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2. acuta, Burm. {DC. pr. \,p. 460 ;— Roxb.fi. ind. 3. p. 171 ;— IF. and 

 A.pr. \,p. 57 ; — Wight, icon. 1, t. 95; — f. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 16. 

 — S. lanceolata, Retz. ; — Rojcb. a. c. p. 175 ; — Rheed. 10, /. 53 ; — 

 Rumph. 6, t. 18.) ^t<r5l Kureta. ^ Both Peninsulas of India, Bengal, 

 (Serampore.) Fl. smallish, yellow, R. and C. S. ; fr. C. S. — Root 

 intensely bitter, and stomachic. {Ainslie.) 



3. alba, L. {DC. pr. 1, p. 460 ^—Roxb. fl. ind. 3, p. 174 -^—W. and A. 

 pr. 1, p. 58.) •rt^?«Tl Naff-bula. ^^f^^/tsTJ Nag-barjala. B Coro- 

 mandel, Bengal. Fl. small, white, R. and C. S. ; fr. C. S. 



4. carpini/olia, L. fii. {DC. pr. I, ;o. 461.) B. Madeira. Fl. middle- 

 sized, yellow, R. and C. S. ; fr. C. S. 



5. jamdicensis, Cav. {DC. pr. 1, p. 460.) B. Jamaica, St. Domingo. Fl. 

 middle-sized, yellow, R. and C. S. ; fr. Feb. and March. 



6. microphylla, Cav. {DC pr. 1, p. 461 ;— Roxb.fi. ind. S, p. 170.) t 

 Bengal. Fl. small, yellow, R. and C. S. ; fr. C. S. 



7. cuneifolia, Roxb. ( /. ind. Z, p. 170. — Riedleia truncata, BC pr, 1, 

 p. 491 -.— W. and A.pr. I, p. 66.) B. Fl. largish, yellow, R. and C. 

 S. ; fr. C. S. 



8. rhombifolia, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 176. ) B Bengal, crt«T?t^/t«f1 

 Lal-barjala. Fl. smalHsh, yellow, R. and C. S. ; fr. C. S. 



9. rhomboidea, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 176 ; — DC. pr. I, p. 462 ; — TV. and 

 A.pr. \,p. 57.) CV^?t^/t^1 Shwet barjala. B Peninsula of India, 

 Bengal, (Serampore.) Fl. smallish, pale-yellow, R. and C. S. ; fr. 

 C. S. ; " The bark of this and the last species yield an abundance of 

 very delicate, flaxy fibres, and might, I think, be advantageously em- 

 ployed for many purposes. When the seed is sown thick in a good 

 soil, the plants grow tall and slender, without branches, and are in 

 every way fit for such purposes." {Rozb.) 



10. retusa, L. {DC. pr. I, p. 462 ■,—Roxb. fi. ind. 3, p. 175 ;— ?f. and 

 A.pr. \,p. 59,;— Rheed. 10, t. 18 ;— Rumph. 6. t. 19.) B Peninsula of 

 India, Bengal, (Serampore.) Fl. small, yellow, R. and C. S. ; fr. C. S. 



11. humilis, Willd. {DC. pr. \, p. 463;— Roxb. fi. ind. 3, j». 171 ;—W. 

 and A. pr.\, p. 59.) % Both Peninsulas of India, Bengal, (Serampore.) 

 Fl. very small, yellow, and fr. nearly throughout the year. 



12. cordifolia, L. {DC. pr. 1, j9. 464 ;—Roxb. fi. ind. 3, p. 177 ;—lV. 

 and A. pr. \, p. 58 ; — J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 16. — S. herbacea, Cav. 

 DC. 0. c.p. 463. — S. rotundifolia, Cav.; — DC. o. c. p. 464 ; — Rheed. 

 10, t. 54.) ?;t^/t«^1 J^arjala. B Both Peninsulas of India, Bengal, 

 (Serampore.) Fl. middle-sized, yellow, R. and C. S. ; fr. C. S. The 

 mucilage of this plant, mixed with rice, is used to alleviate dysentery. 

 {Ainsile.) 



13. truncata, Cav. {DC. pr. \, p. 471.) © St. Domingo. Fl. small, yel- 

 low ; R. and C. S. ; fr. C. S. 



14. nervos'i, DC. {pr. 1, p. 465.) B St. Domingo. Fl. small, yellow, 

 and fr. nearly the whole year. 



