Chittagong 



661. Ficus scABRBLLA (Roxb.) shrubby scandent : 

 leaves alternate, short petioled, oblong, remotely serru- 

 late-dentate, scabrous : fruit axillary, solitary, peduncled 

 turbinate, tubercled, of the size of an olive; scales of 



the umbilicus ciliate, — Roxb. FL Ind. 3. 532. 



An extensive rambling species depending 



on other plants for support. Male florets few round 

 the mouth, monandrous, females numerous over the 

 whole, smooth, inside of the receptacle. 



662. Ficus obtusifolia (Roxb.) arboreous : leaves 

 alternate, short petioled, from cuniform to linear oblong, 

 thick, hard and glossy : fruit axillary, paired or single, 

 sessile, round, smooth, the size of a small gooseberry 

 and yellow. — R. FL Ind. ;3. 546. 



Chittagong. — A large elegant tree. Male flowers 



sessile female ones : 

 perianth 3-leaved, style long with a tapering acute stig- 

 ma. 



monandrous mixed among the 



1 Flowering branch 



2 male floret — 3 female floret. 



663. Ficus elastica. (Roxb.) leaves from oval to 

 oblong, pointed, thick, firm and glossy: fruit in axillary 

 pairs, sessile, oval, smooth, the size of an olive : stipu- 

 les nearly as long as the leaves, smooth and rosy. 

 Roxb.FL Ind. 3 541. 



Mountains of Silhet. 



A large handsome tree now 



cultivated in most parts of Southern India, every part 

 abounds in rich milky juice which furnishes about one- 

 third of its weight of caoutchouc, roots descend from 

 the larger branches. 



Male florets monandrous, female 

 with an oblong ovary, terminating near the apex in a 

 curved style and large stigma. The rosy coloured long 

 stipules of this species is very peculiar. 



1 Flowering branch— 2 female floret— 3 male — 4 



;eptacle cut longitudinally. 



664. Fie s exasferata (Roxb.) arboreous : leaves 

 short petioled, oblong, acuminate, repand- serrate, rough 

 on both sides : fruit axillary, solitary, or in pairs, pe- 

 duncled, round, size of a pea— R. FL Ind. 3. 655. 



Eastern parts of India— Stem and branches covered 

 with a rust coloured smooth bark. 



6fi5. Ficus infectoria (Willd.) leaves ovate-oblong, 

 acute, waved, smooth : fruit paired, axillary, sessile, 

 round, smooth, white. — !?. FL Ind. 3. 551. 



Bengal.— A large and beautiful tree, sometimes drop- 

 ping roots of considerable size from the trunk and 

 branches. 



666. Ficus Wassa (Roxb.) shrubby straight : leaves 

 broad lanceolate, often laciniate, sub-serrate, scabrous : 

 fruit axillary, peduncled, solitary or paired, sub-rotund. 



Roxb. Fl Ind. 3. 539. 



Moluccas.— A small straight species : the fruit appears 



during the hot season. 



667. Ficus glomerata (Roxb. Willd.) leaves broad, 

 lanceolate, smooth : fruit in bundles from the trunk and 

 large branches, peduncled, downy, turbinate.— Roxb. FL 



Ind. 3. 558. 



A large tree widely distributed over the Southern pro- 

 vinces of India, usually growing in moist ground near the 

 banks of rivers and water courses. Though I have 

 often seen the tree, I have rarely observed the fruit so 

 large as here represented. 



668. 



W 



not 



Lin.) leaves long petioled, ovate-oblong, acute, polish- 

 ed, veins parallel and simple : fruit paired, axillary, sessile 

 round-turbiuate.-— Roxb. FL Ind 3. 549. 



A large and very handsome tree, widely diffused over 

 Southern India. It is very generally planted by road 

 sides for the sake of its shade, and by not sending down 

 roots from the branches is in so far superior to either 

 F. indica (Banyan tree) or F. Benjamina, the pendulous 



roots of which are often dangerous impediments on a 

 road. 



669. Ficus <~onglomerata (Roxb.) arboreous, leaves 

 alternate, subsemi-cordate, cuspidate, rough and hard : 

 fruit roundish, tubercled, crowded on long procumbent, 

 or drooping, dicompound, cauline, leafless branches. 

 Roxb. FL Ind. 3. 559. 



Chittagong. — In the Botanic Garden of Calcutta this 

 tree is loaded with fruit the whole year. 



670. Ficus hirsuta (Roxb.) arboreous, tender parts 

 hirsute ; leaves round cordate, from three to five-lobed, 

 ^rrate-dentate ; lobes acute : fruit axillary, paired, 

 sessile, oval, shaggy. — Roxb. FL Ind. 3. 528. 



Silhet. — The fruit is eaten by the natives. 



1 A branch with young fruit— 2 male flower — 3 

 female, ovary separated to show the calyx — 4 full grown 

 receptacle with its bracts— 5 the same cut vertically. 



671. Ficus radicals (Roxb.) shrubby, scandent, and 

 rooting : leaves oblong, entire, long-linear, acuminate : 

 fruit globular without a common calyx, long peduncled : 

 male flowers monandrous. — Roxb. FL Ind. 3. 536. 



Silhet. — Where it grows on old walls, bushes, trees 

 &c. like the ivy in Europe, but generally has its main 

 root in the ground. 



1 Fruitful branch — 2 male flower — 3 female flower. 



672. Fiscus hirta (Roxb.) arboreous, tender parts 

 very hairy : leaves long petioled, cordate, ciliate, serrate : 

 fruit axillary, paired, sessile, ovate, shaggy. R. FL 



Ind. 3,531. 



Silhet. — Grows to a great size, and is beautiful during 



the dry season. 



673. Ficus macrophylla (Roxb. not Desf.) arbo- 

 reous : leaves round cordate, thin, nerved : fruit collected 

 in bundles near the root, turnip shaped, from eight to 

 twelve ribbed, hairy. — Roxb. FL Ind. 3. 556. 



Nepaul — Silhet— 

 this from the plants growing in the Calcutta Garden. 



In them female flowers only were found, and these 

 without any obvious perianth. Stigma single hairy, 

 of a beautiful rose colour. Where the tree is indige- 

 nous, the fruit is eaten by the natives in their curries. 



( : 74. Morus m Die A (Lin.) dioeceous, subarboreous : 

 leaves ovate, cordate, long taper pointed, serrate, 

 smooth : aments oval : style single, half two-cleft. 



Roxb. FL Ind. 3 596. 



This species is much cultivated all over India for 

 feeding silk-worms. 



675. Mortis tartartca (Willd.) dioeceous arbore- 

 ous : leaves cordate-serrate, rather obtuse,mostly entire, 

 though sometimes senuate, or even lobate. — Roxb. FL 

 Ind. 3. 598. 



This species is only found in gardens in India, and 

 that only as a curiosity, the leaves not being employed 

 for feeding silk- worms and the small fruit are in too little 

 estimation to encourage any one to cultivate it. 



Chittagong. — Roxburgh only knew 



676. 

 ceous 



Morus pakk:ulata (Roxb.) arboreous, diooe- 



. leaves alternate, long petioled, cordate, serrate, 



hoary underneath : panicles axillary: female calyx urceo- 

 late entire : berries round, pellucid, white. — Roxb. FL 

 Ind. 3. 599. 



Moluccas. 

 Botanic j 



Whence it was brought to the Calcutta 



ripe fruit sweet, 



garden, a very ramous tree 



but rather insipid. 



1 Flowering branch female plant— 2 panicle of the 

 male — 3 male flower — magnified — 4 female flowers, one 

 cut transversely to show the ovary enclosed in the 

 urceolate calyx — 5 female panicle. 





677. Morus atropurpuria (Roxb.) leaves cordate, 

 very rarely lobate, serrate, smooth : aments cylindrical : 

 fruit cylindrical, dark purple. 



China. — This species is frequently met with in gardens 

 where it is cultivated for the sake of its large succulent 

 berries. 



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