44g GARDEN f LANTS. PAR* it. 



overlapped in a most curious way by a large pair of kidney- 

 formed inflated leaves. Kaised from seed. 



2. F. Chappar. A small shrub; bears its flowers in the same 

 curious way as the last, and is distinguished from it by its heart- 

 shaped leaves. Both are very ornamental when in blossom. 

 Raised from seed. 



Abrus. 



A. precatorius WILD LIQUOEICE Gungeliee. A creeping 

 herbaceous plant, the principal interest of which consists in the 

 pretty little seeds it displays in its open seed-pods. These 

 are egg-shaped, of the size of a pea, of a bright scarlet colour 

 tipped with black. They are used as weights by goldsmiths, 

 and are often strung in the manner of beads for necklaces. 

 There is a variety with white seeds resembling ivory. The 

 flowers are small, pale purple, and not interesting. 



Dalbergia. 



D. Sissoo. This, though a common jungul tree, and unsuited 

 for the garden, deserves a place in some' out-of-the-way corner 

 for the fine fragrance with which its profusion of small greenish- 

 white flowers perfumes the air in the evening. There are two or 

 three other species of Dalbergia, the names of which 1 have been 

 unable to ascertain to a certainty, which are exceedingly orna- 

 mental when in blossom, with an unbounded profusion of sprays 

 of sparking bluish- white flowers. 



Sophora. 



S. tomentosa. A large shrub with handsome pinnate foliage 

 of about fifteen or more roundish-oval leaflets ; bears in June 

 and July large erect clusters of bright-yellow flowers, somewhat 

 similar to those of the Laburnum ; very showy. Eaised from 

 seed. 



2. S. violacea. A pretty, indigo-like, small shrub, bearing 

 in October racemes of violet-coloured flowers with dark eye: 

 recently introduced. 



Virgilia. 



1. V. aurea. A pretty little shrub with pinnate leaves of about 

 ten pairs of oval smooth leaflets ; bears yellow Laburnum-like 

 clusters of flowers in the Cold season. 



