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in sugar mills, particularly for cogs to the wheels, heing extremely 

 hard and tough. It is so heavy that a cubic foot weighs a hundred 

 pounds. It also takes a fine polish." (G. Don.) 

 Trachylobium, Hayne. (O. Don's. Mill. diet. p. 158.) 



1. Lamar ckianum, Hayne. (G. Don. o. c. p. 159. — Hymensea verrucosa. 

 Lam. ill. t. 330,/. 2; not Giirtn. nor Lam. diet.) 5 Madagascar. Fl. 

 an inch long, pure-white, R. S. ; fr. C. S. 



Bauhinia, L. {DC.pr. 2, p. 512 ;— PF. and A. pr. 1, ;;. 294.) 



l.porrecta, Swz. (DC. o. c. p. 513;— 5. M. 41, t. 1708.) L. B Jamai- 

 ca. St. Domingo. Fl. largish, white, often with a tinge of rose, 

 H. S. ; fr. 0. 



2. malabarica, Roxb. (Jl. ind. 2, p. 321 ; — IV. and A. pr. 1, p. 294.) L. 

 b Malabar. Frome. Malloon. Assam. In H. C. G. fl. Oct. and Nov, ; 

 fr. 0. 



3. acuminata, L. (DC. pr. 2, p. 513; — JV. and A. pr. I, p. 295; — 

 Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 324 ;— /. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 63. — B. Candida, 

 Ait.; DC. I. c. ;— not Ko^\).—Rheed. 1, t. 34.) ^Sp^ Kanchun. L. B 

 Mauritius. Ceylon. Both Peninsulas of India. Bengal, (Serampore.) 

 Assam. Fl. large, pure white, and fr. whole year. 



4. tomentosa, L. (DC. pr. 2, p. 514 ; — W. and A. pr. 1, p. 295 ; — Roxb. 

 fl. ind. 2, p. 323 ;— J. Grah. Cat. B. pi. p. 63 ;—Rheed. I, t. 35 ; — 

 Burm. zeyl. t. 18, bis.) B Mauritius. Ceylon. Coromandel. The 

 Concans. Patna. Assam. Oude. Nepal. Fl. large, pale sulphur, H. 

 and R. S. ; fr. C. S. Dried leaves and young flowers used by the 

 Natives in certain dysenteric affections. 



5. racemose, Lara, (not Vahl. — W. and A. pr. 1, p. 295 ; — /. Grah. Cat. 

 B. pi. p. 64. — B. parviflora, Vahl. ; — DC. pr. 2, /?. 5 14 ; — Roxb. fl. ind. 

 2, p. 323.) B Mysore. Common on the ghauts and hilly parts of the 

 Concans. Monghir. Kheree Pass. Bengal, (Serampore.) ^ ?tS Bun-raj. 

 Fl. small, white. May and June ; fr. C. S. Bark used for making 

 matches. (J. Grah.) 



e. microphylla, Hortul. (Loud. Hort. Brit. p. 165, No. 10681.) b S. 



America. Fl. middle-sized, white, and fr. nearly the whole year. 

 I.variegata, L. (W. and A. pr. I, p. 296; — /. Grah. Cat. B. pi. 

 p. 64.) 



a. purpurascens ; (B. variegata, L ; — DC. pr. 2, p. 514; — Roxb. fl. ind. 

 2, p. 319 ;—Rheed. 1, t. 32.) ?^ ^Sp^ Rukto-kanchun. b Se- 

 rampore. Pateram. Monihari. Puraniya. (Buch.) Four petals light 

 purple ; the fifth deep purple, tinged with cream and red. Fl. large, 

 Feb. and March ; fr. R. S. 

 j3. Candida ; (Bauhinia Candida, Roxb. fl. ind. 2, p. 318; — not Ait.) 

 <Ft*I ?t^ Kano-raj. 5 Bengal, (Serampore.) Kuvarikot. Islamna- 

 ghur. Oude. (Buch.) Assam. Nepal. Prome. Four petals white ; 

 the fifth somewhat sulphur within. Fl. large, Feb,, March and 

 April ; fr. C. S. 



