative centripeta ofGcertner.) 



An incomplete drawing, and description of this tree, 

 was sent to the Honourable the Court of Directors under 

 the name of Cerbera dichotoma, and numbered 1541. At 

 that time T had not seen the fruit but since my return to 

 India, I have met with it in a perfectly ripe state and find 

 the plant must now be referred to the genus TaberncBmoii' 

 tana where, I think; it forms a new species. ' 



2. T. coronaria. R. 



Shrubby, dichotomous. Leaves lanceolar, waved, 

 smooth. Penduncles from the divisions of the branches 

 few flowered. Calyx 5-toothed. Fo^/tc/es recurved, ma- 

 ny-seeded. 



Nerium coronarium. Hort. Kew. 1. P. '297. 



Nandi-ervatum major, and minor. Rheed. Mai. 2. f. 



54. and 55. I take to be the double and single varieties 

 of this. 



Firki-tugur the Hindoo name of the single flowered, and 

 Bura-tugur of the double flowered. 



Jasminum zylanicum. &c. Burm. zeyl. 129. t. .59. 



Flos Manilhanus. Rump. Amb. 4. t. 49. appears to be 

 the double variety. 



A flowering shrub common in gardens over India. It is 

 in flower the greater part of the year but rarely ripens its 

 seed. I mean the double sort, the single ripens them fre- 

 quently. 



