Lx.T. TjnnACR.T. 603 



obliquoly obovato-obloiiff, ohluso, l.]-lf by j-| in. Fruit nearly glo- 

 bose, l^-lf in. in cliain., witlioufc ribs, aiJpressiHlly pubescent when 

 young, {)ale-greon and specified, surmounted by the calyx-limb, which is 

 I in. or more long; epicarp dry, ileshy ; endocarp bony, yellow, polished 

 within, J3-valvod. Seeds numerous, small, flattened, pale-brown, ia 

 purplish-grey pulp ; placentas 4 5. Fl. B. I. v. 3, p. 116 ; Grab. Cat. 

 p. 88 ; Dalz. .t Gibs. p. 120 ; Wight, Icon. t. T'jO ; Trim. Fl. Ceyl.v. 2, 

 p. 332 ; Talb. Trees, Bomb. ed. 2, p. 190 ; Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod. v. 3, 

 p. 482. — Flowers : Mar.-May. 



S. M. Country : sandstone liills north of Belgaura, 7?i(/r/4/>, 1085 ! Kanaka: Lawl; 

 near ])uddi on tlio Gatpraba river, L(/w ex Graham, h'i/d/in, 1085 !— Distrib. Dry 

 hilly districts of Western, Central, and South-western India, Bebar and VV. Bengal; 

 Ceylon. 



The wood has been recommended as a substitute for boxwood for engravers' use. 

 It is employed by the natives to make combs. See Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod. 1. c. 



4. Gardenia gummifera, Linn. f. Suppl. (1781) p. 104. A sbrub 

 about 6 ft. bigh, glabrous or nearly so, unarmed ; buds resinous. Leaves 

 sessile or nearly so, lj-2| by |-1 in., elliptic-oblong or obovate-oblong, 

 obtuse or subacute, glabrous, shining, base obtuse, acute, or sometimes 

 cordate: main nerves 12-18 pairs; stipules connate, truncate or mucro- 

 nate. Flowers not odorous (Itltchie), subsessile, 1-3 together. Calyx 

 I in. long, densely pubescent ; teeth triangular, j-^-^ in. long. Corolla 

 at first white, soon changing to yellow ; tube pubescent outside, 1 J-I5 in. 

 long; lobes oblong, obtuse, 1-lj by ^-| in. Fruit 1-1 1 in. long, ob- 

 long or ellipsoid, with numerous longitudinal elevated lines and with a 

 stout beak, smooth ; pericarp thin ; placeutas 4-5. Fl. B. I. v. 3, p. 1 IG ; 

 Grab. Cat. p. 88 ; Bah. & Gibs. p. 120 ; Wight, Icon. t. 576 (f{/ure 

 not good) ; Talb. Trees, Bomb. ed. 2, p. 190 ; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. 

 Nat. V. 11 (1898) p. 645; Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod. v. 3, p. 480.— 

 Flowers : Feb.-June. A'een. Dil-emdli ; Kainarri. 



5. M. Country : barren plains south of Dharwar, Dalzell ^- Gibson ; Belgaum, 

 Bitchie, 344! Kanara : Dolzdl tf- Gibson; common on the laterite plains from 

 Kumpta southwards, al.so near Sidda]iur, Talbot ; Bhatkal (N. Kanara), Woodroiu !, 

 Bhival; Duddi on the Gatpraba river, Laiu ex Graham. — Distrib. India (W. Penin- 

 sula). 



This shrub, as well as the small tree G. lucida, produces the resinous material 

 known as Dikemdli, which is largely used by the natives in medicine and to keep flies 

 off sores. See Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod. 1. c. 



Gardenia jasmhioides, Ellis, in Phil. Trans, v. 51 (1761) part ii. p. 935, 

 sometimes known as the Ca2)e Jasmine, has been introduced from China 

 and is much valued as an ornamental plaut in gardens in districts where 

 there is a tolerably heavy rainfall. The double-flowered variety is that 

 most commonly cultivated. It has obloug-elhptic coriaceous leaves 

 2-4 in. long, large white very fragrant flo\Aers, and oblong fruit about 

 1 in. long. Gardenia Jlorida, Linn. Sp. PI. ed. 2 (1762) p. 305 ; Bot. 

 Mag. (1826) t. 2627 (the double-flowered variety) ; Grab. Cat. p. 88 ; 

 Dalz. & Gibs. Suppl. p. 43 ; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 11 (1898) 

 p. 645, & Gard. in lud. ed. 5, p. 355 ; AVatt, Diet. Econ. Prod. v. 3, 

 p. 480. — Flowers in the rains. Verx. Gandarajd. 



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