138 = =-—s Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
A third species, inhabiting the province of Tavoy, and also produ: 
_ cing a kind of gamboge, was identified by Dr. Wight in 1840 with Dr. 
‘allich’s Garcinia elliptica, from Sylhet, on the northeast frontier of 
Bengal. lis exudation was long thought to be of low quality. © But, 
_ although this substance has not yet been examined chemically, it has 
~~ been stated by Mr. Mason to be, in his opinion, quite ‘undistinguishable 
ae “et, 
It is a matter of doubt whether Graham’s character is sufficiently 
diagnostic to be a good generic distinction. But it was shown by Dr. 
Wight in 1840, that a well characterized section at least of the genus 
Garcinia consists of species which have “sessile anthers, flattened 
above, circumscissile, and one-celled ;” and that all these species, and 
no others, appear to exude a gum-resin differing probably very litle 
from commercial gamboge. . ae 
Sull the tree which produces Siam gamboge, the finest and. only 
commercial kind, continues unknown. A strong presumption how- 
the author be correet, the Siam tree is a fourth distinct species of 
r. 
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Robert Little, 
lobed knotty stigma, and surrounded by numerous sessile or subsessilé 
aborted anthers, and by a persistent calyx of four ventricose fleshy $ 
pals. The male flowers consist of a calyx of the same structure, @ corol 
d m f 
being elliptic, acuminate, and leathery, exactly as described and 
eated by Wight. But it differs from them allin the male flowers # 
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fruit attached to one of 
an elongated receptacle, half as long as the male peduncle. All tt 
other species hitherto described have both male and female flowers 
sile or subsessile, ave both male and. female soap 
