646 nUILVA, ITS PEOPLE AXD PRODUCTIOyS. 



taken on an empty stomach, or it will produce nausea.' The relief in most cases 

 is spcerly and permanent. For neuralgia and toothache the oil should be mixed with 

 camphor and chloroform, and rubbed over the part affected, and a plug of cotton-wool 

 saturated in the mixture placed in the tooth or ear, as may be required. When 

 taken internally, the oil improves the appetite, and should be used with a generous 

 diet. Pure Chaulmugra oil is also an excellent application for mange, cancer, and 

 open sores, both on men and animals.^ The active principle of the oil has been 

 separated as Gynocordic acid. The timber is said to be of good quality, but the 

 ti'ec is less common in Bui'ma than in Silhet. 



Ryparia, Bhune. 



Flovers dioecious. Cahj.r globular, rupturing into 3-4 segments. Petals 4-.5. 

 Males: Stamens 4-5. i^//rtwe?i^s united into a tubular column. Females: Staiiihiodes 

 4-5, subulate or pedicellate. Placentas 1-3, bearing 2 or more OTules. Herri/ 1-2- 

 seeded, corticate, large. Trees, with simple leaves and small racemose flowers. 



R. CJESIA, Bl. -E". T. South Andaman and Kamorta. 



X X Sepals alrearli/ distinct in bud. 

 HrnxocuiPus, Gacrtner. 



Floivcrs unisexual. Sepals 4-5, imbidcate. Petals 5-9. Males : Stamens definite 

 or indefinite. Anthers basifixed. Females: Staminodes 5 or more. Placentas 3-6. 

 Stiffmas as many, sessile or nearly so, dilated. Berri/ large, gloliular, with a hard 

 riud. Trees, with simple or serrate leaves, and small racemose flowers. 



H. nETEKOPHTiLrs, Bl. F.T. Tropical forests of Pegu Range, Martaban 



Taractogenos Blumci, Hassk. and Tenasserim. 



Ka-lor-hso. 



Sepals 4. 



A. CASTAXEus, H. f. and Th. T. King's Island, ilergui Archipelago. 



Sepals 5. 



The fruit of Uijdnocarjms is the size of an orange, and is used for poisoning fish. 

 The seeds afford an oil, which is used for dressing ulcers and in cutaneous diseases. 



Order YIOLACEiE. 



Flowers usually iiTcgular. Sepals 5. Stamens 5. Antliers usually curved, 

 connective usually <lilated above the cells. Fruit usually a capsule. Fmbryo straight. 

 Leaves opposite or alternate, stipulate. 



violiej:. 



Corolla irregular, the lower petal much larger. Herbs or perennials. 



Viola, Linnecas. 

 Sepals produced at base. Lower petal spurred or saccate. 



X Stigma o-lubed, terminal. 



Y. rEiMniFoiiA, L. Khakyeu Hills. Ponsee. 



V. TFaUccrii, Wight. 

 r. Patrinii, DC." 



V. DiFFnsA, Ging. Khakycn Hills. Ponsee. 



Stoloniferous. Stipules toothed. 



' New Commercial Plants, Xo. 3, Thomas Christy and Co., London. 



^ It can be procnrcd from Christy and Co., IS'o, Fenchurch Street, at Is. an ounce, and the 

 capsules in shilling boxes of 12 in each. 



