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great compact panicles of light-purple blossom, telling finely 

 upon its dark rich foliage. 



3. L. reginae Jarul. A tree of considerable size, yielding 

 blossoms somewhat similar to those of the last, but much 

 inferior. Major Drury says of it : " This is without exception, 

 when in blossom, one of the most showy trees of the Indian 

 forests. It is now commonly cultivated in gardens on the 

 western coast, where the moist damp climate is most suitable 

 for its growth and the full development of the rich rose- 

 coloured blossoms. In forests near the banks of rivers it 

 grows to an enormous size, some having purple flowers, and 

 forming a most beautiful and striking appearance," 



CELASTRACE.E. 

 Euonymus. 



1. Eu. garcinifolia. A small shrub, remarkably bright and 

 sparkling when in full blossom in May and December. Flowers 

 small, numerous, of a brilliant blood-colour. This is the only 

 species of any interest ; all others bear pale-green, inconspicuous, 

 unattractive flowers. 



2. Eu. variegata. A shrub about three feet high, introduced 

 by Mr. Fortune from China into the Gardens of the Agri-Horti- 

 cultural Society, where it seems to thrive but indifferently, and 

 owing to its unhealthy condition, perhaps, is not very orna- 

 mental. In a climate that suited it, its round, rigid, smooth, 

 glossy, variegated leaves would no doubt render it a very hand- 

 some object. 



SAPOTACE^E. 



The plants of this order are ornamental only for their foliage, 

 the leaves being for the most part thick, rigid, smooth, and 



glossy, and very handsome. 



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Chrysophyllum. 



C. Cainito. A fruit-tree of considerable size, but grown occa- 

 sionally as an ornamental shrub. The golden hue of the under 



