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Leaflets, downy, in- other refpe&s as in. Bufea Frondofa, but greatly- 

 larger : the exterior one is generally about twenty inches long, and broad in 

 proportion, the lateral fomewhat lefs.. 



Racemes as in the. former,, but much larger. 



Flowers alfo the fame* only much larger and more numerou. 



Calyx divided as the other, but the diviflons longer and much more pointed*. 



Corol the fame* 



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 Legumes and Seed as in the former, but rather larger. 



When this fpecies is in full flower, I do not think the vegetable world 

 offers a more gaudy mow : the flowers are incomparably beautiful, very large 

 and very numerous ; the colours are fo exceedingly vivid, that my beft painter 

 has not been able, with his utmoft fkill, to come any thing like near their 

 brightnefs. 



From Allures, &c. in the bark, the fame fort of ruby-coloured aftringent 

 gum exudes. : the flowers alfo yield the fame beautiful yellow dye and pig- 

 ment. 



Dr. Roxburgh'? Defcription of the Nerium Tintloiium would have been fubjoined ; but the publica- 

 tion of it is delayed, until, the Society, has* been favoured with the refulc of his farther experiments... 



