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banks of the Ganges, as low as FutfcJignrh, 

 Avhere seeds are pn>bubly broii^''^ by tlie cunent, 

 and lodged, not being found in the jungles of tiie 

 Dooab, 



Robiuia 3, Doubtful. — V/ith strong contorted stem, 

 twenty inches circumference, climbing over tlie 

 highest trees in the forests about Il^rcmar, now 

 •without leaves {/IprU), but loaded v.ith long ter- 

 minal pendulous ra( ernes of blue and white tlo\v^- 

 ers. Peduncles columnar, downy, proper, one 

 flowered. Legumes long, sub-linear, compressed, 

 pointed with the persisting style, hairy, adhering 

 to the skin when handled, and slightly irritating. 

 Seeds about six, kidney sliape, compressed, smooth, 

 varying in colour, size of tiiose of Krvum-kns. 

 The parts of fructification 3grce best with the cha- 

 racters of Ixobhiia. The leaves not yet seen. 



Pterocarpus — The conmion tree in the forests, on 

 the skirts of these mountains, ddights in aflat, 

 rich soil. Is a timber of extensive use, hard, dur- 

 able, and handsome, well known in Hiiuluiitany 

 under the name of Scessoon, 



POLYADELPHIA POLYANDRIA. 



Ilijpericum. — An i^mder shrub, of much beauty, on 

 the elevated hills, between Domy and l^cdeyl. 

 Grows to about three feet high, branches nume- 

 rous, cylindrical, smooth, all terminated with 

 corj^iib-like clusters of large yellow pentag3'nous 

 flowers. Leaves opposite, sessile, oblong, oval, 

 entire, smooth, the large leaves about three and 

 a half inches by one and a half Capsule livi^-ceHed, 

 many seeded : seeds oblong. 



SYNGENESIA POLYGArvHA SQUALLS. 



Prenanthes. — A very pretty half shrubby specie?, 



growing out of the hard clay banks of the Ganges^ 



near Hurdwar, stems numerous and procumbent, 



very leafv, and marked with the \'estiges of talUn 



Vol. VL ' B b ' leaves. 



