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BOSWELLIA GLABRA. Burserece. NAT. SALAEE. TAM. Mo- 

 RJ;DA. A small tree ; leaves pinnate, deciduous ; flowers ter- 

 minal, small, white with a red nectary, anthers yellow ; yields 

 the gum salai. 



BOSWELLIA THURIFERA. NAT. DUP-SALAEE. A tree with 

 leaves pinnate as the last; grows on the hills of the Deccan, 

 and both furnish the gum Olibanum. 



BRAB TREE. Vide Borassus Flabelliformis. 

 BREAD FRUIT TREE. Vide Artocarpus Incisa. 



BRIEDELIA. Euphorbiacece. BRIEDELIA SPINOSA. A tree with 

 a pretty large trunk, branches armed with strong thorns, leaves 

 alternate, bifarious ; flowers small, of a greenish yellow, berry 

 the size of a pea, the bark strongly astringent. 



BROUSSONETIA PAPYRIFERA. TTrticacece. From the bark of 

 this tree a kind of paper is made, the juice is also used as glue 

 in gilding leather or paper, the bark furnishes a beautiful strong 

 white fibre. The plant is a native of Japan, and the young 

 shoots are used for basket work, &c. 



BRUGMANSIA SUAVEOLENS. Solanacece. This is a South Ame- 

 rican plant, forming a bush from six to eight feet in height, and 

 when in blossom has a very splendid appearance, from its numer- 

 ous long white pendulous trumpet-shaped flowers, one foot or 

 more in length. It blossoms in succession three or more times 

 during the year, and is easily cultivated from cuttings ; it may 

 be grown in any good garden soil, but if reared in pots, they 

 must be of the largest size, and plenty of water is required, when 

 the buds make their appearance during the cold season. 



BRTONIA GRANDIS. Cucurbitacece. NAT. KOONDOORIE. TAM. 

 COVAY. Small sized variety of the gourd species. 



BUCHANANIA LATiFOLiA. Terebinthacece. NAT. PYALA OR CHA- 

 ROONGA. TAM. MORJJDA. This is a jungle tree, flowering after 

 the rains. It bears fruit about the size of a small cherry, 

 in long bunches, colour of a darkish purple: the kernels, 

 or seeds, which are covered with a double shell, after being 

 prepared by the Natives, are sold in the bazaar four or five 



