The Herald and genealogist . 240. Mr. COWASJEE JehanGIER bears, Azure, within an orle ofeight mullets, the sun in splendour or; on a canton argent therose of England and the lotus of India in saltire proper. Crest,—On a mound vert, a low pillar, the base and capital masoned,flames of fire issiiing therefrom, all proper. The allusions in thiscomposition refer especially to the religion of the Parsees ; includ-ing the crest, which seems to be the nearest heraldic approachto a fire-altar. The rose and lotus united on the canton evi-dently typify the intimate union of England and India. With the s
The Herald and genealogist . 240. Mr. COWASJEE JehanGIER bears, Azure, within an orle ofeight mullets, the sun in splendour or; on a canton argent therose of England and the lotus of India in saltire proper. Crest,—On a mound vert, a low pillar, the base and capital masoned,flames of fire issiiing therefrom, all proper. The allusions in thiscomposition refer especially to the religion of the Parsees ; includ-ing the crest, which seems to be the nearest heraldic approachto a fire-altar. The rose and lotus united on the canton evi-dently typify the intimate union of England and India. With the same feeling, the lotus and rose have also been adopted in a design whichMr. Boutell has lately furnished for the Font of Bombay Cathedral. It resembles the 241
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