By THE REV. J. E. TENISON-WOODS, P.G.S , &C. 755 



from the Latin Indicum, which deuoted the country from which 

 the Romans obtained it. Roxburgh says, " Native place unknown, 

 for thousjh ifc is now common in a wild state in most of the 

 provinces of India, it is seldom found far from the districts where 

 it is now cultivated or has been cultivated formerly. The indigo of 

 the Philippines is generally highly esteemed as of a superior quality. 

 The dye is derived from three species which are grown very pro- 

 fitably in the provinces of Pampanga, Bataan, Laguna, Tayabas 

 and Camarines." 



64. Indigofera galegoides, DC. 



65. Gliricidia maculata, B. &, H. Maricacao, which name is 

 a corruption of the Spanish Madre de Cacao. This is an American 

 plant which has been introduced into the Philippines as a kind of 

 protection for the young cocoa trees, whence it is called " Mother 

 of Cocoa." I have never been able to ascertain what particular 

 benefit was supposed to be imparted to the young cocoa by its 

 proximity, but certain it is that they are never seen apart in the 

 gardens or in the fields, and the natives do not seem ever to plant 

 one without the other. The plant has showy lilac flowers like 

 Wistaria, and its clustei'ed blossoms are seen in all the native 

 gardens around INIanila, and indeed through all the islands. 



66. Sesbania iEGYPTiACA, Pers. Jaijanti, Malay. This genus is 

 widely spread over the tropical regions of New and Old World, 

 and the species named is a common iveed in tropical Asia and 

 Africa, and, as well as the following, extends to Australia. 



67. Sesbania aculeata, Pers. 



68. ZoRNiA DIPHYLLA, Pers. This species, which is common in 

 the tropics of the whole world, is so abundant on the slopes of the 

 crater, that it almost takes the place of grass. It is quite an 

 insignificant little weed. 



69. Desmodium gaxgeticum, DC. Docot-docot, Tagalo ; 

 Kajang gunong, Malay. These pi-etty little weeds are widely 

 diffused over the tropical regions of both worlds. The three 

 species mentioned here are spread over the East Indies and the 

 Archipelago, and two of them I have met with in South China 

 and Japan. 



