No. 555. 
EUGENIA MALACCENSIS. 
Class, Order. 
ICOSANDRIA =§-MONOGYNIA. 
This genus was named after Prince 
Eugene of Savoy, who was a protector and 
encourager of Botany, and possessed a bo- 
tanic garden. 
Our present species is found not only in 
Malacca, but in all the Indian and most of 
the South Sea Islands. It has also been 
introduced into the West Indies, and is very 
generally cultivated between the Tropics. 
the fruit also is excellent; it is roundish, 
about an inch and a half in diameter, some- 
times more, and containing one large seed, 
In this country it needs the stove conti- 
nually, and flowered in great abundance in 
June. It may be propagated by layers or 
cuttings, and the soil should be rich loam. 
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