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PANEOLA PLUM. Vide Flacourtia Sapida. 



PARINARIUM EXCELSUM. Pomacece. A large tree brought to 

 Bombay from Goa; the fruit which ripens in December and 

 January, resembles a coarse plum, and is held in much estima- 

 tion. 



PARKIA BIGLANDULOSA. Mimosece. NAT. CHENDOO PHOOL. A 

 very elegant tree ; the flower-buds resemble balls of red velvet, 

 legumes filled with a farinaceous edible pulp. 



PARKINSONIA ACULEATA. Ccesalpinece. A small graceful tree, 

 with pretty yellow flowers in loose pendulous racemes ; grows 

 readily from seed, and is well adapted for hedge rows, the stem 

 from which the leaves spring is capable of being converted into 

 a white fibre, and might be used for paper making. 



PEACH. Vide Amygdalus Persica. 

 PEAR. Vide Pyrus Communis. 



PEDALIUM MUREX. Pedaliaceoe. NAT. BURRAY-YOKEROO. A 

 succulent plant, with small yellow flowers which appear in the 

 rains, the green leaves when agitated in water render it mucila- 

 ginous : this is prescribed by the Natives in dysuria, the seeds 

 are supposed to possess similar virtues. 



PENTAPETES PHCENICEA. Byttneriacece. An erect growing 

 plants ; flowers axillary, large, of a beautiful bright red colour, 

 appear during the rains. 



PENTAPTERA TOMENTOSA. Combretacece. NAT. USCTM. A large 

 jungle tree with thick leathery leaves ; fruit smooth, five wing- 

 ed ; the fibre of the wood is very tough, and used for making 

 shafts to gigs, &c. 



PENTAPTERA ARGUNA. NAT. URJOONA or URJOON-SADRA, This 

 tree, like the former, is a common jungle tree, the bark is used 

 internally by the Natives as a tonic and is also applied externally 

 as a vulnerary. 



PERGULARIA ODORATISSIMA. Asclepiacece. This is a creeper 

 with a climbing woody stem, cracked bark, flowers yellow, and 

 very fragrant, well adapted for covering trellis work. 



