298 SCROPHtlLARlACE^. 



NICANDRA. F.B.I. 102 ill.* 



Species one only, native of Peru. Named after 

 Nicander of Coloption who lived in the second century. 



Nicandra physaloidcs Gcprtn. ; F.B.L iv 240, III "^ I ; 

 Winter-cherry. Weak stemmed and often climbing. 

 Leaves irregularly toothed, glabrous. Flowers small^ 

 blue. Fruit surrounded by five much enlarged strongly 

 veined sepals, free nearly to the base and cordate. 



Not wild but occasionally found as an escape. Pulneys : 

 Kodaikanal near Pambar House. 



DATURA. F.B.I. 102 VII. 



Thorn-apple. 



Species about ten in temperate and tropical regions. 

 On the plains two occur — D. stramonium with, usually 

 white, corolla 3 to 6 inches long bell-shaped with linear 

 teeth ; and D. fastuosa with, usually purple, corolla 7 by 

 5 inches at the mouth and short teeth. The one at 

 Pambar House, Kodaikanal, I believe to be 



Datura suavcolcns H.B. & K. ; VII 4. A shrub growing 

 to 10 or 15 feet, with elliptical oblong, entire, glabrous 

 leaves and large bell-shaped flowers 8 by 6 inches, white 

 with strong sickly odour at night, folded inwards along 

 five lines in bud. 



A native of Mexico introduced into England in 1733. 



Photographs of a bank of this shrub near Pambar House I have seen 

 offered for sale at Kodaikanal as of a bank of " Kodai Lilies " ! The Lily 

 has six separate petals always. 



SCROPHULARIACEit. 



Herbs or shrubs with the lower leaves at least usually 

 opposite. Flowers monopetalous, and more or less 

 irregular, often two-lipped. Stamens four with sometimes 

 a rudimentary fifth, or two only. Ovary superior of two 

 cells, fruit a many-seeded capsule. 



Species about 2,000 found all over the world. 



