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LXIL— BORAGINE^, Don's Syst. 4, p 306. 



THE BORAGE TRIBE, Lind. Nat. Syst. p 241. 



ECHIUM, Pentandria Monogynia. From ecMs, a viper, in 

 allusion to a fancied resemblance of the inflorescence. 



1. E VioLACEUM, Don's s?/s<. 332.' — This and several other spe- 

 cies or varieties are to be found in gardens. They are distinguish- 

 able by their secund repand spikes of blue or purple flowers. They 

 can hardly be considered as established. They are natives of the 

 Cape de Verde Islands. 



2. NoNEA Rosea, Linn. Gen. No. 167. — A native of Siberia 

 and the Caucasus ; a very hispid plant, having a roseate and yellow 

 flower ; may often be seen in gardens. 



HELIOTROPIUM. — From helios, the sun ; and trope, turning; 

 in allusion to the flowers said to turn towards the sun. 



3. H Peruvianum, Bot. Mag. «. 141 ; Don's syst. 4, p 357. — 

 A 2-feet plant, with sweet-scented lilac-coloured flowers in terminal 

 spikes ; was introduced into Western India by the late Earl of 

 Clare (?). It is a Peruvian plant, as the name denotes. 



LXIIL— CORDIACE^, Don's Syst. 4, p 374. 



EH RET I A, Pentandria Monogynia. Named by Linnteus in 

 honour of a French botanist. 



1. E BuxiFOLiA. — A small shrub, with leaves tapering at 

 both ends, serrate ; flowers small, white ; fruit size of a grain of 

 pepper. From seed sent from Calcutta. Gardens Hewra. 



LXIV.— SOLANACE^, Don's Syst. 4, p 397. 



THE NIGHT-SHADE TRIBE, Lind. Nat. Syst. p 231. 



SOLANUM, Pentandria Monogynia, Tourn. t. 62. 



1. S Tuberosum, Don's «ysf. 4, p 400. " Batatta," Maratha. 

 Blackwell t. 523. — "AIoo," Bengal name. This useful root is 

 now spread over many provinces of India as a cultivated product. 

 Of the most superior quality it is raised at Mahableshwur, and in 

 the Joonere Sooba. From the latter, hundreds of carts may daily 

 in the season be seen conveying Potatoes to Bombay, where, 

 owing to the wants of the shipping and the dense population, the 

 supply required is enormous. In cholera seasons the natives 

 reckon it (and it is believed with reason) to be a very unsafe diet. 



