that work, much of what relates to the description of the 
male flowers of this plant, and all that is said of its female 
flowers, has been gleaned. From the same source we 
learn that it is ‘‘ a large scandent, woody plant, common 
in the forests of Chittagong, Silhet, &c., and the eastern 
frontier of Bengal. In the former it is known by the 
vernacular name of Dolea Lat; and in the latter it is 
called Lat Cadam (i. e. scandent Nauclea). The flowers 
are beautiful and fragrant, and appear at various times 
throughout the year; but they ripen best about or before 
the beginning of the rains.” 
By the kind permission of Dr. Wallich, we subjoin an 
extract from Dr. Roxburgh’s MS. Flora. 
Stem stout, and woody, covered with dark-coloured, 
scabrous bark, the whole extending to a great length by 
climbing up and over trees, &c. Leaves alternate, petioled, 
cordate, entire, smooth, from 4 to 8 inches long, by from 
3 to 6 broad. Petioles half the length of the leaves, round, 
coloured. Stipules axillary, solitary, large, ovate, oblong, 
smooth, of a dark ferruginous colour.— Male. Panicles 
from the old axilla, composed of numerous small globular 
heads of minute, yellow, very fragrant flowers. Bractee 
in pairs, at the divisions of the panicle, oval and oblong, 
coloured like the stipule.» Perianthium 4-leaved, leaflets 
oblong, concave, subcucullate over the anthers. J’/aments 
very broad and short; anthers cordate. Germ none, but 
a columnar-headed gland in its place. — Female on a dif- 
ferent plant. Peduncles from the axille of the former 
leaves, as in the male, generally solitary, once or twice 
dichotomous, with a large globular head of small, beauti- 
ful, purple, fragrant, pedicelled florets on each division. 
Bracteé as in the male. Perianthium 1-leayed, 4-parted ; 
segments often unequal. Stamens none. Germ superior, 
oblong, 1-celled, containing one ovulum, attached to the 
bottom of the cell; style short; stigma lateral, oblong. 
The succulent calyx covers a single oblong nut, which has 
an exterior succulent coat, and an interior thin hard one. 
The testa is membranous. Albumen, while the seed is 
recent, thin and succulent. Embryo inverted.  Coty- 
ledons 2, oblong. Radicle cylindrical, superior. 
We should observe, that both Roxburgh and Dr. Blume 
