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eight feet. Bark of the old woody pai'ts dark brown, of the 

 younger light-brown. Xenves opposite, short-petioled, from 

 cordate to cordate-ovate, entire, pointed, bullate, at the same 

 time the upper surface is of a bright, shining, deep green co- 

 lour, from three to six inclies long, and broad in proportion. 

 Stipules, no other than a small connecting ridge. Corymbs 

 terminal ; primary ramifications decussate, then dichotomous; 

 round, villous, and of a very dark brownish olive colour, 

 Bractes oblong. Floivers very numerous, small, of a pale 

 greenish white. Calyx bilabiate. Corol bilabiate. Throat 

 filled with long, soft, white hairs. Lips equal in length ; the 

 upper one narrow, and entire ; the louder one, broad and three- 

 lobed. Stamens nearly as long as the corol. Style consi- 

 derably longer than the corol. Drupe the size of a large pea. 

 Nut three or four- eel led. 



The leaves of this species possess a small degree of fragrance, 

 when bruised, at least to me the smell is not so disagreeable as 

 that of the other species, 



6. P. lortgifolia. Roxb. 



Arboreous. Leaves ovate-oblong, acuminate, entire, smooth. 

 Corymbs terminal. 



A native of Bengal, where it blossoms during the rainy 

 season. 



Trunk erect ; branches opposite. Bark smooth and ash- 

 coloured, dark brown, or greenish brown according to age ; 

 general height of the tree twenty feet. Leaves opposite, 

 petioled, from ovate-oblong to oblong, entire, acuminate, 

 smooth on both sides, from four to ten inches long. Petioles 

 channelled, somewhat villous, from two to three inches long. 

 Stipules none, except a small, connecting, villous ridge. Co- 

 rymbs terminal, large, and spreading much ; the first two or 

 three pairs of divisions brachiate; afterwards dichotomous. 

 Bractes minute. Floicers numerous, small, white; upper lip 

 larger,and two-toothed ; the lower lip three-toothed. Calyx bi- 

 labiate. Corol; titbe short; 6orrfer four-parted ; upper division 



