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ACHRAS, Linn., Pentandria Monogynia. The Greek name 

 of the wild Pear. Lam. t. 255. 



2. A Sapota, Roxb. Fl. 2, p 181 ; Don's syst. 4, p 33 ; Sloanes 

 Jamaica 2, t. 230: Bot. Mag. 3111 and 3112; Gaert. 2, t. 104.— 

 Sapota Plum ; native of South America. A small tree with dull 

 white scentless flowers ; fruit size of a quinc6, covered with a brown 

 scabrous rind. Gardens Bombay and the Deccan. The fruit 

 attains more complete maturity near to the sea. 



INOCARPUS, Decandria Monogynia. 



3. I liDULis, Roxb. Fl. 2, p 416.— The Otaheite Chesnut, 

 said to have been introduced by Nimmo in 1833. We have 

 failed to trace it, but insert it here in the hope that the doing so 

 may lead to a more -successful search. 



4. MiMusops Kanki, Roxb. Fl. 2,p 238; Bot. Mag. «. 3157. 

 Metrosideros macassierensis, Rumph. Amb. 3, t. % ; Don's syst. 

 4, p 35. — A tree with ovate and often obovate glabrous leaves, 

 and a handsome straight stem; has not yet flowered with us; 

 sent by Mr. Elphinston, C. S. There are some good specimens 

 of this tree at the Monastery on the southern head of the Goa 

 Harbour entrance. Garden Hewra. The tree is native of the 

 Molucca Islands. 



LIII.— OLEIN^, Don's Syst. 4, p 43. 



OLE A, Diandria Monogynia. From elaia, the Greek name of 

 the Olive, sacred to Minerva. 



1 . Sativa, Don's syst. 4, p 46. — Native of Southern Europe. 

 This tree in two more varieties, the broad-leafed, the box-leafed, 

 and the redoute, was introduced through the late Colonel G. R. 

 Jervis in 1842. It is now well established at Hewra, Sewnere, and 

 Dapoorie. Several of the trees have reached a height of 20 feet, 

 and dispatches of young plants (rooted suckers) have been made to 

 Calcutta and the Punjaub. On Sewnere Fort the growth of the 

 trees are particularly robust and iiealthy, but they have yet shown 

 no disposition to flower or form fruit. Propagation is easy, and 

 effected by means of slices from the root-stock, or " novello." 



2. O Frageans, Roxb. Fl p 105 ; Osmanthus fragrans, Don's 

 syst. 4, p 48; Lour. Cochin China; Thimb. Japan t. 2; Bot. Mag. 

 1552. — A small tree, native of China; elliptic-lanceolate leaves, and 

 yellowish flowers, exquisitely sweet-scented. The flowers appear 

 early in June, and again partially in September. Does not produce 

 seed. In China the flowers are used to flavour the higher qualities 

 of tea. 



3. O Feeruginba, 0, salicifolia (?), Wall. Cat. No. 6305.— 

 Seed received from Calcutta under former name ; narrow salicine 



