162 BOtANf. 



PURPLE FLOWERED TtiORN APPLE. 



Both the single and double flowered varieties of this 

 3pecies may be often seen near Burman houses, and chil- 

 dren not knowing its poisonous character, sometimes eat 

 the fruit with very serious effects. 

 Datura fastuosa. 



NUX VOMICA- 



A Medical Botany before me says, the Nux vomica, or 

 poison nut, grows " chiefly in Ceylon and Malabar, occupy- 

 ing sandy situations." It is a very common tree on the 

 rocky sides of the hill back of Maulmain. The reputed 

 property of the wood to cure the bite of venomous snakes, 

 as stated by Lindley, is never heard of here, and is doubts 

 less quite apocryphal. 



Strychnos Nux vomica. 



COCCULUS INDICUS. 



This twining shrub, well known for its poisonous seeds* 

 Dr. Heifer reports as indigenous in the Provinces, but I 

 have never observed it. 



Anamirta Cocculus. 



SENNA. 



I have never seen the true senna under culture, but the 

 dried leaves are constantly for sale. 

 Cassia rlongata. 



FCETID CASSIA. 



The foetid cassia is one of the most abundant weeds 

 in this country, and it has a place in the Materia Medica, 

 because its leaves are used to adulterate Aleppo senna, 

 and are said to be cathartic. 

 Cassia Tor a. 



