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and blossoming in the Hot season. It is not there now, nor can 

 I find that any of the malees remember to have ever seen it 

 there. 



Photinia. 



P. dubia. A tree of moderate size, native of Bengal ; in full 

 blossom in January, with an unbounded profusion of small 

 clusters of small white flowers, which perfume the air for a 

 great distance around with the delightful fragrance of the 

 Heliotrope. 



Rhaphiolepis. 



R. Indica. A small bushy shrub, native of China ; with very 

 handsome dense foliage of oval, leathery, saw-edged, shining 

 leaves three inches long ; exceedingly beautiful when in full 

 blossom in February, with its profusion of white flowers of the 

 size and form of a thimble. 



R. Japonica integerrima, and R. ovata are new plants lately 

 introduced into the Betel-house. 



Crataegus. 



HAWTHOKN. 



An extensive genus containing several beautiful plants, but 

 none suited, I believe, to the climate of this country. 



ROSACES. 

 Rosa. 



THE KOSE. 



Gool. 



It must be within the memory of those now living that the 

 gardens of Bengal at least, if not of all India, hardly possessed 

 a Kose that was worthy of the name. It is just about fifty 

 years ago that the Eose Edouard was introduced. Previous to 

 that there was nothing better to represent this lovely race than 

 the common China, the Musk, and the Bussora putting forth a 

 -show of blossom for one short season, and shabby and dis- 

 agreeable all the rest of the year. The old beautiful so-called 

 Summer Roses of Europe, if introduced, were found unable to 

 ^exist here. But a great change has taken place within a very 



