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Fieus clavata. 

 Ficus cvnla. 



Fioiis scandens. 



Ficux foveolatn. 



Ficus palmota. 



Ficus glomerata. 



la. 



Ficus roxi)urgh%i. 

 Urtica parvijlora, 



Girardiiiia heterophyl- 



u 



Piled umbrosa. 



the villages in the hills near temples. The branches 

 are lopped, the larger for elephants, the lesser for 

 camels, goats and cattle. New leaves appear ia 

 March, fruit ripens in May. Is sweetish and is eaten. 



Vernacular " Kania." common, fruits during June. 



Vernacular " Kheina " or " Jarphal." Common in 

 the Dun and ascending up along water courses and 

 streams well into the hills. Easily recognised by its 

 long drooping panicled racemes often several feet 

 long issuing from the base of the trunk and larger 

 branches. 



Common in the Dun in all moist localities and as- 

 cending into the hills along all perennial streams. 

 Fruit during the rains. 



Common, creeping on damp locks and on trees com- 

 pletely covering their trunks, clinging to the bark by 

 roots at the joints. A very variable plant. Fruit 

 ripens in the rains. 



Common along banks of streams. Vernacular 

 " pheru " or " anjir," fruit ripens about July or Oc- 

 tober, 



Vernacular " gular," is a common Dun tree but 

 does not ascend much further than the foot of the 

 Mussoorie hills. It is a moisture loving tree. The 

 fruit when quite young is eaten cooked as a vegeta- 

 ble and is eaten uncooked when ripe from March to 

 July. In the Central Provinces the " Gonds " collect 

 and dry large quantities and stock it for food and eat 

 it mixed and boiled with rice. There it is known as 

 " Dumar." 



Fruit ripens during summer, is often collected and 

 sold in the bazaars. 



A very common nettle up here. Vernacular " Bich- 

 chhu." Flowers throughout hot weather and rains. 



Common, the tender parts are cooked and eaten as 

 a vegetable. The stems yield a good fibre. Flowei-s 

 during the rains. 



Very common in shady localities. Flowers in 

 September. 



