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cheea, Psoralea corylifolia ; some of the Ocimums, and many 
of the Asclepias family. Of the powerfully scented plants, 
the Michelia Champaca, (Champa), Pandanus odoratissimus, 
_ several species of Jasmine, Polyanthus, Rose, &c., abound. 
European fruits.—Very few of the European fruits are cul- 
tivated in Dukhun; indeed, those produced are almost con- 
fined to peaches and strawberries, both of which are as fine 
as in Europe. All the European vegetables thrive, such as 
cauliflowers, cabbages, asparagus, spinach, and_ broccoli. 
Potatoes, when properly attended to, are also good. Carrots, 
turnips, and radishes are indigenous. 
Flowering plants.—It is not within my present view to attempt 
an enumeration of the wild flowering plants of Dukhun, many 
of which are splendid and curious. Nothing can exceed the 
magnificence and beauty of the vegetation in the Ghats 
during the monsoon. The brilliancy of the Erythrine, the 
Cassie (particularly the Cassia fistularia,), the lofty Bombaz, 
the varieties of the Liliaceae, Canne, Convolvulacee, and Mal- 
vacee, would surprise and delight a European florist. 
In the Desh, the dwarf Cassia auriculata, with its numerous 
yellow flowers, enlivens the whole country ; and the numerous 
species of Mimosa (particularly the Mimosa odoratissima), 
perfume the air. 
The Dukhun produces few ferns and no heaths, and none 
of the coniferous family, excepting Cupressus; the Musci 
_ (true mosses) are rare; there are many of the Euphorbiacee ; 
no oaks, elms, or hazels, or indeed any of the Amentacee, ex- 
 cepting Salix tetrasperma ; multiplied genera and species of 
_ the Jasminee, Labiate, Composite, Umbellifere, Legumi- 
_ nose, and Cucurbitacee ; the Crucifere are not abundant ; 
_ but the Capparides are very much so. The rosaceous plants 
are rare; but the Solanacee (Luride) are very abundant ; 
_ although the potatoe is not indigenous. 
Such is the meagre sketch of the botany of Dukhun; for 
the elaboration of which there are abundant materials at the 
India House, in a Hortus Siccus collected by myself. 
I must not omit to notice that the Sandal-wood tree, San- 
_ talum album, is met with, both in the cultivated and wild state. 
__ Timber itrees.—The Warsa, Bignonia quadrilocularis ; the 
Tamarind, Tamarindus Indica; the Jack, Artocarpus integri- 
_folia; and the Bauhinee, produce excellent wood for fur- 
-niture; and all the species of Mimosa furnish hard durable 
wood for tools and machinery. 
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Wi, Zoology. 
_~ Like the account of the botany, the zoology must be con- 
