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ten employed to cure ring-worms, ‘They are well rubbed 
into the parts affected, once or twice a day, and generally 
with great success. ; 
Seeds from the West Indies received into the Bo- 
tanic garden at Calcutta, under the name Cassia herpeti- 
ca produced this very plant. 
18. S. glauca. R. 
Arboreous. Leaflets as far as sixteen pair, linear, ob- 
tuse, smooth, no glands. Stipules minute. Panicles ter- 
minal, composed of distinct corymbs. Legume linear, 
from eight to ten-seeded, having a conical gland on the 
upper edge of its pedicel which is particularly conspicu- 
ous in the germ. 
A pretty large tree, a native of the Carnatic, from hence 
Dr. Berry sent seeds to the Botanic garden at Calcutta, 
where it blossoms in November and December, with 
Senna Sumatrana which it much resembles, but differs in 
the number, and shape of the leaves, the shape of the pe- 
tals, and the pale glaucus colour of the whole foliage, the 
seed ripens in March. 
Trunk of young three-years-old trees in the Botanic 
garden erect, thick as a man’s leg, with smooth brownish 
bark. Branches spreading ; young shoots smooth and 
Coloured, whole height of the trees about fifteen feet, 
Leaves alternate, pinnate, from six to twelve inches long. 
Leaflets from eight to sixteen pair, linear-oblong, smooth, 
obtuse, with a slender bristle at the apex, from one to 
two inches long, and about half an inch broad. Petioles 
channelled, and destitute of glands. Stipules minute, ca- 
ducous, Panicles terminal, composed of simple, expand- 
ing corymbs, 
A single, simple, similar corymb is generally found in 
* the axil of each of the exterior leaves. Flowers pretty 
large, yellow. Petals the lower pair oi and more bean: 
Mote from each other. Stamens simple, sever me ee 
