24§ BOTANICAL OBSERVATIONS 



Syn. Cuncla. 



Linn. Nyctanthes Sambac. 



See Rheede : 6H. M. tab. 54. 



Flowers exquisitely white, but with little or no frag- 

 rance ; stem, petioles, and calx very downy ; haves 

 eo-p;ed, acute ; below rather hearted. 



$ Septala : 



Syn. Navamallica'j Navama'licd. 



Vulg. Be'1a,Muta-be'la. 



Burm. Many -flowered Nyctanthes. 



See 5 Rumpk. tab. 30. 6 H. M. tab. 50. 



The blossoms of this variety are extremely frag- 

 rant. Zardbah (so the word should be written) is a 



flower to which Persian and Arabian poets frequently 



allude. 



5 . Mallica: 



Syn. Trinasulya, Malli, Bhupadi', Satabh'ynu 



Vulg. Den -be Id. 



Linn. Wavy-leaved Nyctanthes. 



Berry globular, simple, one-celled. Seed large, sin- 

 gle, globular. 

 According to Rheede, the Brdhmens in the 



west of India distinguish this flower by the word Cas- 



turi, or musk, on account of its very rich odour. 



6. 'Asp'hota' : 

 Syn, VanamalTi, 



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Vulg. Banmallica. 



Linn. Narrow-leaved Nyctanthes. 



The Indians consider this as a variety of the 

 former species ; and the flowers are nearly alike. Ob- 

 tuse leaved would have been a better specific name ; 



the 



