LUC JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXVI. 



mentions the following preparation against asthma : Gum of Afncia 

 araii'cffi and honey, one tola each, juice of Calotropis procera une 

 quarter of a tola, and fine " Pili earth" ; to be taken thrice a day as 

 pills. 



Acacia Senegal Willd. Sp. PI. IV (1805) 1077. 

 Vern. N. : Kumat (Macadam). 

 Loc. : Jodhpur: Kailana (No. 7272!), Osian (No. 7270!, 7268!), 



Barmer, rocks (No. 7267 !). Jaisalmer : N. of Jaisahner (No. 7^71 \), 



Vinjorai (No. 7269 !). Common everywhere, one of the chief jungle 



forming trees. 

 Distrib. : Trop. Africa, Arabia, Baluchistan, India. 

 Fl. and fr. in Oct. and Nov. 

 Note : The leaves in our specimens are much longer than given by 



Baker and Cooke, but agree with the illustration given by Brandis. 



The lateral spines vary, and the pod is broader than usual. < 



Uses : A gum which exudes from the stem in the cold weather is 



eaten and sold. It is the commercial gum-arabic. The seeds are 



valued for food (Macadam). 



Acacia catechu Willd. Sp. PL IV (1805) 1079. var. sundra Prain. in 

 Journ. As. Soc. Beng. LXVI (1898) 508-510. 

 Vern. N. : Khair. 

 Loc. : Jodhpur (ex Adams). 

 Distrib. : India. 



Acacia jaquemonti Benth. in Hook. Lon. Journ. Bot. 1 (1842) 499. 

 Vern. N. ; Bhu bavali, Bawal, Babul, Bambul. 

 Loc: Found at Jodhpur and Jaisalmer, less common than A. andirca 



(Macadam). 

 Distrib.: Gujarat, Rajputana, Punjab, Sind. 



Uses : The wood when burned gives out an intense heat and is there- 

 fore employed by gold and silver smiths. 



Acacia leucophloea Willd. Sp. PI. IV (1805) 1083. 



Loc. : Jaisalmer State (Erskine). W. Rajputana (King). 

 Distrib. : India. 



Albizzia Durazz. 



Albizzia lebbek Benth. in Hook. Lon. Journ. Bot. Ill (1844) 87. 

 Vern. N. : Siris. 

 Loc: Jodhpur: Jodhpur (No. 7273!). Jaisalmer: Amarsagar (No. 



7274!). 

 Distrib. : Trop. and Sub-trop. Asia and Africa. 



Uses : The wood is perishable and not much used. The bark is mixed 

 in hot water with Coimniphora viukul. and given to sick camels. 

 (Macadam). , 



Leuccena Benth. 



Leuccena glauca Benth. in Hook. Journ. Bot. IV (1842) 416. 

 Loc. : Jodhpur : Balsamand (No. 7276 !). 

 Distrib. : Probably indigenous in Trop. America. 

 Fl. in Oct. 



Pithecolobium Mart. 



Fithecolobium dulce Benth. in Hook. Lon. Journ. Bot. Ill (1844) 199. 

 Loc : Jodhpur, cultivated in the sands, grows rapidly when watered 



during the hot weather (Adams). 

 Distrib. : A native of Mexico. 



{To be continued.) 



