KAMINI (Murraya Exotica).--A pretty small white flower having a strong smell. It blooms at night and is very delicate to the touch. The kamini tree is frequently used as a garden hedge.
KRISHNA CHURA (Poinciana Pulcherrima).--A pretty small flower, which, as its name imports resembles the head ornament of Krishna. When the Krishna Chura tree is in full blossom, it has a very handsome appearance.
KRISHNA KELI (Mirabilis Jalapa.)[105]--A small tulip shaped yellow flower. The bulb of the plant has medicinal properties and is used by the natives as a poultice.
KUMADA (Nymphaea Esculenta)--A white flower, resembling the lotus, but blooming at night, whence the Indian poets suppose that it is in love with Chandra or the Moon, as the lotus is imagined by them to be in love with the Sun.
LAVANGA LATA' (Limonia Scandens.)--A very small red flower growing upon a creeper, which has been celebrated by Jaya Deva in his famous work called the Gita Govinda. This creeper is used in native gardens for bowers.
MALLIKA' (Jasminum Zambac.)--A white flower resembling the Bela. It has a very sweet smell and is used by native females to make ornaments. It is frequently alluded to by Indian poets.
MUCHAKUNDA (Pterospermum Suberifolia).--A strongly scented flower, which grows in clusters and is of a brown colour.
MA'LATI (Echites Caryophyllata.)--The flower of a creeper which is commonly used in native gardens. It has a slight smell and is of a white colour.
MA'DHAVI (Gaertnera Racemosa.)--The flower of another creeper which is also to be seen in native gardens. It is likewise of a white colour.
NA'GESWARA (Mesua Ferrua.)--A white flower with yellow filaments, which are said to possess medicinal properties and are used by the native physicians. It has a very sweet smell and is supposed by Indian poets to form one of the darts of Kama Deva. See Sir William Jones's Hymn to that deity.