746 ON THE VOLCANO OF TAAL, 



22. Thespesia populnea, Coit. Waru-laut, Malay ; Banago, 

 Tagalo, also Boboi-gubat. This species is found all through the 

 tropics of the East near the sea-side. Its large yellow flowers, 

 and green shady leaves make it a conspicuous object on all coast 

 regions. I have met with it everywhere in my travels, and it 

 extends to Queensland. The wood is valued for gun-stocks, and 

 though soft it never decays under water, whence it is much valued 

 for the frames of boats. A rich yellow dye exudes from the large 

 brown seed-vessel. It is also much used for fomentations, &c. 

 Altogether it is a valuable tree, and will grow in the poorest sand. 

 The tree however has to be avoided, for it is invariably alive with, 

 green and red ants. 



23. SiDA HUMiLis, Willd. Dann-sassapo in Malay ; in Tagalo,, 

 Mamolis, also Escobang. There are several species of this genus, 

 which are common oriental tropical weeds growing everywhere in 

 waste places. 



24. SiDA RHOMBIFOLIA, L. This is the common species which is 

 generally known in Australia as S. retttsa, where it has become 

 such a troublesome weed. It is said to be a native of N. America, 

 but there is no question that it is indigenous in Australia and the 

 East as well. The Acclimatisation Society get the credit of having 

 introduced this pest, but it was in Australia long before any settle- 

 ment of the colonies. 



25. SiDA CARPINIFOLIA, L. Said to to be a native of Brazil and 

 of the Mauritius. 



26. Abutilon indicum, G. Don, \V. et Arn. Kadam-kadam,, 

 Malay. As in the case of many other plants I could not find a 

 native Philippine name for this plant, which is common on road 

 sides and waste places in all Southern Asia and tropical Africa, if 

 anything most common in the Philippines. It extends to Queens- 

 land. 



27. Malachra bracteata, Cavanilles. Another wide-spread 

 weed from South America, conspicuous for its white flowers with 

 red centre and very hairy stem. 



