ORNAMENTAL SEEDS 



575 



SELECTED HONEY-FLOWERS OR BEE PLANTS 



[T=-Tree : Cl=Climber : S=Shrub : H. P.=Herbaceous Perennial : A=Annual], 



Name. 



Acacia dealbata. Silver-wattle 



Antigonon Leptopus, & other 



species. 



Bassia longifolia. " Mi." S. 



Caesalpinia coriaria. " Divi-divi " 

 Cajanus indicus. Pigeon Pea ; 



Rat.i-tora" S. 

 Canarium commune. Java almond. 



Caryota urens. 



Kitul or Toddy 

 Palm". 

 Horse cassia. 



Cassia grandis. 

 Cassia nodosa. 

 Ci:rus Limetta. " Lime," also 



various other species of Citrus. 

 Cocos nucifera. Coconut Palm. 

 Durio zibethinus. Durian Tree 



Elaeocarpus serratus. Wild olive 

 Glycosmis pentaphylla. 

 Guizotea olifera. 



Grevillea robusta Silky Oak. 



Humboldtia laurifolia. 

 Ipomoea carnea 



See above. 



Cl 

 T 

 T 



S 

 T 



T 

 T 

 T 



S or T 

 T 

 T 

 T 

 S 

 A 

 T 

 S 

 Cl 



Name. 



Kleinhovia hospita. 

 Lantana. Several species 

 Logwood (Haematoxylon). 

 Mangifera indica. 



Mango 



Michel ia Champaca. Sapu 



Mignonette (Reseda 



odorata). 

 Murray a exotica 

 Nasturtium (Tropaeolum.) 

 Pometia exima. 

 Porana volubilis 

 Portulaca oleraceae 

 Ptercorpus indicus. 

 Rhus glabra. 

 Sarcocephalus esculentus 

 Schleichera trijuga 

 Strobi!anthes, various 



species. 



Terminalia Belerica. " Bulu." 

 S. 

 Turnera elegans. 



See above. 



T 

 S 

 T 



T 

 T 



A 



S or T 

 A. Cl. 



T 



Cl 



A 



T 



T 

 Cl. S. 



T 



T 

 H. P. 



ORNAMENTAL SEEDS 



In the tropics there is found a large number of curious or 

 ornamental seeds suitable for making articles of ornament or 

 utility, as beads, necklaces, rosaries, mats, buttons, etc. It is note- 

 worthy that the majority of such seeds are furnished by the 

 natural orders of Leguminosae and Palmae, although many are 

 produced also by the orders Euphorbiaceae, Apocynaceae and 

 Scitamineae. Boring the seeds for necklaces, etc., may be done 

 by rixing the seed firmly and using a fine drill, or by passing a 

 red-hot needle through it. No attempt should be made to soften 

 the seed by soaking in water, which will result in loss of brilliancy 

 in colour, if not in the swelling and splitting of the seed. The 

 following are some of the more striking of such seeds : 



Abrus precatorius. "Crab's eyes." Seeds scarlet with a black spot; used for 

 rosaries, necklaces, goldsmiths' weights, etc. 



Adenanthera pavonina. "Bead Tree." Seeds bright scarlet, used for necklaces, 

 etc., also for jewellers' and apothecaries' weights. 



A bicolor. Seeds smaller than the latter, half-black and half-red, very orna- 

 mental. 



Caesalpinia Eonduc. Nicker seeds. "Kumburu-wel," S. Large ash-grey, polished 

 and very hard, round or oval. 



