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in their own jiursous, but iu tlio manes and tails of tlair horses, wliieh tliey 

 habituaUy thus decorate. 



f f Flowers apetaloits. Trees or .s/iriihs. 

 CnYrTEEoxiA, Blume. 

 C'dhjx 4-5-eleft. Stamens 4-5. Ovanj and capsule 2-ccllcd, tlic hitter 2-valved. 

 C. (Hexslowia) r.\NlcuL.\TA, Miij. F.T. var. « Chittu;j;on2;. var. ji Tropical 

 Anan-hpyu (Kurz),' or Bo. forests from Arakan to Teuasscrim. 



Calyx 1-lA line in diameter. Leaves quite ghibrous. 



var. a glabra, I'huich. Itaehis of racemes n;hibrous, at least in fruit. 



var. fi piibesci'Hs, Gritf. llachis of racemes densely puberulous, uot glabrescent. 



X X Seeds 2>ilose. Cali/x-fube tubular, curved. Sfamois declinate. Leaves hlack- 

 dotted beneath. 



WooDroKDiA, Salisburi/. 



Calyx ()-lobed. Pttah 6, or none. Stamens 12, long-exserted. Ocanj and 

 capsule 2-eelled, the latter elongate, sessile, loculieidally 2-valvcd. 



W. (LyxnituM) FHrTicos.V, L. var. a Ava. Pegu. Kliakyen Hills. 



H'. Jloribunda, Salisb. 

 Grislea tomentosa, lloxb. 



A very ornamental tree common in Prome, with bright red calyces, which, with 

 the leaves, are collected for dyeing and tanning, and infused (as tea) are considered 

 to be restorative. The gum resembles tragacanth, swelling up in water, and is used 

 in calico ])rinting to cover such parts as are not intended to receive the dye, and also 

 iu the manufacture of the native confection ' Luddoo.' 



4-+ Ciipsule reyularli/ opening into 3-8 valics, or berrg-Uke and indehment. 

 Trees or shrubs. 



X Capsule drg or leathery, dehiscent. 



Lagerstkujuia, Linnicus. 



Calyx bell-shaped, -l-G- rarely 7-cleft. Petals 4-C>. Stamens numerous, in 2 or 

 more rows. Capsule dry, almost woody, 3-G-ceUed and valvcil. Seeds laterally 

 winged. 



Sub-genus Sihia, T)C'. 



Calyx terete, without ribs or furrows. 



* lujlurcscence and calyx glabrous. 



L. PAKVTFLORA. Ava. 



Leaves whitish glaucous beneath. Flowers hardly A inch across. 



*L. IxDtcA, L. Cultivated. (Wild in Ynnaii.) 



Leaves green. Flowers 1 1-2 iuclics in diameter. 



*""' Inflorescence and calyx covered with a rusty-coloured tomenfum. 



L. cALYtfLATA, Kz. Tropical forests East of Toung-ngoo. 



Flowers almost racemose, in jtanicles. Caly.x by .J or j shorter than the capsule. 



Sub-genus Adambea, Lamk. 



Calyx furrowed, plicatcly ribbed or angular, the angles acute or almost winged. 



* liibs or angles twice as many as cttlyx-lohes, the shorter ones terminating at the 

 sinuses of the lobes, those of the longer ones extending over tlie lobes. Petals large. 



' Kuiz writes llpo, wliiih may mean cither ' ln)yu ' or ' b6.' 



