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well in almost any good light soil ; but require a certain amount 

 of protection from the sun, the most favourable situation for a 

 plantation is the side of a hill exposed to the east, as the plants 

 suffer much from hot winds, the shade of plantain trees offers a 

 good protection to them. In the neighbourhood of Aurungabad, 

 there are some coffee trees which have borne fruit in abundance 

 in a garden enclosed on all sides, and which even in dry weather 

 is moist from being shaded by a number of high cocoanut and 

 sooparie trees, and the whole further protected by surrounding 

 buildings, from the dry winds during the greater part of the 

 year. 



CONOCARPUS LATIFOLIA, Gombretacecz. NAT. DOURA. TAM. 

 SIRIMAUM. A large erect growing tree common in the Kennery 

 Jungles, but is of a stunted growth on the hills of the Deccan ; 

 the fruit is small, scaly, and cone-shaped. 



COOKIA PUNCTATA. AurautiaceoB. The Wampee tree. This 

 bears a rough skinned fruit in April and May, which grows in 

 clusters, containing a sweetish acid juice, resembling black cur- 

 rant in flavor. It grows to a large tree, and has very dark 

 green shining leaves. Rather ornamental, and requires very 

 little care. 



CORAL PLANT. Vide Jatropha Multifida. 



CORAL TREE. Vide Erythrina Indica. 



CORDIA ANGUSTIFOLIA. Cordiacece. NAT. GOONDNEE. Tree 

 from thirty to forty feet high, the wood is very tough, used for 

 carriage poles, &c., fruit the size of a large pea, round and smooth, 

 the pulp yellow, and gelatinous, the tree is common throughout 

 the Deccan. 



CORDIA MYXA. NAT. LUSOORA. TAM. VIDI-MARAM. This is a 

 common tree throughout the Concan, the Natives eat and pickle 

 the fruit, the wood soft, and of little use, except for burning. 



CORNUS CAPITATA. Caprifoliacece. NAT. BHUMOWRA. This 

 genus of plants consists of large trees and shrubs, the bark of 

 the C. florida and sericea are said to be most excellent tonics. 



CRAT^VA RELIGIOSA. NAT. BEL KA PAAT. This tree is gener- 



