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 fleshy and mealy, glabroiis. There are mariy cultivated varie- 

 ties, differing greatly in the shape and size of the leaves, 

 as also in the size and natvire of the fruit, of which the most 

 remarkable is Edgeworth's var, Hysudricus (Journ. Linn, Soc. 

 VI 201), with erect or spreading not drooping "branches, obtuse 

 ovate oblong or obicular leaves, glabrous or slightly tomen- 

 tose beneath, and long petioles. This, according to Aitchi- 

 son, is always raised by grafts. Two other varieties are des- 

 cribed by li!dgeworth--viz, , hortensis and spontanens. 



Propagation 



Propagation is effected by seeds and cuttings 



The Native Olive, Elaeocarpus Serratus (Linn.) 

 Description and Habitat 



Leaves elliptic obtuse or accuminate, crenate serrate, 

 stamens 20-35, anther valves sparingly bearded, drupe oblong, 

 stone tubercled, 1-celled, 1-seeded, 



Tropical Himalaya ; Sikkira, 2-3,000 ft., Nipal, Eastern 

 Bengal and the Eastern and Western Peninsulas. Distribution, 

 Java. 



Leaves 4-5 by 2 l/2 in,, glabrous, base tapering j petiole 

 1 1/2 in. Racemes scarcely so long as the leaves, ascending, 

 J'lower buds ovoid- conical, Plowers l/2 in, dian^ter. Sepal's 

 ovate, speckled, glabrous. Petals laciniate halfway down, 

 ciliate at the edges. Ovary villous, 3-celled, Drupe the 

 size and form of a small olive, edible ; stone oblong, pointed, 



