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a little above its base on the upper side, and sometimes 

 one at the extremity ; there are also two small glands 

 near the base of the partial petioles, and smaller ones 

 between the leaflets, but their presence and number is 

 always uncertain, except those near the base. Peduncles 

 axillary, one, two, or more, each supporting a globular 

 head, of white, fragrant corollets. Filaments numerous, 

 united below, monadelphous, very long. Legume leafy, 

 from six to twelve inches long, and from one to two broad. 

 Seeds from eight to ten, remote, lodged in the middle, 

 where the legume is alternately elevated and depressed. 



The wood of this tree, is much like that of M. Xylo- 

 carpa, and equally serviceable. The flowers are very 

 fragrant. I liave often seen large masses of very pure 

 gum upon it. 



6. M. heterophylla. R. 



Arboreous, Leaves bipinnate, pinnce from two to three 

 pairs; leaflets from three to six pairs, varying in shape 

 from unequally round-cordate to lanceolar. Panicles ax- 

 illary; corollets pedicelled, monadelphous. Legumes en- 

 tire, spirally twisted, into one or more circles. 



Kawahurunee the vernacular name in Silhet, where it 

 grows to be a lari,'e and useful timber tree. It flowers 

 in February, March, and April ; its seed ripens in May 

 or June. 



Young shoots angular and smooth. Leaves alternate, 

 bipinnate, from six to twelve inches long. Pinnce from 

 two to three pairs. Leaflets from two to three pairs on 

 the lower pinnae, from five to six the exterior ; the infe- 

 rior pairs small, say from half an inch to an inch each 

 way, and unequally cordate: the exterior pairs from four 

 to five inches long, and one and half broad ; all are firm, 

 entire, and glossy. Petioles, common and partial, smooth. 

 Glands, a large umbilicate one at the base of the com- 

 mon petioles and one between each pair of pinnae and 



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