FABACEiE. 



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p. 410;— J. Grah. Cat. B. pi p. 54.) ^ /-n Dindigul. Mysore. Fl. 

 middle-sized, sulphur, R. and C. S. ; fr. C. S. 

 Erythrina, L. {DC.pr. •}, p. 410;— W. and A. pr. \,p. 260.) 



1. Crista gain, L. {Lam. encycl. 2, 391, excl. syn. Jacq. — Sweet, ft. gard. 

 Ser. 3, No. 214, not B. Reg. nor B. Cab. which is E. laurifolia, 

 Jacq.—Paj>t. B. M. 3, 175.) Brazil. Fl. C. S. 



2. herbacea, L. (DC. o. c. p. 411 ;—B. M. 22, t. 877 i—Roxb. H. B. p. 

 53.) 2^. Sandy fields and forests of Carolina, Florida and Mississippi. 

 Fl. large, crimson, C. S. ; fr. H. S. 



3. resupinata, Roxb. {Corom. 3, t. 220 ;— / ind. 3, p. 257.) 2|. Cawn- 

 pore. Fl. largish, bright scarlet, C. S. ; fr. H. S. 



4. caffra. Thumb. (DC. pr. 2, p. 4V2 ,—B. Reg. 9, t. 736 ;— B. M. 50. 

 t. 2431 •,—Roxb. H. B. p. 53.) 5 S. Africa. Fl. large, greenish dull 

 red, April ; fr. 



5. arborescens, Roxb. (ft. ind. 3, p. 256 ; — Corom. 3, t. 219 ; — DC. pr. 

 2, p. 412.) 5 Nepal. Fl. large, bright scarlet. In H. C. G. fl. Sept. 

 and Oct. (Roxb.) 



6. indica. Lam. (DC. pr. 2, p. 412 i—W. and A. pr. 1, p. 260 ;—Roxb. 

 ft. ind. 3, p. 249 ,— Wight, icon. 1, t. 58 ;— 7. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 

 54.— E. Corallodendron, /3. L.—Rheed. 6, t. 7 .—Rumph. 2, ?. 76.) 

 *ttf5T^ 51^t? Palita-mundar. b Coromandel. Common throughout 

 the Concans. Amherst. Martaban. Bengal, (Serampore.) Assam. Fl. 

 large, greenish dark purple scarlet, Feb. and March ; fr. June and 

 July. Wood light and soft, much used by toy-makers ; also general- 

 ly employed for constructing Catamarans. {Wight.) The tree is used 

 to support the black pepper vine, to protect young coffee trees, &c. 



7. stricta, Roxb. (/. ind 3, p. 251 ;— IF. and A. pr. \,p. 260 ; — J. Grah. 

 Cat. B. pi. p. 54.) b Travancore. Elephanta. The Ghauts. Fl. large, 

 greenish dark purple scarlet, March ; fr. May. 



8. suberosa, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 253 ,— W. and A. pr. 1, p. 260;— J. 

 Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 54.) 5 Circars. Pretty common in the Mahal 

 districts east of the Ghauts. Goozeerat. Kandesh. Fl. large, whit- 

 ish rose scarlet, March and April; fr. 0. 



9. sublobata, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 254 ;—W. and A. pr. 1, />. 261.) L. 

 b Circars. Fl. like those of the preceding species. Introduced into 

 H. C. G. 



10. ovalifolia, Roxb. (/. ind. 3, p. 254 ;— Wight, icon. 1, t. 247.) ^ 

 ^t^^1 Huri-kankra. L. b Bengal, (Serampore.) Fl. very large, 

 scarlet, variagated with orange, sulphur and dark purple, Feb. ; fr. 

 April. 



U. glauca, Willd. {DC. pr. 2, p. 413.) L. b Caracas. Cumana. Fl. 

 large, scarlet, Feb. ; fr. 



* Abrus fruticulosus, Hb. Madr. Wight, icon. 1, t. 33. ^ >v^ Palamcot- 

 tah. Malabar. — Sweetia longifolia, DC. ^ v_^ Hotter parts of America. 



