180 L.WMII. AS,Cl,EPlADACE,i:, 



is about '^-^ in. long, divided above into 2 divergent points 3^ in. long ; 

 inner corona-lobes -^ in. long, very obtuse, incumbent on the backs of 

 the anthers and not exceeding them. Follicles 4-5 in. long, cylindric, 

 tapering, slender, smooth, 1 of the pair often suppressed. Yl. B. I. v. 4, 

 p. 77; Dalz. & Gibs. p. 155; Trim. Fl. Ceyl. v. 3, p. 168; Woodr. 

 in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 12 (1898) p. 168 ; AVatt, Diet. Econ. Prod. 

 V. 2, p. 141. Caralluma ascendens, Grab. Cat. p. 118 (no< of E-. Br.). — 

 Flowers : June. Veek. Mdkadsivg (monkey's horn). 



Deccan : Dalzell ^- Gibson ; hills, Woodrow .' ; Bopudi, 3 miles N. of Poona, 

 Ganpat ! 



The plant is eaten as a vegetable. — Distrib. India (W. Peninsula); Ava. 



Cryptostegia grandijlora, E. Br. in Bot. Reg. (1819) t. 435. A lofty 

 climber with glossy elliptic leaves 3-4 in. long, large rose-colored showy 

 flowers and 3-winged follicles 4-5 in. long. The plant, which is a native 

 of Tropical Africa, has been grown extensively in gardens in the Bombay 

 Presidency, where it has become almost naturalized. It abounds in 

 milky juice which supplies a fairly good caoutchouc which has not 

 however as yet become an article of commerce. See Watt, Diet. Econ. 

 Prod. V. 2, p. 625. Fl. B. I. v. 4, p. 6 ; Grab. Cat. p. 122 ; Dalz. & 

 Gibs. Suppl. p. 54; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 12 (1898) p. 166 

 & Gard. in Ind. ed. 5, p. 384. — Flowers : June-Sept. Veen. Vilayti- 

 vakundi. 



Asdepian curasavica^l^wxYt. Sp. I'l. (1753) p. 215. Introduced from 

 the AYest Indies, where it is known to the colonists as the hnstard or 

 wild Ipecacuanha. It is I'apidly becoming naturalized in W. India and 

 used to be very abundant in the fields near the Eailway station at Poona. 

 It has linear-lanceolate leaves and rather handsome orange-colored 

 flowers. Fl. B. I. v. 4, p. 18 ; Grab. Cat. p. 120 ; Dalz. & Gibs. Suppl. 

 p. 54; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 12 (1898) p. 167 ; AVatt, Diet. 

 Econ. Prod. v. 1, p. 343.— Flowers : Feb.-Dec. 



Stephanotis Jlorihnnda, Brongn. in Ann. Sc. Nat. ser. 2, v. 7 (1837) 

 p. 30. A handsome climbing shrub a native of Madagascar (sometimes 

 known as the Madagascar Jasmine), \\ith opposite coriaceous elliptic 

 smooth leaves and highly fragrant white flowers in umbelliform cymes. 

 A very ornamental plant much grown in gardens. Dalz. & Gibs. Suppl. 

 p. 54; AVoodr. in Joui-n. Bomb. Nat. v. 12 (1898) p. 167 & Gard. in 

 Ind. ed. 5, p. 383. 



Stapclia grandijlora, Masson, Stapel. (1796) p. 13, t. 11. A low 

 thickly-fleshy leaHess succulent plant a native of S. Africa, with quad- 

 rangular clavate branches and a foetid hairy corolla 3 in. in diam., dark 

 purple at tiie bottom, the ovate-lanceolate lobes of a lighter purple striped 

 with white. This strange-looking plant thrives on a dry bank and 

 requires little care. AVoodr. Gard. in lud. ed. 5, p. 885. 



