DIVISION I. 



Class 4. J. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



N. O. 33. TILIACE^E. L1NDENBLOOMS. 

 Elseoearpus Ganitrus. Rox. 



Linn. Syst. Polyanclria Monogynia. 



Vcnacular. Roodrahsha, Sans. Dec. Roodrahya,, Beng. 

 Habitat. East Indies. 



Remarks. Rare in Western India ; and the stone, worn as necklaces by 

 the Sheevas, and fakirs, is imported in large quantities from Singapore. 

 The Vishnoovas wear necklaces of Toolsie (Ocymum sanctum, W. N. O. 

 161) root, or stalks. 



N. O. 48. SAPINDACE^. SOAPWORTS. 

 Sapindus emarginatus. Vahl. Emaryinated Soap-berry. 



Linn. Syst. Octandria Monogynia 



Vernacular. See " Drugs." 

 Habitat. India. 



Remarks. The fruit under the name of Rita is used for washing the 

 hair, the pulp round the seed being saponaceous, whence its generic 

 name, quasi sapo indicus. S. Saponaria, W. Common Soap-berry (Bacca 

 Bcrmudensis} of the West Indies is better known in Europe, where the seeds 

 were formerly imported for waistcoat buttons. In America the fruit is used 

 for washing, as is the fruit of other species of this genus elsewhere. There 

 are several other saponaceous plants. In Jamaica soap is prepared from 

 the leaves of Agave vivipera, N. O. 242 : the fruit of Bromelia Pen- 

 guin, N. O. 241, is also used for washing in the West Indies ; and the 

 bark of Quillaja Saponaria, N. O. 76, in Chili. In India the pods of 

 Acacia concinna, De C. Sicakai, N. O. 74 V are also commonly used, and 

 in Europe different species of Gypsophila and Soponaria, N. O. 28. 

 Caryophyllacese. I have also in the Museum a saponaceous leguminous 

 fruit from China, which as yet 1 have not been able to identify. The 

 ancients were not familiar with the use of soap except as a sort of pomade, 

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