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dantly at Ootacamund, whence I brought down to Calcutta 

 several plants ; but all soon perished. 



Viola. 



1. V. odorata SWEET-SCENTED VIOLET. Of this old familiar 

 flower many varieties are cultivated in Europe, both single and 

 double ; but in this country I have seen none but the commonest 

 single kind. Plants are easily raised from seed in October, and 

 if during the intervening months sheltered from sun and rain, 

 neither of which they can bear in excess, and repotted in the 

 following October, will blossom in the Cold weather. 



2. V. cucullata. This, and the two following, which much 

 resemble the preceding, and blossom likewise in the Cold 

 weather, require little care to be taken of them, but are not 

 much valued from the flowers being entirely scentless. Pro- 

 pagated by division of the roots. 



3. V. primulaefolia. 



4. V. serpens. Bears small white flowers of little interest ; 

 but the plant is pretty for its peculiar heart-shaped, pointed 

 leaves. 



5. V. tricolor HEARTSEASE PANSY. As this plant cannot 

 exist during the Hot and Kain seasons of this country, it must 

 be treated simply as an annual in the Cold season. 



TAMABICACE^E. 

 Tamarix. 



1. T. Gallica, var. Indica TAMARISK Jdu Phards. A na- 

 tive of Europe, as well as of this country, in the northern parts 

 of which it covers large districts as a common jungul shrub ; 

 and is much in use with the natives for making baskets : very 

 graceful and feather-like in its growth; particularly pleasing 

 when in blossom, and covered with its numberless little spikes 

 of small pink flowers. 



2. T. dioica. A native also of this country: a very graceful 

 and ornamental shrub, of light feather-branches, somewhat 



