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botanic garden at Calcutta^ where it thrives luxuriantly, and is in fruit 



most part of the year. 



Stems erects Uova six to eigliteen inclies high, ramous at t&p, jointed, and smooth. 

 Sarmentose shoots of a great length, issue in abundance from the top of the 

 Tootj and lower part of the stem/ hy which ^he plant is quickly propagated 

 to any extent, 



Leaves alternate, the lower petioled, the superior subsessile, the lower broad 

 re-entering-cordate; the superior obliquely-oblong ; all are smooth oa 

 both sides, and shining above. 



Amcnts solitary, opposite to the leaves, short-peduncled, oblong, very rainutej, 

 being rarely more than a quarter of an inch long. 



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