tJ5£ TiSNTANDRIA MOIS'OGYNIA. Zizlphm. 



five, rather shorter than the petals, and inserted immediately over 

 them, so that the small oval anthers rest in their concave apices. — • 

 Germ above. Style two-cleft; divisions recurved. Drupe globular, 

 size of a large cherry, smooth, yellow when ripe. — Nut rough, two- 

 celled. — Seed solitary, affixed at the base. 

 The fruit is eaten by all classes of persons. 



Obs. by the Editor. 



There is a variety of this species, or perhaps a distinct species, 

 which produces an excellent fruit of a long form, about the size of 

 a hen's egg, to which the following Sungskn't names belong. 



*:T^^C:> Rajuxudura, ^Tp^> Niipesta, ^a}^^ , Raju- 

 vwllwbha, fTre^J, Nripavwdura, "S^Rn^J, Pn'thookola, cR 

 gpT:, Twnooveeja, 3=T^^^f^> Madhooraplm'.a, ^l3T%«I : > Ka- 

 jflkola. 



Beng. Nar»'kelee Kool. — Ed. 



5. Z. vulgaris, Willd. sp. i. 1105. 



Leaves obliquely oval, serrulate, three-nerved, hoary underneath,, 

 Thorns stipulary, one straight, the other recurved. Drupe oblong. 

 JSuts sharp-pointed, two-celled. 



Z. sativa, Gaert. i. p. 202. t. 43./. 4. 



A pretty large tree, often as large as full grown apple tree in Eng- 

 land, a native of Persia, and Hindoost'han ; only found in gardens 

 in Bengal, where it blossoms in August, and the fruit ripens in Ja- 

 nuary. 



6, Z. nitida, R. 



Arboreous. Thorns stipulary, one projecting, one recurved. Leaves 

 obliquely ovate-oblong, three-nerved, obtusely serrate, smooth. Fruits 

 aub-c^lindnc ; nuts two-celled. 



Introduced from China into the botanic garden at Calcutta, where 

 it grows to be a small tree. Flowering time the hot season. 



