DRUGS. 



Remarks. Under the head of Buchnak, I provisionally referred the 

 root known in England as Badshah-salep to this plant. Since then, 

 owing to some Badshah-salep having accidentally become moistened and 

 swollen by the rains, I have been forced to conclude that it belongs to 

 some other genus, probably Allium. On swelling, it develops a powerful 

 odour like Asafoetida, and more persistent. 



Asparagus sarmentosus. W. Linear-leaved Asparagus. 



Linn. Syst. Hexandria Monogynia. 



The root. 



Vernacular. Shetavurrie, Sans. Sajfaid-mooslie, Hind. Dec. Sha- 

 tawriy Schcedaveli, Mai. Tanneer-vittang, Tarn. Tsulla-ghedaloo t 

 Tel. 



Habitat. The Deccan. 



Remarks. Suffaid mooslie is in Bombay the name also of a root which 

 seems to the writer to be that of a species of Spiderwort. 



Polianthes tuberosa. W. Common Tuberose. 



Linn. Syst. Hexandria Monogynia. 



The seed. 



Vernacular. Sandhy-araga, Sans. Rujuni-gundha, Beng. Gool- 

 shaboo, Hind. Andi-malleri, Mai. Undimandari, Tel. The 

 seed Toodree, Vulg. ? 



Habitat. East Indies. 



Remarks. The Toodree seed of the Bombay bazar is like that of the 

 Garden Wall-flower, and certainly of the same genus, if not species. I 

 have never seen any kind of Toodree I could refer to Polianthes tuberosa. 

 Towdree is also the name of a species of Mallow-wort; See N. O. 30. 



Urginea indica. Kunth. 



Linn. Syst. Hexandria Monogynia. 



The bulb. 



Vernacular. Jungly-piaz, Concans. 



Habitat. The sandy shores of the Deccan. 



Remarks. Substituted in India for the classical and officinal drug 

 Squills, known in the bazars of India as Iskeel, Vulg. Unsool, Arab. 

 Penlay-pa-dein, Burmah. 



N. O. 243. MELANTHACE.E. MELANTHS. 

 Methonica superba. Lam. Superb Gloriosa. 



Linn. Sytt. Hexandria Monogynia. 



The root. 

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