210 WalUch's Plantce Asiaticce Hariores. 



touch enter the skin, and cause an intolerable burning. The flowers, espe- 

 cially the calyces, are, in this respect, the most oifensive parts ; but this is 

 abundantly counterbalanced by their size and beauty." — Sphaeropteris 

 barbata ; Polypodiaceae. 



No. III. contains 

 5] to 75. — £'chites rhynchosperma. An exceedingly handsome climber, 

 and certainly the most ornamental of the genus to which it belongs. — 

 Chmta (founded by Dr. Hamilton on a " fictitious native name " ) grandi- 

 flora ; Didymocarpeae. — i/iblscus -f-macrophyllus. A fine ti'ee, from the 

 bark of which ropes are made, as they might probably be from the bark of 

 all the il<falvaceae. — Allantodia 'Etvunonidna. A singular and beautiful fern, 

 growing in the dense forest of oaks and rhododendrums on Sheopore. — 

 Coelogyne maculata; Orchideae. "In the Calcutta garden our mode of 

 treating these and similar epiphytes is to place them on beds made of brick- 

 work, raised 4 or 3 ft. from the ground, containing a rich mould, mixed with 

 a large proportion of pebbles, and resting on a stratum of large stones or 

 masses of vitrified bricks, so as to admit of being perfectly drained. The 

 surface is covered with moss, and the whole structure is placed in a shady 

 and sheltered situation, corresponding to the natural place of growth of 

 such plants. By the aid of these beds, and by a constant attention to the 

 necessity of keeping the roots, as well as the plants themselves, mode- 

 rately moist, I have succeeded in cases even where there was but little 

 hope; for instance, with plants from the higher region of Nepal, and even 

 from Gossain Than in the Himalaya." Coelogyne WalWchidna. — Zingiber 

 barbatum. • — KEempferia Candida. — Curcuma *parvifl6ra. — Jmomum 

 corynostachyum. — - Sterculia versicolor. — Tephrosia coccinea; Legu- 

 minosae- — Fiburnimi foe'tidum. — Cyrtotropis Qiyrtos, ciu'ved, trojns, a 

 keel ; shape of carina) cornea ; Leguminosae PhaseolcEe. — Phaseolus 

 rostratus. Comes near to the P. alatus Lin. According to Dr. Roxburgh's 

 MS., the lower part of the plant is perennial. — Eriolse^ia *Cand6ilM; 

 iVfalvaceas. — Boottk (Francis Boott, M.D. an Ameiican botanist) 

 cordata ; Hydrocharideae. " One of the most charming water plants with 

 which I am acquainted. All the green parts are eaten by the Burmese 

 as potherbs ; for which purpose they are collected in great quantities, and 

 carried to the market at Ava, in the vicinity of which capital the plant 

 is found in ponds, flowering profusely in the month of September." — Jus- 

 ticia *venusta. " One of the loveliest species with which I am acquainted. 

 The flowers are tubular, and of a deep purple colour, contrasting in a very 

 striking manner with the dark green and large foliage. I had the satisfac- 

 tion of bringing a growing plant to England in 1828, which was presented 

 by the East India Company to the Horticultural Society of London, in 

 whose rich garden at Chiswick it has lately blossomed." — Cirrhopetalum 

 Wallichii ; Orchideae. — Otochilus fiiscus ; Orchideae. — Bolbophyllum 

 cylindraceum ; OrchidejE. — Trias oblonga ; Orchideae. — ^schynanthus 

 ramosissima; Labiatae. — Chirita macrophylla; Labiatae. — Ceropegia lon- 

 gifolid ; Labiatae. — Royle« elegans ; Labiatae. " I have sincere satisfac- 

 tion in dedicating this new genus to my valued friend, Mr. Royle, whose 

 claims as an excellent botanist fully entitle him to that compliment. How 

 eminently the garden at Saharunpur has benefited under his charge, is 

 manifest by the numerous improvements and additions to its riches which 

 it owes to his indefatigable zeal and talents, and which are well known to 

 the government of Bengal, as well as t-o all who have visited the western 

 provinces of Hindustan. But, independently of having the care of this 

 most useful establishment, he is likewise the founder of a nursery for medi- 

 cinal and alpine plants generally, on the Chaor mountain of Sirmore, which 

 has already proved of the greatest service. It is not, however, botany 

 alone to which he has devoted his talents; there is not a branch of natural 

 history in which he has not acquu-ed a high degree of proficiency. To pur* 



