170 Dr. Francis Hamilton's Commentary 



albidis, farinosis. Bractece stipulseformes, caducse, geminse ad singulas 

 paniculse divisiones, et ad singulorum pedicellorum basin. Flores alterni, 

 pedicellati, albi, odorati, calycibus extra farinosis. 

 Calyx coloratus, persistens, patulus, laciniis oblongis obtusis ultra medium 

 quinquefidus. Petala quinque, longitudine calycis sessilia, disci hypogyni 

 lateribus inserta, calyce alterna, ovata, integerrima. Antherce plurimae, 

 sessiles, disco insidentes, seta reourva terminatae. Gernioi superum, ova- 

 tum, sulcatum, ovulis quinque foetum. Stylus subulatus, staminibus lon- 

 gior. Stigma acutum. 



For a description of the fruit I may refer to Gsertner's account {De Sem. 

 iii. 53. t. 189.), to which I have nothing to add. 



It would thus appear that the Paeroe does not belong to even the same 

 natural order with the Elceocarpus, but is nearly allied to the Vatica, Shorea, 

 Dipterocarpus, Hopea Roxburghii, Dryohalanops, and Lophira, which form a 

 natural order, standing between the Gutt'iferce and Aurantioe ; while the Elceo- 

 carpus, although placed by Jussieu among the latter, is, I think, more nearly 

 allied to the Tiliacece. 



NvALEL, seu NiALEL, p. 57- tab. 16. 



With his too frequent want of care concerning native names, the author 

 says that this tree by the Brahmans is called Lassa, which is usually applied 

 to some species of Cordia ; but in the plate the name given by the Brahmans 

 is said to be Rana Bori, and Rana signifying wilde, the generic name is Bori, 

 to which it will be found that two other plants (t. 40, 41.), having little affinity 

 to this, are also referred. 



Commeline compares the Nayalel to the Sambucus Indlca of Bontius, an 

 author whom I have had no opportunity of consulting. Plukenet compared 

 both (taking them, I presume, to be the same) with his Uvifera arbor Ameri- 

 cana per funiculos e summis ramis ad terram usque demissis prolifera {Aim. 394. ; 

 Phyt. t. 2^7. f. 5.); but I see no grounds for this comparison, for the leaves of 

 Plukenet's tree are simple, and those of the Nayalel, like those of the Sam- 

 bucus, are pinnated ; nor does Rheede hint at its branches sending down roots 

 like a Ficus, to which genus the American plant perhaps belongs. 



