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linear. Fruit oblong, subcorlaceous, 3 by 1| in., nearly dry when ripe. 

 Seeds numerous, subglobose, angled by pressure, 5-^ in. in diam., smooth, 

 brown or black. Fl. B. I. v. 6, p. 261 ; Dalz. & Gibs. p. 272 ; Eoxb. 

 Cor. PI. t. 223 ; Wight, Icon. tt. 2017-18 ; R. Graham, in Bot. Mag. 

 tt. 3849-3850 ; Woodr. in Jouru. Bomb. Nat. v. 12 (1899) p. 521 ; 

 K. Schum. in Engler, Pflanzenreich, \^. 4, part 45 (1900) p. 16; Watt, 

 Diet. Econ. Prod. v. 5, p. 302. Musa textilis, J. Grab. Cat. PI. Bo. 

 (1839) p. 213 (not of Nee).— VERjf. Chowdni. 

 Widely spread throughout the Western Ghats. 



Musa textilis, Luis Ne'e, in Ann. Cienc. Nat. v. 4 (1801) p. 123. 

 Stem cylindric, green, 20 ft. or more high, stoloniferous from the base. 

 Leaves obloog, deltoid at the base, bright green above, rather glaucous 

 beneath, smaller and firmer in texture than those of Musa sajjientum ; 

 petioles 1 ft. long. Spike drooping, shorter than the leaves ; male 

 flowers deciduous ; bracts polished outside. Fruit green, 2-3 by 1 in., 

 3-gonous, curved, with numerous seeds, not edible. Seeds turbinate, 

 black, -^ in. in diam., angled by pressure. Fl. B. I. v. 6, p. 263 ; Woodr. 

 in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 12 (1899) p. 521, & Gard. in Ind. ed. 5, 

 p. 489 ; Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod. v. 5, p. 302 ; K. Schum. in Engler, 

 Pflanzenreich, v. 4, part 45 (1900) p. 19. The plant is a native of the 

 Philippines and furnishes the well-known Manilla Hemp. It has been 

 introduced into India in several places, but has not proved a commercial 

 success. 



Musa coccinea, Andr. Bot. Rep. (1799) t. 47. Stem stoloniferous, 

 slender, about 4 feet high, with oblong leaves 36 by 6 in. and spikes of 

 flowers enclosed in bright scarlet bracts. A native of S. China and 

 Cochinchina, grown in gardens as an ornamental plant. Woodr. Gard. 

 in Ind. ed. 5, p. 488 ; K. Schum. in Engler, Pflanzenreich, v. 4, part 45 

 (1900) p. 23. 



Musa sumatrana, Beccari, in Illustr. Hortic. v. 27 (1880) p. 37, 

 t. 375. Whole plant 7-8 ft. high. Leaves with irregular blotches of 

 claret-brown. A native of Sumatra, grown as an ornamental plant in 

 conservatories. Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat, v. 12 (1899) p. 521, 

 & Gard. in Ind. ed. 5, p. 484 ; K. Schum. in Engler, Pflanzenreich, v. 4, 

 part 45 (1900) p. 24. 



3Iusa Ensete, J. F. Gmel. Syst. v. 2 (1791) p. 567. A very large 

 species. Whole plant 30-40 ft. high ; leaves oblong, acute, sometimes 

 20 by 3 ft. with a red midrib; bracts 9-12 in. long, dark claret-brown. 

 A native of Abyssinia, the largest Musa known, grown as an ornamental 

 plant in gardens. Its chief characteristic is the bright red of the massive 

 midribs of the leaves. Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 12 (1899) p. 521, 

 & Gard. in Ind. ed. 5, p. 489 ; K. Schum. in Engler, Pflanzenreich, v. 4, 

 part 45 (1900) p. 15. 



Musa zebrina. Van Houtte, ex Planch, in Flor. des Serres, v. 10 (1854- 

 55) p. 223. Whole plant 5-10 ft. high. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, 

 green, striped with dark bands above, red beneath, a native of the Malay 

 Peninsula, grown as an ornamental plant in gardens. 



