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85. B ToMENTOSA, W. and A. 911 ; Roxb. Fl. 2, p 323; 

 Pluk. t. 34, p 6 ; Rheed. Mai. t. 35. — Petals pale-yellow, with a 

 deep purple spot at the claw. Native of Malabar. 



86. B Venusta. — The shrub produced from the Calcutta seed 

 marked with this name, differs in no respect from the last, except 

 in the want of the purple spot on the claw of the petals ; both are 

 very ornamental. Gardens at Hewra. 



87. B CoEYMBOSA, Roxb. Hort. Bengal 31; Burm. Fl. Ind. 

 94. — A very extensive elmber, with beautiful large, white flowers. 

 Our plant differs from that of Don 2, p 46 1 , in having the leaflets 

 cleft to the base. It gradually bears down the highest trees in its 

 ascending course. 



88. B (?) AsyssiNic^ Affinis. — We have not been able to fix 

 the species with certainty. An immense climber, with compressed, 

 woody, furrowed stems, and terminal racemes of flowers small, 

 whitish-yellow ; laciniae having crisped edges ; stamens 3, length of 

 laciniee ; calyx 3-divided, one division always revolute ; peduncular 

 bracts narrow-lanceolate, erect, persistent; length of laciniae of 

 petals three-fourths of an inch ; legume 8 inches in length, broad, 

 velvetty, containing 3 to 4 seeds. Raised at Hewra and Dapoorie 

 from Calcutta seed. 



XXXII.— ROSACEA, DC. Prod. 2, p 525. 



FRAGARIA, Linn., Icosandria Polyginia, Gaert. t. 73; Lam. 

 I. 442. 



1. F Elatiok, W. and A. ; Don's syst. 2,543. — Strawberry. 

 This species is a native of N. America and the South of England (?). 

 It is successfully cultivated in gardens above the Ghauts, and. exten- 

 sively by natives near Poona, for sale in Camp. The Strawberries 

 of Kolapoor and its vicinity appear to be the best in the Deccan. 



RUBUS, Icosandria Polygynia, Lam. t. 441 ; Gaert. t. 73. 

 Name said to be derived from the Celtic for red. 



2. R Idjeus, Linn. sp. 706. — Common Raspberry of England; 

 has been successfully cultivated at Phoonda Ghaut, south of 

 Kolapoor. It probably would not succeed further inland. 



ROSA, Icosandria Polyginia. From rhos, red ; Greek, rhodon. 



3. R Damascena, Don's syst. 2, p 571. — The Damask Rose ; 

 commonly cultivated. 



4. R MiCROPHYLLA, Don's syst. 2, p 58 1 . — Smaller leaved Rose, 

 pale-red. A native of China, common. 



5. R Indica, R Semperflorens, Don's syst. 2, p 581. — China 

 Rose, of which there are several varieties ; in flower all the year. 



6. R Glandulifbea, Roxb. Fl. 2, p515.— "ShewateeGoolab." 

 Common in gardens. 



