Xanihoxyfam.] RUTACE2E. 61 



Wood used for walking sticks, the branches for making tooth-brushes. Fruit 

 used as a remedy for tooth-ache, as a condiment and to purify water. The whole 

 plant has a strong aromatic unpleasant smell. 



Ibs. 



H 107. Bhajji, Simla, 4,000 feet 46 



E 2329. Tukdah, Darjeeling, 5,OCO feet ...... 34 



3. TODDALIA, Juss. 



Contains two species : one the rambling, sarmentose shrub here described ; the other 

 T. bilocularis, W. and A. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 497 Bcddome xliii., a handsome tree 

 of the Western Ghats, always unarmed and reaching 3 feet in girth. 



1. T. aculeata, Pers.; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 497; Beddome xlii ; 

 Brandis 46; Kurz i. 183; Gamble 14. Scopolia aculeata, Sm. ; Roxb. 

 Fl. Ind. i. 616. Vern. Kanj, Hind.; Dahan, lahan, llajputana ; Meinkara 

 Nep. ; Saphijirik, Lepcha; Milkaranai, Tarn.; Kondakaskinda, Tel. 



A large scandeut shrub, the branches covered with prickles. Wood 

 porous, yellowish white, soft. Pores moderate-sized, very numerous, 

 often subdivided, uniformly distributed. Medullary rays very fine, 

 uniform and equidistant. 



Outer Himalaya from Kumaun eastwards, Khasia Hills and Western Ghats, ascend- 

 ing to 7,000 feet. 



The root bark gives a yellow dye and a bitter and aromatic tonic, used by natives 

 in some parts of the country as a remedy for fever. (Sidie.) 



E 2855. Tukdah, Darjeeling, 5,000 feet 



4. SKIMMIA, Thunb. 



1. S. Laureola, Hook, f . ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 499; Brandis 50; 

 Gamble 14. Vern. Ner, barru, Pb. ; Nehir, gurl pata y Kumaun; Chum- 

 lani, Nep. ; Timburnyok, Lepcha. 



An extremely aromatic shrub. Bark thin, bluish grey. Wood white, 

 soft, with distinct, white, concentric lines which may possibly be annual 

 rings ; has an aromatic scent when fresh cut. Pores extremely small, 

 in narrow, irregularly bent lines. Medullary rays fine, numerous. 



Himalaya from the Indus to Bhutan, from 5,000 to 11,000 feet, Afghanistan. 

 Weight, 42 Ibs. per cubic foot. The leaves are eaten in the Himalaya in curries. 



Ibs. 



H 2846. Mahasu, Simla, 8,000 feet 



E 2330. Tukdah, Darjeeling, 5,000 feet 42 



6. MURRAYA, Linn. 



Besides the species described, M. Konigii, Spr. ; Hook. Fl. Tnd. i. 503 ; Beddome 

 xliv; Brandis 48; Kurz i. 190; Gamble 14. (Bergera Konigii, Linn.; Roxb. Fl. 

 Ind. ii. 375) Vern. Gandla, gandi, boivala, Pb. ; Harri, Tcatnim, Hind. ; Earsanga, 

 Beng. ; Ckanangi, Hyderabad ; Karepak, Jcari-vepa, Tel.; JKamwepila, Tain., is a 

 small tree of the outer Himalaya from the Ravi to Assam, Bengal, South India and 

 Burma, whose leaves are used for flavouring curries. The wood is close, even-grained, 

 hard and durable, and is used for agricultural implements. 



1. M. exotica. Linn. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 502; Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 

 374; Beddome xliv.; Brandis 48; Kurz i. 190; Gamble 14. Vern. 

 Marchula,juti t Hind. ; Kamini, Beng.; Naga golunga, Tel. ; Raket-berdr, 

 Gondi ; Simali, Nep. ; S/iitzem, Lepcha; Hakay, Burm.; Mackatta, And. 



A shrub or small tree, with thin grey bark. Wood light yellow, 

 close-grained, very hard, apt to crack. Pores very small, sometimes 



