DR. ELLIOTT WESTERN INDIA. 



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From Dr. ELLIOTT at Dhoolla in Khandeish, to Dr. BROWNE, 

 Private Secretary to the Honorable the Governor of Bom- 

 bay, dated 20th January, 1840. 



Agreeably to your request, I have the honour to 

 forward a list of some of the plants growing in my 

 garden, and also of such as in my opinion, are worthy 

 of extension in this country, and of such as I consi- 

 der suitable for introduction into this part of the 

 country. 



It can hardly be expected, nor do I consider it 

 necessary, to enumerate every plant that I have in 

 cultivation ; but I trust that from those given, some 

 idea may be formed of the capability of the soil and 

 climate of Khandeish, as far as vegetation is con- 

 cerned. 



In classifying them, I have adhered to the form 

 pointed out by the Committee of the Agricultural 

 and Horticultural Society of Calcutta, and have ar- 

 ranged them under three divisions. Should the So- 

 ciety desire it, I shall be happy to furnish them here- 

 after with a more perfect and detailed account of 



