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and varying flowers, passing from white to orange and red. Cona- 

 mon in gardens and on trellises. Though named Indica, it is 

 nowhere found wild here; it belongs to the Eastern Islands. 



4. PoivRE,v CocciNEA, Roxb. Cor. PI. t. 59. — An elegant 

 climber, havmg opposite or alternate ovate smooth leaves, and a 

 terminal secund revolute spike of vivid crimson flowers. Gardens 

 at Dapoorie, Parell, and Sewree. Native of trojfical America (?), 

 also of Eastern Bengal. 



XXXV.— MYRTACiE, W. & A. Prod. \, p 326. 



PUNICA, Tourn., Icosandria Monogynia. P Carthaginian; it 

 is a native of the north of Africa. 



1. P Granatum, W. and A. 1010; Eoxb. Fl. 2, p "^99; 

 Ainslie Mat. ind. 1, p 322; and 2, p 167. — Is now cultivated 

 throughout the drier provinces of Indiii. The Pomegranate 

 gardens at Allundie, east of Poona, are extensive, and the fi uit is 

 exported to Bombay. The virtues of the root-bark in tape-worm 

 are now well known, having first been brought into notice by the 

 late Dr. Fleming, of Calcutta. 



PSIDIUM, Icosandria iMonogynia. 



2. ■ P Pyriferum, W. and A. 1012; P pomiferum, one species ; 

 Rheed. Mai. 3, t. 34 ; Ptumph. Amb. 8, t. 37.— Guava. Native of 

 the West Indies and South America ; now extensively cultivated 

 throughout India. The wood is excellent for carpentry, and the 

 bark for tanning leather. 



3. P PuMiLUM, Vahl. Symb. 2, p 56. — Native of Moluccas, 

 Ceylon, and Java. A small' shrub, with tetragonal branches and 

 lanceolate leaves, glabrous above, and tomentose below ; fruit 

 globose ; found cultivated only in gardens at Domus, near Surat. 



MYRTU8, Icosandria Monogynia. 



4. M CoMJiUNis, Roxb. Fl. 2, p 496.—" Wiliatee Mendie," 

 Myrtle. Native of Southern Europe; now common in Indian 

 gardens. 



5. M Acuminata. — This variety, having a sharply acuminate 

 leaf; has been estabhshed at Hewra from seed received through the 

 M archese Ridolfi, of Florence. 



6. Caryophyllus, Icosandria Monogynia. From the Arabic 

 name of the Clove. Clove Tree, " Quarenphul," Gaert. t. 33 ; Lam. 

 t. 417. — Is now successfully cultivated at Mosambique. Large 

 trees may be seen at Parell and some other gardens at Bom- 

 bay ; leaves have a very aromatic flavour. 



JAMBOSA, Icosandria Monogynia. Altered from Sehambee, 

 the Malay name of one of the species. 



