210 Dr. Francis Hamilton's Commentary 



numerous reticulated fibres, forms a kind of natural cloth, used by the Garos 

 for covering their nakedness. 



4. Celtis orientalis, S. 

 Habitat ad Cosalse pagos. 



Of this I saw only male trees. It resembles much the second variety, only 

 the leaves are rougher ; and perhaps it is merely the male plant of the same 

 species. 

 Cymce geminse, axillares, folio multo breviores, multiflorse, squamulosse. Flores 



parvi, virides. 

 Calyx quinquepartitus. Stamina quinque laciniis calycis opposita. 



5. Celtis orientalis, s. 



Celtis orientalis. Hort. Beng. 21. 

 Habitat ad Indiae Gangeticae et Nepalse pagos. 

 Folia subtus pallida, sed nuda. 



In the woods of Magadha I found anothei tree called Tilayi in the Hindwi 

 dialect ; but it is, perhaps, the Celtis Amboinends of Willdenovv (5/». PI. iv. 997.), 

 although this is by no means certain, for the sides of the leaves are seldom 

 equal to the base, and it may be merely a rougher variety of the C. orientalis. 

 It is, however, so rough, that the leaves are used by the natives for polishing 

 horn. Specimens of this also will be found in the library at the India House. 



Arbor parva. Rumiili flexuosi, pilis erectis hirti. Folia alterna, rigida, ovato- 

 oblonga, basi emarginata ssepius subobliqua, acuminata, subquinque- 

 nervia, serrata, venis minute reticulata, utrinque scaberrima, et pilis raris 

 rigidis subhispida. Petiolus brevissimus, hirtus. Stipulw geminse, basi 

 petioli insidentes, lineares, caducse. 



Ciimce fructiferae axillares, geminse, longitudine fere petioli patentes, multi- 

 florse. 



Drupa nigi'a, seminis Cannabini magnitudine, ovata, obtusa, stylis geminis 

 coronata, calyce parvo quinquefido pubescenti cincta. Niix unica, dura, 

 compressa, minuta. 

 In the woods of the northern parts of Bengal and Behar I have found a very 



