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pounds for a rupee : they possess the flavor of almonds, and 

 are used as such by the Native confectioners. A very fine 

 oil might be expressed from the seed. The method of pre- 

 paring them by the Bheels is this : the fruit when ripe in May 

 is gathered, then soaked in water to soften the outer pulp, when 

 it is washed and rubbed off by the hands : the little nut is then 

 dried in the sun, and afterwards broken between a common 

 chuckee or stone-wheel, such as is used for grinding wheat : the 

 kernels are then sifted and winnowed. 



BULLOCK'S HEART. Vide Anona Eeticulata. 



BUTEA FRONDOSA. Leguminosce. NAT. PULAS. A large tree 

 called the Bastard Teak, flowers in March, of a beautiful deep 

 red, shaded with orange, downy, they are used to dye with : the 

 wood is esteemed for its toughness, and a gum like kino and 

 also lac is obtained from it. 



BUTEA PARVIFLORA. A scandent shrub, flowers small and 

 white. 



CADABA INDICA. Capparidaceoe. The Indian Cadaba, a strag- 

 gling shrub, flowers in terminal racemes, of a dingy white, 

 nearly throughout the year, very common about Mussulman 

 burial grounds. 



C.ESALPINIA SAPPAN, Ccesalpiniace. This genus as a whole is 

 of considerable importance, but the species in point of beauty 

 have little to recommend them; they all grow well in sand, 

 peat, and open loam mixed. C. Sappan yields the sappan wood 

 of India. 



CJISALPINIA SEPIARIA. NAT. CHILLOOR. A scandent strong 

 armed shrub ; flowers yellow, generally used to fence round fields. 



CALAMUS DRACO. Palmacece. Dragon's Blood. This plant is a 

 native of Sumatra, and is little known in the Peninsula of India. 

 The plants when young are elegant, and resemble small palm 

 trees, after which they become scandent and overrun any neigh- 

 bouring trees. 



CALAMUS ROTANG. NAT. BEN BENT. This plant has been in- 

 troduced from the Moluccas, and is the well-known Rattan plant. 



CALAMUS RUDENTUM. NAT. MOTIE BETE. This is a larger 

 species, and is found in some of the gardens of the Deccan. 



