36 Mr, Grahams Catalogue of Plants 



The catalogue constitutes the gleanings of a few occasional 

 minutes snatched by our excellent friend (with whom we 

 have spent many a pleasant hour in botanizing amid the 

 sylvan recesses of India) from the ingrossing avocations of his 

 official duties. He has set an example which those who 

 possess more spare time would do well to imitate. — Edit. 



1 . Alpinia nutans, 



2. Achyranthes aspera. A common weed. 



3. Asclepias gigantea. Very coinmon thoughout India. 

 The natives apply the milky acrid juice to sores. 



4. Asclepias acida. This is a rare plant; I found it last 

 August (1834) on the plains to the south of Aurungabad j 

 also in the neighbourhood of Poona. 



5. Asclepias annulare. 



6. Asclepias ybr/wo55zmma. I have only seen this species 

 in gardens, but, I believe, it is a native of India. 



7. Asclepias odoratissima. This too I have only seen 

 in gardens, and very rare. 



8. Amaryllis Zeylonica. A very beautiful plant; I do 

 not think it is to be found within this neighbourhood. 



9. Asparagus falcatus. Large bushes of this shrubby 

 species are common in the Deccan ; it requires support and 

 is generally found overtopping some other shrub; it i& 

 rather a pretty plant. 



10. Aloe littoralis. The fibres of its long leaves are ex- 

 tremely tough and might be used in making cord, if not 

 cloth ; however, I am not aware of its being applied to any 

 economical uses. 



1 1 . Anacardium occidentale. Cashew nut ; common in 

 Salsette and on the island of Bombay, &c. The apples are 

 seldom used, indeed they are not worth eating. 



12. Adenanthera^auoTiia.* 



13. Adenanthera aculeata. 



14. Averhoa bilimbi. 



15. Averhoa ' carambola. Both species are common in 

 gardens, and the fruit is used for making tarts. The fruit of 

 bilimbi grows from the thick branches and often from the 

 stem of the tree in a singular manner, like the jack fruit. 



* This elegant flower (termed the peacock fiower) forms a prominent part of the 

 htfiquet with which the Musselmans present Europeans on Sundays. — Edit. 



