«)8 JOURNA L, BOMB A Y NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Vol. KIX, 



TuEES WITH Alternate Exstipolate Simple Leaves. 

 Petals Undnitim), 



Citrrs A^irantium, 

 Orange, 



Naringl. 



Rdtace^. 



F. B. T. i. 515. 



The Plains to 2,000 ft. 



small ; jouug shoots greenish-white, usually spinous; 

 leaves, really of one leaflet jointed to the leaf 

 stalk, which is often winged, they appear to be 

 simple leaves, but are really compound, the other leaf- 

 lets having been suppressed, gland dotted, edges 

 finely toothed, 2 in. long, flowers pure white, sweet 

 scented ; fruit, round, flattened at both ends, orange, 

 rind thin, loose, pulp sweet. 



Citrus dOCUtnana, small ; young shoots dowuy, and usually spinous ; 



Shaidocik, PuinelO, leaves 6-9 in. long, stalk broadly winged ; flowers large, 



Chiihrra. white, strongly scented ; fruit very large, 5 in. diam. 



RuTACE^. round or pear-shaped ; rind very thick, pulp yellow, 



'• " • pink or crimson, sweet or acid. 

 The Plains. 



Meliosma diUenias- 

 folia, 



Kmna, karkon. 

 Sabiace^. 

 F. B. [. ii. 4. 

 Himalaya, 4-8,000 feet. 

 Simla (Oollett). 



small ; branches, leaf and flower stalks covered 

 with rusty down ; leaves 6-12 by 3-5 in. margin 

 sharply toothed rough with minute dots above 

 abruptly pointed ; flowers stalked, minute, white, 

 loosely scattered in branching racemes with bracts 

 sepals 5, concave, petals 5, 3 outer concave, orbicular, 

 2 lobed, stamens 5, two with anthers, three without, 

 fruit round, ^ in. diam., black, one stone. 



Melissm^i PUngens, small : branches, leaf and flower stalks covered 



with rusty down ; leaves 5-9 by 2-3 in., margin toothed 

 with distant large teeth, long pointed ; flowers 

 larger than the last, white small, sessile closely 

 packed on branching racemes, bracts soon falling, 

 bracteoles 1 or 2 below the sepals ; fruit, 5 in. diam. 

 round 



A'upp r, bakes h. 

 SABIACE.(E. 

 F. B. I. ii. 4. 

 Himalaya, 3-8,000 

 Narkaada CCollett). 



ft. 



X£%nglfcra Indica, 

 Mango, 



Av.-. 



Anacaudiace^. 



F. B. I. ii. 13. 



The Plains to 3,000 ft. 



large ; smooth except flower stalks ; leaves 6-16 

 in. long, shining, margin smooth, crowded at the 

 end of branches, stalk 1-4 in. long, swollen at 

 the base ; flowers yellow, fragrant, in branched downy 

 racemes^ calyx lobes 4-5, soon fallmg off, petals 5, with 

 3 ridges, stamens 4-5, one much ihe largest ; fruit, 

 large, yellow, flashy, flattened lengthwise ; stone, 

 fibrous, large. 



