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exactly the same form, but everywhere else there was only the usual 

 yellow, narrow-leaved variety of the Loranthus. 



In Kanara 1 have seen Loranthus tomentosus growing on and resem- 

 bling Randia dumetorum (Gliela) t Sideroxylon tomentosum {Kiimbal) 

 and Zizyphus Jujuba (Bori). Loranthus longijiorus and L. loniceroides 

 often have elongated leaves on the Mango. There is no apparent reason 

 why these parasites should sometimes simulate their hosts, and it is diffi- 

 cult to believe that living on the same elaborated food should be the cause 

 of the resemblance. It is a subject which may repay investigation. 



SANTiLACE^. 



Osyris arborea, Wall. Lotar. 



A large shrub with glaucous foliage. The fruit is of the size of a 

 pea and yellow. I recollect seeing a note of Dr. Cooke (I think) to the 

 effect that he considered this plant parasitic — usually on Carissa Caran- 

 das (Karwanda). 



Euphorbiacb^:. 



Euphorbia neriifolia, Linn. Khande lidung. 



Commoner on the ghats where it grows into a weird tree. 



One specimen measured at Sakar Pathar was about 15 feet high, 

 stem 4 feet in girth, and the diameter of the whole plant was 60 feet. 

 The branches were very long and spreading, but all seemed to proceed 

 from one central stem. 



Bridelia retasa, Spreng. Asana. 



The low level Konkan variety bears flowers in long sub-terminal 

 spikes. This, the ghat form, has its flowers in dense axillary fascicles. 

 Its stem, when young, is either thorny or quite unarmed. 



Glochidion lanceolarium, Dalz. Bhoma. 



A small, twiggy shrub with hard green, distichous leaves. In our 

 area it is a ragged object ; on the ghats it is often a very ornamental 

 large shrub. 



Urticace^e. 



Holoptelea integrifolia, Planch. Walvi. 



There are a few small trees of this at Karla. The seeds taste like 

 those of Beech. 



Celtis tetrandra, Roxb. Brumaj. 



A few trees in Lonavla wood. 



Morus alba, Linn. Tilt ; Mulberry. 



Not a denizen of the woods, but a common fruit tree in gardens at 

 Lonavla where it grows and fruits admirably. 



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