OLEACE. 377 
_ The author of the Mukhzan gives 4 minute description of 
all parts of the tree, and states that the Indians use the white 
‘portion of the flowers as a purple dye, which they call Gul- 
“k4émah, and the orange part as a yellow dye. The seeds and 
“leaves are considered by them to have medicinal properties. 
‘Six or seven of the young leaves are rubbed up with water 
and a little fresh ginger, and administered in obstinate fevers 
of the intermittent type, at the same time a purely vegetable 
diet is enforced. ‘The powdered seeds are used to cure scurfy 
‘affections of the scalp. Directions for the preparations of- 
Gulkamah will be found in the Karabddin-iskabir.* 
escription.—Tree, 15 to 20 feet, young shoots 4-sided, 
eaves opposite, short-petioled, cordate or oblong, pointed, en- 
‘tire, or coarsely serrate, scabrous ; panicles terminal, composed 
‘Small six-flowered terminal umbellets, calyx campanulate, 
ly 5-notched, downy; corolla tube cylindric, as long as 
calyx oe es to 7; involucel of four inyorse cordate, 
er white, iapiiit The fruit is a , dry, ‘flat, oblong, 
nate capsule, prominently veined, $ inch long by 4 inch 
Siti is of a brown colour when ripe, and is divided into 
each of which contains a flat foliaceous seed of a light 
‘3 the testa of the seed is thin, the kernel! white, 
ery oe leaves have similar alapione ; 
