Tnthosdulhes. monoixia synoenesia. 705 



ered, oval, fringed, covered on the outside with dark green 

 glaiidulouis spots. Calyx bractc-like. Female flowers 

 generally axillary, peduncled, (hough souietinies racenied 

 also. Fruit globular, smooth, of the size of a small orange, 

 >vlien ripe of a bright deep red, replete with a dirty looking, 

 dark greenish, soft pulp, in which the seeds nestle. 



The fruit is reckoned i)oisonous, and I am told il is mixed 

 with rice and enjployed to destroy crows. 



7. T. heteroclita. R. 



Pereimial, scandent. Leaves from three to five-lobed ; 

 male jloiuers racenied ; female ones solitary, or racemed. 

 Pepo sub-globular, contaim'ng as many as six large, tvvo- 

 lobed, nuciform seeds. 



Goolur of the natives of the Silhet district. 



A native of the eastern parts of Bengal. From Silhet Mr. 

 Robert Keith Dick, the Judge of that district, sent plants to 

 the Botanic garden in 1805, where they blossom during the 

 greater part of the year, and the seed ripens in October. 

 Now, 1811, the original plants sent by Mr. Dick are of many 

 fathoms extent, running to the top of high trees, yet continu- 

 ing to increase rapidly, and do not by any means appear to 

 have attained their full size. 



Root ramous, as in most other plants. Stems one or seve- 

 ral from the same root, perennial, climbing to a great extent, 

 up and over large trees. Bark of the old ligneous parts 

 olive-coloured, and somewhat cracked ; that of the young 

 shoots smooth, and a little furrowed. Zeaves alternate, pe- 

 tioled, from three to five-lobed, from three to five-nerved, 

 smooth on both sides, having the lobes entire, oblong, or tri- 

 angularly ovate, acuminate, from six to twelve inches each 

 way. Petioles shorter than the leaves, nearly round, reddish, 

 and smooth. Stipules solitary, sub-axillary, thick, short, co- 

 nical, coloured. Male flowers. Racemes axillary, soli- 

 tary, about the length of the leaves, smooth, of a deep brown, 

 bearing several ullernate, sub-sessile, very large flowers near 

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