The drawing. was made from a sample which flowered 
late in the summer at Messrs. Whitley, Brames, and Milne’s, 
Fulham; where it had been raised from seed, sent from Cal- 
cutta by Mrs. Clarke. According to Van Rheede it grows 
to be a pretty large shrub. Koenig speaks of its being very 
generally cultivated in the gardens of the temples of India. 
Dr. Roxburgh says it is common in all parts of that coun- 
try, 
Linnzus has not adduced Van Rheede’s figure to his 
hirtus; and it being possible that his plant may be specifi- 
cally distinct from the present, we have deemed it safer to,’ 
abide by Koenig’s specific name; his plant being clearly the 
Species and variety of Van Rheede and Roxburgh, as well as 
of the present article. 
We do not know that the species has been before intro- 
duced into this country. 
Cultivated in the hothouse. The colour of the flower is 
extremely brilliant. : 
