52 Notes on the Indian species of Lycium. [No. 1. 



Notes on the Indian species of Lycium. — By T. Andebson, Esq. 

 31. D. Oude Contingent. 



In October, 1855, when passing through the Doab between the 

 Kavee and Beas, I gathered a specimen of Lycium Edgeworthii of 

 Dunal, a species founded on a plant sent to Dunal by Mr. Edge- 

 worth, from near Sirhind. The plant in my Herbarium is evi- 

 dently the same as that which Dunal has described, but after 

 most careful and repeated examination of a considerable number of 

 specimens in my possession, I am convinced that Dunal's L. 

 Edgeworthii is only a variety of his L. Mediterraueum, the L. 

 Europaeum of Linnaeus. In order that his species L. Mediterra- 

 neum and L. Edgeworthii may be distinguished, he has refined their 

 specific characters so much, that they appear to be the descriptions 

 rather of trivial varieties than of permanent and well-marked species. 

 The differences between the specific characters of the species con- 

 sist of a line or two in the length of the calyx, a mark of no import- 

 ance, of minute differences in the length of the pedicels and pedun- 

 cles and of inconstant characters taken from the existence of minute 

 hairs at the insertion of the filaments in Lycium Edgeworthii. In 

 my specimens I found several flowers entirely glabrous. In Lycium 

 Europaeum the character is "filamentis basi puberulis." Characters 

 are also taken from the branches and spines, but the latter, in both 

 species, are of all shapes and sizes from a simple thorn J of an inch- 

 long to a spine 3 inches long, bearing leaves and flowers. Dunal 



order. The following are specimens copied from the Eaudhi Pagoda at Pagan. 

 "On the 1st day of the waning moon Dengyot 1216, A. D. 1854 Nga Phyoo, 

 Naga Kyen, and Ko Byeen, three persons, who live beneath the golden feet, wor- 

 shipped the images and Pagodas at Pagan." 



Here is another ; 



" Palm juice and spirits do not drink ; fowls and pigs do not kill ; avoid these 

 (sins) that you may hereafter meet the Lord A-ri-ma-tee-ya," # And again ; 



"Moung Kha and his wife have worshipped and presented offerings at all the 

 Pagodas — applaud! applaud!" 



* Arimateeya, or Maitri, is the coming Buddha, who will be the fifth and last 

 of the present world-system. " No oath is considered by a Burmese with more 

 awe and solemnity, than to make him declare that in the event of his failing in 

 truth, may he never see the Boodh Ariinadeya." As. Res. XX. 178. (Y). 



