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any trees of it are now to be found in gardens. It is a native of 

 Italy. 



6. M Atropurpurea, Roxb. Fl. 3, 595 ; M rubra, Lour. Cochin 

 China. — Shahtoot. This is an undoubted introduction by the 

 Mussulmans from the north. It reaches a large size, having 

 cordate, coriaceous, and often lobate, serrate leaves, and dark- 

 purple, cylindiic fruit. It grows well in gardens, particularly 

 when planted near watercourses. 



7. M Nigra, Willd. sp. 4, p 369 ; Blackwell t. 126.— A tree, 

 with leaves cordate- ovate, unequally toothed ; fruit black. Parell 

 garden, in front of the house, Graham. This species we have not 

 traced as still existing. 



8. M Leptostachya, Wall. — Dapoorie, introduced from Ben- 

 gal, Dr. Lush. This tree has a fine fruit 2| inches long. 



9. JVl Mauritian A. — The Phillippine Mulberry. A species 

 introduced in 1837, having a bushy tendency, and large cochleate 

 serrate leaves. We suspect this species must now be extinct, as we 

 have not seen it for years. Tliere were many trees of it in a gar- 

 den at Parell kept by Mr. Ramos, who was one of the victims of 

 the Mulberry speculations. 



10. M Peesica. — Regarding this tree therehangs a doubt. One 

 or more are, or were, in the garden at Dapoorie, having an obovate 

 sessile, smooth, entire, somewhat coriaceous, leaf, and a 1| inch 

 dependent fruit, similar to that of M leptostachya, but not, in as 

 far as we remember, edible. The fruit of the Mulberry is very 

 choice, from its mild acid qualities, which fit it well for preserves, 

 and for a cooling drink in fevers. 



1 1 . CoNOCEPHALus Naucleiflora, Roxb. — A climber, intro- 

 duced from Java, having ovate entire leaves, and umbellets of 

 yellowish flowers, springing from the stem. They are very fragrant. 

 The shrub is a native of Java. 



LXXXIV.— SALICINE^, Lind. Nat. Syst. p 98. 



SALIX, Dioecia Diandria. — Said to be derived from the Celtic 

 sal, near ; lis water ; in allusion to the habitat of the Willow Tribe. 



1. S Babylonica, Willd. sp. 4, p 671 ; Lour. Cochin China 

 2, p 609. — The Weeping Willow. Many specimens of this are to 

 be seen in gardens in Bombay. Some imported direct from the 

 banks of the Euphrates ; others by the more circuitous route of St. 

 Helena, from the spring close to the tomb of the great Napoleon. 



2. S iEoYPTiACA. — Has leaves very narrow, almost hnear, but 

 not drooping, as in the former variety. The flower does not appear 

 to differ from that of our indigenous species. Both may be seen 

 growing in close apposition on the right hand side of the road from 



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