ORCHIDEM 387 



m, 



consisting cMefly of phosphates and chlorides of potassium and 

 calcium. {Pharmacograjyhia.) Gans and Tollens. have tested 

 the oxidation products, and mAnnales, 249, 245 (J". Chem. Soc, 

 May 1889), they report : ^' On oxidation salep yields saccharic 

 acid, but no mucic acid. No furfuraldehyde is obtained by 

 distilling salep syrup with dilute acids. With phenylhydrazine 

 and sodium acetate it forms a precipitate which can be sepa- 

 rated by crystallization from the phenylhydrazine compounds of 

 dextrose and mannose^ results which show that the syrup con- 

 tains dextrose and mannose, but neither galactose nor arabinose/' 



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Commerce, — In Eastern markets salep is classed as palmate 

 and non-palmate. The former kind only appears in small 

 quantities, and is much more highly valued than the latter ; in 

 Persia it iscalled Panjeh4~sdlah, o-r ** hand salab/' a name which 

 is corrupted into Funjabt in India. The ordinary salep of 

 commerce is known as Abmhahen or lasaniya, '^garlic-like" ; it 

 sells at Rs. 30 to 35 per maund of 41 lbs., according to quality, 

 whilst the palmate variety fetches fancy prices ; if very fine 

 and white^ from 5 to 10 rupees per lb. may be asked for it. 



The salep of Madras is largely supplied from the ]S"ilgiri8, 

 where it is collected by the Todas and other hill tribes. The 

 tubers are boiled in water, and then dried in the sun until quite 

 hard, and ax^e sent into the market in coarse bags containing 

 five maunds. In Ootacamund this salep sells for Rs. 5 to Rs. 6 

 a maund of 25 lbs., and in Madras it realizes about twice the 

 price. Mahomedans all over Southern India use this salep for 

 making conjees and the sweetmeat Jmhva, 



Imitation salep is largely manufactured in India ; it is known 

 as Banaicati salah or salani, and is said to be made of pounded 

 potatoes and gum. 



EULOPHIA VIRENS, Br. 



-Fig.-^BoL Meg., f, 573; mght Zc, t. 913; Bot. Mag.y 

 t. 5579 ; Roxb. Cor. PL L, t. 38 ; Rheede^ Sort. Mai. xii., tt. 25> . 



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fJab, — Bengal and Deccan Peninsula. 



