THE PALMS OF BRITISH INDIA AND CEYLON. 995 



stigma 3-lobed. Drupe about 1 inch in diameter, stipitate, olive- 

 coloured, smooth when fresh, but soon becoming diy and wrinkled, 

 1 -celled ; the two abortive lobes of the ovary are always to be 

 found at the base ; pericarp friable ; endocarp adnate to the testa ; 

 seed solitary, subglobular ; perisperm equable, hard, horny, pale 

 grey ; embryo simple, short, apical. 



Habitat. — Bengal and Burma. 



Flowers. — In March and April; fruit ripens after about 12 

 months. 



Illustrations. — The photograph reproduced on Plate XVI was 

 kindly supplied by Major Gage and represents a fully developed 

 specimen of Corypha elata. The spiral furrows on the stem at 

 once distinguish this species from Corypha umbraculifera and 

 Corypha talliera. 



To the left of the Bajur is a young specimen of Phoenix 

 si/lvestris and to the right the huge crown of a young Corypha 

 umbraculifera. 



The photograph has been taken in the Calcutta Botanic Gardens. 



We reproduce on Plate XVII a photograph of the Talipot 

 avenue in the Royal Botanic Gardens of Peradeniya. It is one of 

 the most striking features of the garden, its shades of colour in 

 green and gold affording delight to the artistic eye. This species 

 {Corypha umbraculifera) will be described in the next number 

 of the Journal. The photograph has been taken by Messrs. Plate 

 & Co. 



(To be continued.) 



