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Herbaceous plant, with multifid leaves, and white flowers, with green - 
veins.---grows in considerable abundance on the ruins of Beejapoor: (Mr. 
Law.) Itis alsoa native of the sandy plains about Madrid, and in the Levant. 
With the exception of Beejapoor this interesting plant has not yet been found 
m any other part of Western India. Can it have been introduced by the 
Muselmen? 
142. RUTA..L. Octandria Monogynia. 
Rute---Greek for Rue---Lam. ¢. 345. Gaert. ¢. 111. 
269. R. GRAVEOLENS. Dc. prod. 1. p. 710. Ainslie. Mat. Ind. 1. p. 351- 
Saturee, Rue.---The herb of grace. 
‘© Reverend Sirs, 
For you there’s Rosemary and Rue, these keep 
Seeming and favor all the winter long.” 
The Winter’s Tale- 
Tn gardens, cultivated.—by no means common. 
143.. CYMINOSMA. Gaert. Octandria Monogynia. 
Kyminon---cumin, osme---smell ; the fruit has the smell of cumin seed, 
270. C. Pepuncurata. w. & a. 475. Rheed. Mal. 5. t. 4. and 15. Vahls 
Symbols ¢. 61. 
A shrub with yellowish flowers, in corymbs.--S. Concan. N. 
144. ZANTHOXYLON., L. Dioecia Tetrandria. 
Xanthos—yellow, Xylon---wood.---Lam. t. 84. Gaert. ¢, 68. 
271. Z. Ruetsa. w. & A. 476. Fagara Rhetsa. Rox. Flora. 1. p. 417. Rheed. 
Mal. 5. t. 34. : 
Teesul,--Cochlee.--a large tree, completely armed with sharp prickles; leaves 
pinnate; deciduous in the cold weather. Flowers October and November, in 
terminal panicles; capsule round, size of a pea; opening from the apex; 1 
seeded, Ithasa strong aromatic taste, something like orange peel, and the 
seeds are used for pepper. Rheede says, itis cultivated in Malabar and the 
seeds used as acondiment. It is possible the Egyptians used them in embalm- 
ing.---Parr village. (Capt. Twemlow.) The hill side above Sir H. Comp- 
ton’s Bungalow, Kandalla. (Dr. Arbuckle.) in Kandesh. (Dr. Elliot.) Itisa 
rare tree. 
Rhetsa maun---is the Telengi name of this tree, and according to Roxburgh 
rhetsa means “a committee or select member of men assembled to settle 
disputes &c. and maun, means trees of the largest size. Under the shade of 
this tree the Hill people assemble to examine and determine their matters of 
public concern.” (Flora. Ind. 1, p. 417.) 
272. Z. TripHyLium. Dons. syst. 1. p. 804. 
Fagara triphylla.--Rox. Flora. 1. p. 416. Rumph. Amb. 2. ¢. 62. 
A small unarmed tree, with opposite trifoliate leaves, and small white 
flowers in axillary panicles; they appear in April and May. The capsules 
are much smaller than those of the last, hut possess the same aromatic proper- 
ties.---the ravines at Kandalla.--Parr Ghaut, and table land of Mahableshwur; 
not very common. 
Rumphius says, the Amboina women prepare a cosmetic from the bark, 
and apply it to improve their complexions. 
The trees from which Roxburgh’s description was made, were sent to Cal- 
cutta Botanic garden from Pulo Penang, and Wight and Arnott observe in 
their Prodromus that it had not yet (1834) been found in the Peninsula of 
India. It has now, (1839) and probably extends along the Ghauts, 
145. TODDEL(A. Juss. Pentandria Monogynia. 
The Malabar name, latinized—-Lam. ¢. 139. 
