670 poLYAMDRiA. POLYGYNiA. Clematis. 



The wood is employed for various economical purposes, 

 but chiefly for rafters. 



Note. An imperfect description and drawing, No. 956, 

 have been sent to the Honourable the Court of Directors, 

 at which time the flowers had not been seen. 



3. U. diimosa. R. 



Scandent. Leaves linear, oblong, base cordate, parallel- 

 veined, downy underneath. Petals six, oblong and very 

 large. Berries composed of two or three oval joints. 



Tooba chwra, the vernacular name in Silhet, where it 

 grows to be a very bushy climber. Flowers very large and 

 pendulous, they appear during the hot season, and the 

 seed ripens in October. 



ATBAGENE. Schrcb. gen. n. 949. 



Gen. Char. C«/j/x inferior, four-leaved. Petals ahout 

 twelve, seeds tailed. 



A. Zeylanica. Willd. 2. 1287. R. Corom. 155. j^l- 2. 

 N. 188. 



Tendrils two-leaved. 



Beng. Chagul-batee. 



Found in hedges in most parts of India. The root 

 is tuberous, the stems and branches perennial, climbing. 

 Flowering time the rains ; the seed ripens in the cool sea- 

 son. 



CLEMATIS. Schreb. gc?i. n. 960. 



Gen. Char. Calyx none. Corol four, rarely five-pe- 

 talled. Seeds with a long tail. 



C. Gouriana. R. 



Shrubby, climbing. Leaves decompound ; leaflets ovate, 

 lanceolate, entire. Peduncles axillary and terminal, tricho- 

 toraous, many-floAvered. Pe/a/s four, lanceolate, revolute. 



