120 I. VEGETABLES.— Malvace^. 



17. ELiEOCARPEiE. 



Ganistrum, Dicera serrata, ElcBOcarpus serratus ; — Ganistrum 

 ohlongum, Elceocarpus intec/rifolius. Fruit eaten, either raw, or 

 preserved in sugar or salt and vinegar, strengthening. 



P.ENOE, Valeria Indica, Elceocarpus copalliferus. Yields 

 Moschat rosin, paenoe tallow, and paenoe varnish. 



174. TILIACEiE. 



Lime, Linden, Bast, Tilia Europea, Flowers anti-spasmodic, 

 cephalic ; bark and leaves drying, astringent, diuretic, emmena- 

 gogue ; berries astringent ; slime of the bark used in burns and 

 wounds. 



Jews' mallow, Bhungee paut, Corchorus olitorius ; — Ghee 

 naltha paut, C, caps7ilaris. Leaves emollient, eaten as spinach in 

 hot countries. 



A^^ NOT TO PLANT, Bixa Orellana, Yields annotto. 



Grewia oRiENTALis. Fruits and leaves boiled in water to 

 make a kind of drink. 



ScHAGERi coTTAN, Grewia microcos, Microcos paniculata. 

 Juice with sugar used as an astringent gargle, also internally in 

 dysentery. 



Brandewyn BOSCH, Greioia Jlava, G. orientalis. Berries 

 make a spirituous liquor. 



CouROTj MOELLi, Flacourtia sepiaria. Fruit delicious, eatable ; 

 a decoction of the bark in oil used against gout ; a decoction of 

 the leaves and root in cows' milk used as an antidote against the 

 bite of serpents. — Flacourtia ramontchi ; — F, sapida ; — Spina spin- 

 arum, Jamgornas, Stigmarota jamgornas. Fruits eaten. 



Vallea cordifolia. Leaves dye cloth yellow. 



Abatia rugosa, a. parviflora. Leaves dye black. 



175. STERCULIACEJi:. 



Kola, Sterculia acuminata. Fruit, kola nuts, much esteemed 

 in Africa, as brackish water tastes well after eating them. — S* 

 urens. Yields gum kuteera. 



C aval AM, Clompanos minor, Sterculia halanghas. Pulp of the 

 fruit esculent, kernels toasted and eaten. 



Karil, Clompanos major, Sterculia digitifolia, S.fietida. Root, 

 leaves, and fruit, in decoction, useful in pains of the joints. — >S'. 

 platanifolia. Seeds pressed for their oil. 



176. MALVACEAE. 

 ^Common mallow, Malva communis, M, sylvestris ; — * Dwarf 



