194 BOTANY. 



in the place of hemp in Amherst Province, and appears to 

 afford a valuable article. 



Urcna lobata. 



coSgos^u ooScsgo^n Ggo5o^Sgi: c8ooiol« 



CORDAGE PLANTS. 



As in other parts of India, cordage is made of coir, the 

 outside shell of the cocoanut, but ropes are more frequent- 

 ly made from the bark of three different trees belonging to 

 the genera hibiscus, paritium, and sterculia. 



Paritium macrophyllum. 



Hibiscus macrophyllus. 



cooSs^Sa O-JOO. 



Paritium tiliaceum. 



C^gS{Xp<?5)5n C06o|n 09.CW. d3£o5ii 



Sterculia guttata ? 

 " ornata ? 



C5)5?« s§p8» 



r::d cotton tree. 

 The red cotton tree is one of our most abundant forest 

 trees, and the silky down that envelopes the seed is used 

 to stuff mattresses and pillows ; and it has occasionally 

 been made into cloth. There appear to be two species, but 

 I can refer to the description of one only. 



Salm cilia m alabarica. 



Bombax malabaricum. 



Salm alia insignis. 



cooSon 6VU. (cgsu 



& i z3 a 



WRITE COTTON TREE. 



The white cotton tree does not grow spontaneously, but 

 is often planted, and the floss, which it yields abundantly, 

 is preferred to the product of the red cotton tree. 



Gossampinus Rumphii. 



Eriodendron anfractuosum. 



coccfocb* 5)£n (Tavoy) &*S« 



