84 CELASTRINE^. 



1. EUONYMUS, Linn. 



A genus of about 24 Indian species, of which many are merely small shrubs or 

 climbers. About 11 occur in the Eastern Himalaya, Assam and Eastern Bengal, 5 iu 

 the North-West Himalaya, 5 in Burma and 7 in South India. Among them, 

 E. crenulatiis, Wall. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 608 ; Beddome t. 144, of the Nilgiris, and E. 

 fflaber, Roxb. Fl. Ind. i. 628; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 609 ; Kurz i. 248, of Chittagong and 

 Burma, may be mentioned as most important. E. echinatus, Wall. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. 

 i. 611 ; Brandis 80 ; Gamble 18, is a small climbing or epiphytic shrub of the Hima- 

 laya from the Jhelum to Sikkim at 7,000 to 12,000 feet. The wood of some species may 

 be worth trying as a substitute for boxwood. 



Wood compact, even-grained, white. Pores very or extremely 

 small. Medullary rays very fine and very numerous. 



The first four species here described are common in the North- West Himalaya, and 

 may thus be distinguished : 



T ( Leaves deeply cut . . . E. lacerus. 



Leaves membranous [ ^ s ligM y C ut . . . . E. Hamiltonianus. 



< Leaves long, sharply serrate . . E. pendulus. 

 Leaves coriaceous [ ^ ^ oU *^ y gerrate ^ ^ E ting ens. 



1. E. lacerus, Ham. ; Brandis 78. E. grandiflorus, Wall. ; Hook. Fl. 

 Ind. i. 608. Vern. 8iki, pattali, papar, banchir, dudhapdr, hanchu, 

 pash, tnara, chikan, rangchul, kioch, Punjab ; Gule, grui, Simla. 



A small deciduous tree with smooth grey bark. Wood white, 

 moderately hard, exceedingly compact, close and even-grained. Annual 

 rings visible, but not very distinct. Pores extremely small, barely 

 visible under the lens. Medullary rays extremely fine. 



Himalaya, from the Indus to Sikkim, between 6,000 and 11,000 feet, 

 Weight, 48 Ibs. per cubic foot. Wood used for carving. The seeds are strung as 

 beads in Bassahir and used for necklaces. 



Ibs. 



H 67. Nagkanda, Simla, 9,000 feet ....... 48 



H 2883. ....... 46 



H 3011. ....... 49 



H 3187. Dungagalli, Hazara, 8,000 feet ......... 



2. E. Hamiltonianus, Wall. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 612; Brandis 78. 

 E. alropurpurens, Roxb. Fl. Ind. i. 627. Vern. Siki, singi, chual, 

 watal) papar y rithu, randi, brahmani, banchor, kamn, skioch, sidhera, naga, 

 Pb. ; Agniun, agnu, Kumaun. 



A large deciduous shrub, or small or occasionally moderate-sized tree. 

 Bark thick, grey, corky, with deep irregular fissures. Wood white, 

 with a slight yellow tinge, soft, close-grained. Annual rings marked 

 by a narrow belt of firm wood with fewer pores. 



Outer Himalaya, from the Indus to Bhutan, Khasia Hills, from 4,000 to 8,000 feet. 

 Weight, 35 Ibs, Wood used for carving into spoons. 



Ibs. 



H 3173. Dungagalli, Hazara, 8,000 feet ......... 



H 919. Hazara, Punjab, 8,000 feet ...... 36 



H 172. Murree, Punjab (1866), 7,000 feet ........ 



H 778. Kalatop Forest, Punjab, 7,000 feet ..... 34 



II S012* ) Nagkanda, Simla, 9,000 feet ...... 44 



3. E. pendulus, Wall. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. C12 ; Brandis 79. Vern. 

 a, pincha, ynrtr, kunku, N.-W. P. 



