now and Sm1TH, is, however, a native of the East Indies, and . 
is described as having its leaves shortly and obtusely acumi- 
nated, with numerous and very delicate parallel nerves, charac- 
ters which do not well correspond with the specimen sent to 
me. In other respects, the plants sufficiently agree; nor is 
the figure in the Hortus Malabaricus, referred to by WILL- 
pDENOow and SmirH, at all unlike the present individual. 
If I am correct in supposing the two plants to be the same 
species, Malabar is its native country, according to RHEEDE, 
who states that it there becomes a tree of enormous size, send- 
ing down its roots from the lofty branches, and affording shade 
and shelter to the Indians. Various medical properties are 
likewise attributed to it. 
It flowers in the stove during the winter and spring. 
Fig. 1. Young receptacles, covered with their scales. Fig. 2. Single young 
receptacle, from which the scales (Fig. 3.) have been removed. Figs. 4 
- &5.,Fruits. Fig. 6. Vertical section of a fruit. Fig. 7. Scales from 
the inside of the receptacle and floret. Fig. 8. Germen cut open to shew 
the ovule. Fig. 9. Portion of a leaf, to shew the ramification of the 
nerves.—All more or less magnified. 
