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petioled, oblong serrate, convex reticulate, underneath. Pe- 

 duncles axillaiy solitary, one rarely, two flowered, bracted ; 

 florets tetrandous. Indigenous on the mountains, where it 

 grows to 4-5 feet high. 



E. Spinacia oleracea. Willd. 4. 766. Spinage (Common). 



E. Spiraea corymbosa. R. A pretty China shrub already de- 

 scribed by Dr. Roxburgh. 



E. Swietenia mahagoni. Willd. 2. 557. Mahogany tree intro- 

 duced from the Botanic Garden at Calcutta. 



E. Swietenia febrifuga. R. East India Fever bark tree. 



E. Syringa vulgaris. Willd. i. Common Lilac. 



E. Tagetes patula and erecta. Willd. 3. 2136. French and African 

 Marigold. 



E. Tamanucus indica. Willd. 3. 577. Tamarind tree. 



E. Taxus elongaia. Willd, 4.857. Cape of Good Hope. 



E. Taxus chinensis. R. China Yew. 



E. Tectona grandis. Willd, 1.1088. Teakitree. 



E. Terminalia catappa. Willd. 4. 967. An elegant and useful 

 large tree. 



E. Tetrantheae macrophylla. R. Brought from Bengal by Dr. 

 Roxburgh, being the food of the Mogadooty silkworm. 



E. Thea. Tea. Saw one or two stunted plants in the Governor's 

 garden. 



E. Thuja oracutalis. Willd. 4. 508. Chinese arbor-vitae. 



E. Thuja cupressoides. Willd. 4. 510. African arbor-vitae. 



E. Thymus vulgaris. Willd. 3. 139. Common Thyme. 



E. Tradescantia discolor. Willd. 2. 18. Purple leaved Trades- 

 cantia. 



E. Trichosanthes anguina. Willd. 4. 598. Snake gourd. 



E. Tri folium clover. Several sorts have been repeatedly tried 

 but with little success ; in some places a Uttle white clover is 

 seen growing amongst the grass in gardens. 



E. Tviticnm aestunm and hybericum. Summer and winter wheat. 



E. Tropcelum majus. Willd, 2.298. Indian cress. 



E. Ule.v eitrapeoits. Willd. 3. 969. Common whin. 



E. Ulitnes virgala. R. A small tree from China. 



E. Urtica tenacissima. R. Calvoee of the Malays; from the 

 fibres of its bark the China grass cloth is made. 



E. Vicia faba. Willd. 4. ii.n. Garden bean. 



E. Vinca rosea. Willd. i. 1233. Rosy periwinkle. 



E. Vilts vunferae. Willd. i. 1180. Grapevine. 



E. Volkameria inenne. See Clerodendron. 



E. Viola tricolour. Willd. i. 1168. Pansy. 



E. Zea mays. Willd. 4. 200. India corn is common in gardens 

 but does not seem to make anything like a profitable field crop. 



E. Zamia. One small plant of an uncertain species in the public 

 nursery. 



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