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DRUGS 



of sugar 'and syrup. Numerous varieties are recognised. Like the 

 Guinea-corn, Sugar-sorghum may be grown in ordinarily good soils, 

 but gives the best yield on a moist sandy loam. In dry weather it 

 is much benefited by irrigation. 



D R U G S 



( See also plants used in Native Medicine in Ceylon ). 



[.S=Sl\HAI.ESE ; 7'=TAMIlJ. 



Cassia Fistula. "Ehela," S. (Leguminosae). A large 

 tree, indigenous to the dry region of Ceylon, also to India and 



CUBKBS. Piper Cnbcba. 



Malaya. The long cylindrical pods (* ft. to 3 ft. long) are valued 

 in medicine, and are exported from India and the West Indies, 

 being sold in London at about 18s. to 22s. per cwt. The bark of 

 the tree is esteemed in native medicine in Ceylon. 



Cinchona. See Minor Products of Ceylon. 



Cubebs. (Piper Cubeba. Piperaceae). The Cubebs of com- 

 merce, which are of importance chiefly in medicine, .are the berries 

 of a species of a pepper-vine, easily distinguished from the ordinary 

 pepper by the stalked and larger berries or "corns." The plant 

 is a native of Java, Sumatra, etc., and thrives under similar 



