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employed to make rafts, which are employed inftead of boats 

 in the open road of Madras, being a very light wood. The 

 fiflieries are carried on by hooks and lines faftened to the fides. 

 The raftmcn go in the greateft fwell far to fea, and return laden, 

 with booty. 



The Strychnos Potatorum, Lin. SttppL p. 148, or clearing nut, Tab. 17.- 

 is another native of the mountains. Moft of the waters of India 

 are foul. The nut is rubbed on the infide of the unglazed 

 veflTels, which occafions a fubfidence of all the water poured 

 into them : No provident foldier or officer travels without 

 them. 



The TeSIona Grandis, Teek tree, fee vol. i. p. 8r. of this v/ork, Tab. VL 

 grows plentifully about the Godavery. 



Bajfta latifolia is a ufeful tree : the wood is hard : from the Tab. XIX. 

 flowers is extracted an intoxicating liquor ; from the feeds an 

 ordinary oil. 



Dillenia Pentagyna, a native of the vallies far above the Tab. XX. 

 mountains. 



Butea frondofa exudes a gum rich in color as the ruby, is Tab. XXI. 

 aftringent, and promifes to be ufeful in medicine and in dying. 

 The lac infed:s are often found on the fmaller branches. 



Butea fuperba, a twining plant, unequalled in the fplendor Tab. XXIL 

 and richnefs of the flowers. Defcription of colors omitted. 



Stercidia iirens, a vaft tree. Bark very aftringent. Tab. XXIV. 



Nauclea cordifolia, a beautiful wood like box, and very clofe Tab. LIU. 

 grain ; capable of being had in large pieces. 



Profopis fpicigera bears a pod from fix to twelve inches long. Tab. LXIII, 



The 



