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ON THE CULTIVATION OF THE LEE-CHEE, LONGAN, 
pubescence similar to that on the rachis ; segments ovate, concave, undulate. 
Petals five, about equal to the length of the calyx, spathulate, reflexed between the 
sepals, pubescent on both sides. Dish large, pubescent, flattened, lobed, covering 
the origin of the petals. Stamens eight, arising from the upper part of the disk near 
its centre, rather longer than the calyx ; filaments subulate, spreading, slightly hairy; 
anthers ovato-oblong, attached by the back near the base ; lohes slightly divaricated at 
the base ; pollen abundant ; granules minute. Pistil pubescent, shorter than the 
stamens, in many of the flowers abortive early ; germen two to four-lobed, diverging. 
Every part of the flower is pale-yellow. — Graham, in Bot. Mag., 4096. 
This plant is cultivated extensively in China and Cochin-China, for the 
sake of its fruit, which is highly esteemed ; but not equal to that of the Lee-Chee. 
It is said to be more wholesome, however, and is smaller in size and of a brown 
colour ; the pulp is surrounded with a tough leathery coat ; it is colourless, and semi- 
transparent ; the centre is occupied by a dark-brown seed, which, in some of the 
varieties, is large, and in others small. The flavour of the pulp is sweet, subacid, 
and particularly pleasant to the taste, especially in a warm climate, but inferior to 
the Litchi. It has been ripened by John Knight, Esq., at Lee Castle, in a lofty 
stove, erected for the purpose of growing tropical fruits, and a bunch was presented 
by him to the Horticultural Society, in September 1816, supposed to be the first 
ever produced in Europe, and was considered by competent judges to be fully equal to 
any grown in the tropics. It was also fruited by Mr. Forrest in 1833, in the stove of 
His Grace the Duke of Northumberland, at Sion House ; and in several other places 
it has flowered and set abundant crops, but, except at Lee Castle, none that we are 
aware of have been ripened. 
The Rambootan, Rambutan, or Rampostan, is a native of the East Indies, and 
is the Euphoria Neiohelium of “He Candolle’s Prodromus,” (i.,p. 612) ; the Scytalia 
Rambootan oi “ Roxburgh’s Hort. Beng.,” (p. 29); Pfimocarpus crinita of “ Loureiro’s 
Flor. Cochin.,” (p. 234); and the Nephelium lappaceum of “ Don’s Syst.,” (i. 670). 
Desceiption. — Plant a spreading tree. Leaves pinnate ; leaflets five to seven, 
oblong. Floivers in terminal panicles. Calyx five or six-cleft. Petals absent. 
Stamens eight, or by abortion five. Fruit sub-ovate, hairy, about the size of the 
Longan, usually twin, with an agreeable sub-acid flavour, but inferior to the Lee- 
Chee and Longan. It is a species which deserves to be grown as a fruit tree, and 
would no doubt be much improved by cultivation. 
Besides the above, there are also three other species which deserve to be men- 
tioned, for although they are not equal in importance to the preceding ones, yet the 
fruit they produce are by no means to be despised. These are — 
Euphoeia veeticillata. — Whorled-leaved Euphoria. This is the Nephelium 
verticillatum of “ Don’s Syst.,” (i. 670), and the Scytalia verticillata of “ Roxb. 
Hort. Beng.,” (p. 29). 
The plant forms a low spreading bush, scarcely exceeding six feet high. Leaves 
alternate, simple, obovate, lanceolate, very smooth, auricled at the base. Flowers 
