246 Dr. H. F. C. Cleghorn on the Hedge Plants of India. 



armed on the back and sides with strong spines. Avenues of Pan- 

 danus are seen in China and Cochin-China, and in the Mauritius 

 {Loureiro and Hardwicke) . It answers well for hedgerows, but 

 requires too much room : it grows well from branches. Often 

 forms impenetrable thickets, which I have been told by hog- 

 hunters are a favourite resort of these animals. The sweet- 

 scented flowers are much prized, and often sell in the bazaars at 

 two annas a piece. 



Capparis sepiaria, L. 



A much-branched shrub of low size, with very strong and sharp 

 recurved prickles, very common in the uncultivated tracts of 

 Mysore. This and C. incanescens, W. & A., form whole jungles 

 at the foot of the Bababooden Hills, and in the South Mahratta 

 country. It is an excellent plant for hedges : we have admired 

 some fine village hedges in the Shikarpoor talook. " Habitat 

 ubique in Indise dumetis, solo aridiore." — Buck. 



C. horrida, L., C. aphylla, Eox., C. Roxburghii, Wight, and 

 C. incanescens, W. & A., are worthy of trial, though more strag- 

 gling than C. sepiaria. The first is very common in Mysore, 

 likewise the second, much sought for its berries, which are pickled. 

 The latter grows everywhere in Scinde and Guzerat. 



Balsamodendron Berryi, Arn. Ann. Nat. Hist. iii. 85. 



Protium Gileadense, W. & A. Exc. Syn. 



Amyris Gileadensis, Rox. Exc. Syn. 



A most common spinescent plant in some parts of the country, 

 and constantly used for making fences. [Wight.) 



Toddalea aculeata, Pers. 



Scopolia aculeata, Sm. 



Paullinia asiatica, L. 



Toddali, Can. 



A prickly shrub, with trifoliate leaves, common in the hotter 

 parts. It is usually of a very ramous character, and might be 

 employed in the formation of hedges. We observed it in many 

 parts of Mysore and the South Mahratta country, and have expe- 

 rienced infinite difficulty in attempting to make our way between 

 the bushes. The flavour of the black seeds is pungent, resem- 

 bling pepper. The berries make an excellent pickle. 



Pisonea aculeata, Rox. 



A very common large straggling shrub, armed with strong 

 axillary recurved thorns. It makes excellent impenetrable fences, 



