92 RHAMNfc^:. [ RJiamnua. 



2. R. purpureus, Eclgew. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 639 ; Brandis 91. Vern. 

 Bat sinjaly iunani zanani, tadra, tundhl y mimarari, kunjij chatcrni, Pb. 



A large deciduous shrub, with thin smooth bark. Wood brownish 

 grey, close-grained. Annual rings marked by an interrupted belt of 

 pores. Pores very small, in narrow irregular radial belts of softer tissue, 

 which often anastomose and have a reticulate appearance. Medullary 

 rays fine, numerous, straight, prominent. 



North-west Himalaya from the Indus to Nepal, between 4,500 and 10,000 feet. 

 Weight, 411bs. Fruit used as a purgative. 



Ibs. 



H 70. Mashobra, Simla, 7,000 feet 41 



H 2848. Mahasu, Simla, 8,000 



3. E. triquetrus, Wall. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 639 ; Brandis 92. Vern. 

 'ij Simla; Fagora, gardhan^phulla t Pb. ; Gogsa, ghant^.-^N. P. 



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

 yellowish white, moderately hard, close-grained. Annual rings distinctly 

 marked by an interrupted belt of larger pores. Pores very small to 

 small, arranged in irregular branching bands of softer tissue, which 

 form fantastic patterns. Medullary rays fine and moderately broad, short. 



North- West Himalaya from the Jhelum to Nepal, between 3,000 and 6,000 feet. 



H 75. Mashobra, Simla, 7,000 feet. 

 H 2903. Nagkanda, Simla, 8,000 



4. R. procnmbens, Edgew. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 640 ; Brandis 93. 



A small procumbent shrub. Wood yellowish, with the same struct- 

 ure as that of R. virgatus. 



Western Himalaya from Simla to Kumaun, between 7,000 and 8,000 feet. 

 H 2952. Naldehra, Simla, 7,000 feet. 



5. SAGERETIA, Brongniart. 



Besides the two species described, S. opporitifolia, Brongn. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 641 ; 

 Brandis 95. Vern. Kanak, gidurddk, drange, girthan, Pb. ; Aglaia, Kumaun, is 

 a large shrub of the N.-W. Himalaya. 



Wood close-grained, hard. Pores small, round. Medullary rays 

 fine and very fine. 



1. S. theezans, Brongn.; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 641 ; Brandis 95. Vein. 

 Dargola, Simla; Drangu, ankol, kanli, karur, phomphli, kdnda, brinkol, 

 chauushy katrain, thum, Mm, Pb. 



A large spinescent shrub. Bark thin, grey. Wood very hard, 

 white, with irregular dark-coloured heartwood. Annual rings (?) 

 marked by white lines. Pores round, small, in rings of softer texture, 

 uniformly distributed. Medullary rays fine and very fine, numerous. 



Salt Range and Suliman Range. Wustorn Himalaya from Kashmir to Simla, 

 from 3,000 to 8,000 feet. Fruit eaten. 



Ibs. 



H 2946. Bom, SutUa Valley? 3,600 feet 



H 2951. Naldehra, Simla, 7,000 



H 3129. Koti, Simla, 6,000 , 56 



2. S. Brandrethiana, A itch. ; llok. n. Ind. i. 01:2 ; Brandis 95. 



Vern. 'intfyttr, f/u/tcr, Pb. ; Mnintuitii^ Al'y. 



