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72 ; viz., 5 of Turrcea ; 1 of Naregamia ; 4 of Munronia ; 4-5 of Melia ; 1 of 

 Azadirachta ; 2 of Maltca ; 1 of Cipadessa ; 5 of Amoora ; 3 of Milnea ; 4 

 of Walsura ; 1 of Mono eye lis ; 2 of Spharosaeme ; 10 of Dysoxylum ; 1 of 

 Chisocheton ; 2 of Hartighsea ; 6 of Epicharis ; 1 of Didymoeheton ; 1 of 

 Gonocheton ; I of Sandoricum ; 1 of Lansium ; 5 of Heynia ; 2 of Xylo- 

 carpus ; 1 of Calpandria ; and 7 of Aglaia. Twenty-four of these inhabit 

 Java ; 4 the Moluccas ; 4 Assam ; 4 the Khassya Mountains ; 4 Nepal ; and 

 the rest the two Peninsulas of India, Ceylon, Sumatra, and Bengal. 



" Bitter, astringent, and tonic qualities belong to the species of this 

 order, but often developed in so considerable a degree as to render their 

 employment dangerous, without much precaution." (Lindl.) The latter 

 is however, not the case with our Indian Meliacese, unless f. ex. the Neem- 

 bark and fruit are taken in an immoderate dose. 

 QuivisiA, Juss. (DC. pr. \,p. 620.) 



1. heterophylla, Cav. {Diss. 7, p. 368. t. 213 ;— DC. 0. c. p. 621.) t 

 Mauritius. Fl. small, whitish, April ; fr. 

 Munronia, Wight, {ill. \,p. 147.) 



1. Wallichii, Wight. (/. c. ; — Horsf. pi. as. rar. 2, p. 1 76. t. 138. — Tur- 

 raea pinnata. Wall. pi. as. rar. 2, t. 119; — B. Reg. 17, t. 1413.) B 

 Khassya Mountains. Fl. largish, rose-coloured. In H. C. G. Fl. ? 

 Melia, L. {DC. pr \,p. 621 ;— Tf. and A.pr. I, p. 117.) 



1. composita, Roxb. (not DC; — W. and A. I. c; — J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. 

 p. 30.— M. superba, Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 396.) L. b Mysore. Hilly 

 parts of the Concan, Parr Ghaut. Fl. small, greenish-white, honey- 

 scented, March and April ; fr. Dec. and Jan. Fruit of this larger, 

 and not so rounded as that of No- 2. 



2. robusta, Roxb. (fl. ind. 2, p. 397 i—W. and A. I e. ; not Willd.) b 

 Mysore, Concan. 



3. Azedaraeh, L. (DC. pr. \, p. 621 ^—Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 395 ;— IF. 

 and A. pr. 1, p. 117 ,—J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 30 \—B. M. 27, t. 

 1066 : — Wight, icon. 1, t. 160.) Common Bead-tree. Persian Lilac. L. b 

 Syria, China, N. India. Common about villages both in the Con- 

 can and Deccan. Fl. smallish, white, externally lilac at the top, fra- 

 grant, March ; fr. Nov. and Dec. — Cultivated in Provence and in our 

 gardens. — Root bitter, nauseous, used in N. America as anthelmintic. 

 (A. Richard.) 



4. Bukayun, Royle. (ill. p. 141. — Melia sempervirens, Roxb. fl. ind. 2, 

 p. 395 ; — W. and A. pr. \, p. 117; Swz. ?) ^t^^ Bukarjun. Hind, 

 Bukayun. b Persia, Nepal, Kemaon. Cultivated in our gardens. Fl. 

 smallish, lilac, fragrant ; and fr. the whole year. 



Azadirachta, Ad. Juss. (W. and A. pr. \,p. 117.) 



1. indica. Ad. Juss. (W. and A. 0. c. p. 118 ; — J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 

 30 ; — Wight, icon. 1, /. 17. — Melia Azadirachta, L. ;—DC. pr. 1, p. 

 622 ;—Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 394 ;— Burnt, zeyl. t. 15 i—Rheed 4, /. 52.) 

 mTT Nim, b Ceylon, Peninsula of India, Ava, Bengal, (Scrampore,) 



