570 CXV, EUPHORBIACEiE. 



20. Euphorbia microphylla, Heijne, in Roth, Nov. PI. Sp. (1821) 

 \>. 2'J\). A uciirly glabrous aiimuil; steins numerous, spreiidiug Irom 

 the root, A-10 in. long, whitish, slender, leafy, glabrons, brit t h% dichoto- 

 niousl}^ branched. Leaves opposite, ^-^ in. long, often nearly as broad 

 as long, coriaceous, obliquely oblong, rounded-oblong, or sub(iiiatlraie, 

 n)unded, subtruncate or retuse at the apex, usually entire, often with 

 pink margins ; stipules 2-partile or laciniately toothed. Lnvoiucres 

 numerous, subsolitary, axillary, ^-^ in. long, broadly campanulate, 

 glabrous ; stalk ^"o-aV i"- lf"ig; lobes triangular, apiculate ; gland very 

 shortly sti|)itate with a small limb. Capsules -jJg- in. in diam., glabrous, 

 keeled ; styles short, deeply 2-lid. Seeds scarcely ^ in. long, obtusely 

 quadrangular, very bluntly pointed, yellowish-brown, smooth, nnicous 

 when wetted. Fl. B. 1. v. 5, p. 252 ; Woodr. in Jonrn. Bomb. Nat. 

 V. 12 (1899) p. 369 ; Brain, Beng. Bl. p. 923 ; \\"att, Diet. Econ. Brod. 

 V. 3, p. 296. EuphorUa umjlora, Dalz. & Gibs. p. 227 {not of Roxb.). 



KoNKAN : Low\\ Sfocksl; Dasgaou, BaLell if- Gibson. — Distuib. India (Bengal, 

 Behar, Tirhut, VV. Peninsula); Java. 



21. Euphorbia Clarkeana, Bv.J,-. f. Fl. B. I. v. 5 (1887) p. 253. 



Glabrous ; stems liliform, 3-8 in. long, numerous, prostrate and spread- 

 ing (rarel}' suberect), leafy from an annual root, glabrous or nearly so. 

 Leaves coriaceous, distichously spreading, i-jl by ^V'i ^'^•' often crowded 

 towards the ends of short branches, obliquely linear-oblong, entire or 

 toothed at the rouuded tip, glabrous, base very unequal-sided, almost 

 auricled at one side; petioles very short ; stipules rather large, setaceous 

 from a broad toothed base. Involucres axillary, solitary, ^^ in. long, 

 campanulate, glabrous : lobes lanceolate, toothed, longer than the gland; 

 gland miinite without a limb. Capsules glabrous, ,1^5- in. in diam. ; cocci 

 keeled. ISeeds ^V i"- lo"g' acutely 4-angled, shortly bluntly pointed, 

 obscurely transversely rugose, pale-brown, mucous when welted. 

 AA^oodr. 'in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 12 (1899) !>. 369. 



Sind: StocJcsl — Distrh?. India (Paiijab, W. Peninsula). 



Enphor}>ia palrherrwia, Willd. ex Klotzsch, in Otto & Dietr. Allg. 

 Gartenz. V. 2 (1834) p. 27. An unarmed shrub, a native of America, 

 M ith slender woody branches naked below. Upper Horal leaves opposite, 

 brightly colored, crimson or occasionally yellowish-white. .Much grown 

 in gardens as an ornamental plant on account of its showy floral leaves. 

 Fl. B. I. V. 5, p. 239: Woodr. in Jonrn. Bomb. Nat. v. 12 (18!)9) 

 p. 369 & Gard. in Ind. ed. 5, p. 433 ; Brain, Heng. Bl. p. 922 ; Watt, 

 Diet. Econ. Brod. v. 3, p. 299. Poim^ettia pulcherrima, H. Grab, in 

 Ediid). N. Bhil. Journ. v. 20 (Jan. 1836) p. 412; Ualz. & Gibs. Suppl. 

 ]). 76, — Flowers in the cold season. 



Euphorbia TinicaUl, Linn. Sp. Bl. (1753) p. 452. The connnon smooth 

 MiJlc-hush, a native of Africa. Grows to the height of 20 ft. with 

 spreading cylindric rush-like smooth green almost leafless branches. 

 L^sed as a hedges plant and, though unarmed, makes a good fence, as 

 cattl(! avoid it owing to its acrid milky juice. The older stems are oft(Mi 

 used for rafters, as the wood is strong and not liable to the attacks of 

 insects. The wood is also used for making toys. Fl. B. 1. v. 5, p. 254; 



