146 SPOLIA ZEYLANICA. 
It is almost superfluous to remark that the Rhamnacez are 
abundantly represented by various forms of Zizyphus, both as 
an abominable thorny climbing bush, or in the more elegant 
Z. jujuba. Scutia indica is plentiful near damp spots, while 
Ventilago maderaspatana is most abundant. 
Vitis quadrangularis is, perhaps, the most common example 
of the Ampilidez, while Leea sambucina is specially noticeable 
in the vicinity of large streams. 
The Sapindacez afford plentiful examples in Allophylus 
cobbe, Sapindus emarginatus, or soap-nut, Nephelium longana 
(Mora, Sinhalese), Schleichera trijuga (Kon, Sinhalese), and 
Gleniea zeylanica, all of which are about equally distributed. 
In waste ground the creeping Cardiospermum halicacabum 
is plentiful; its use as a tonic appears to have been known to 
the Veddas. 
I also observed Dodonza viscosa in a few isolated places, 
particularly near Wattegama, but to my surprise its use as an 
embrocation was apparently unknown. 
Of the Anacardiacee, if we except cultivated species, few 
occur. The wild mango (Mangifera zeylanica) is to be found 
near or in the Heda-oya valley, but not in great profusion. 
Odina wordier is to some extent cultivated, as it is frequently 
to be found preserved where there are fields. Nothopegia 
colebrookiana is seemingly unknown to the people, though I 
found it frequently. Spondias mangifera I believe to have 
been introduced. 
Passing to the Calyciflore, the small order of Connaracez 
finds as its best representative the widely distributed Connarus 
monocarpus, that appears to thrive equally well in the wet 
and dry zones. J found it in abundance in some of the driest 
situations. It is said to be of use for buffalo ropes. 
Of the Leguminosz, space considerations oblige me to make 
but the briefest reference to the better known examples in 
a list form :— 
Crotalaria retusa. In open waste places. 
C. striata. Occasional, in dry fields. 
Indigofera pauciflora. In abandoned fields. 
I. hirsuta. In waste places and road sides. 
Aischynomene aspera. In damp places or puddles, 
