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67. F. RamMontcui. w. & A.103. Wight’s Icones, No.5, t. 85. 
The Mauritius plum: asmall fruit tree, armed; leaves oval crenete.—intro- 
duced by N. from the Mauritius. 
68. F. Sapipa. w. & A. 104, Rox. Cor. t. 69. 
Panawla.—a small tree armed with straight thorns: [t bears a considerable 
reseinblance to theapple tree-—in gardens Bombay; the fruit is eaten; but 
itis by no means good. 
69. F. Sepiaria. w. & A. 105. Rox. Cor. ¢.68. Rheed. Mal.5. ¢. 39. 
Tamboot.— Atroon,—a common armed shrub; found throughout the hilly 
parts of the Concan; flowers March and April. 
70. F.Inermis. w. & a. 106. Rox. Cor, t, 222, 
Lamboot—a small unarmed tree, very common at Mahableshwur, has much 
the appearance of the last, but differs from it in having no thorns and attaining 
amuch larger size. Perhaps the tree here referred to is distinct from Rox- 
burg’s F. inermis.—it requires examination, 
71, F. Montana, Gc. Attuck Ka Jhar.—-a middle sized tree, with the trunk 
armed; there are also straight axillary thorns on the young shoots; leaves ovate 
_ oblong Crenate; flowers January and February; fruitsize of acrab apple; eaten 
by the Natives.—On the Ghauts. rare. Perhaps this may be identical with Dr. 
Wight’s Phoberos crenatus;---it requires examination. 
36. HYDNOCARPUS. Gaert. Pentandria Monogynia. 
‘Hydnon—a tuber, Karpos-—fruit;—the fruit is crowned with tubercles.--- 
Gaert. t. 60. f. 3. 
72. H. INEBRIANS. w. & A. 111. Marotti. Rheed, Mal. 1. ¢. 30, Chilmoria 
-pentandra. Hamilt.in Linn. Trans, 18. p.501. Wight’s fllust. Part3. ¢t. 16.—a 
tree with oblong acuminate serrate leaves; bears a large ligueous fruit, having 
something of the structure of that of Feronia and Aegle. 
In Ceylon itis used for poisoning fish.—Common in the Southern Concan. N- 
ORDER. 18. BIXINEAE. pc. Prod. 1. p. 259. 
THE Arnorro Trips, Lind. nat. syst. 1. p. 152. 
87. BIXA,L. Polyandria Monogynia. 
The American name adopted. Lam. ¢. 469. Gaert. t.61. 
73. B. ORELLANA- w. & a. 112. Rumph. Amb, 2. ¢. 19. Bot. Mag. t. 1456, 
Wicht’s Illust. Part 3. ¢. 17.—Kisree— Arnotto,—a tall shrub or small 
tree with heart-shaped leaves on long footstalks; flowersin loose terminal pa- 
nicles; of a pale peach colour; capsule prickly. 
In gardens Bombay; the bark makes good cordage and isused for this 
purpose inthe West Indies. The red pulp which covers the seeds is called 
Arnotto, and used for colouring cheese. eit ej 
ORDER 14. VIOLARI A. ve. prod..1. p. 287. 
Tue Viotet TriBe. Lind. nat. syst. p. 146. 
38. VIOLA .L. Pentandria Monogynia. 
According to ancient fables the violet (Gr.ion) sprung up for food for Io, 
one of Jupiter’s Mistresses whom he was obliged to transform into a Cow. 
(see Aenied Book 7, and Ovid Meta. Book 1. and for a counterpart to this ridi- 
culous story, Horace Ode 27. Book 3.)—Lam. ¢. 220. Gaert ¢. 60. 
74, V. TRicoLtor. Dons, syst. 1. p. 832. Eng. Bot. t. 1287. Heari’s ease, 
Pansie.---in gardens. 
