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Cheemut.--a tail straggling, armed shrub with small opposite shining leaves; 
fiowers February and March; in small umbels from the axils of the leaves,— 
very common at Mahableshwnr. (Dr. Murray.) It would form an excellent 
hedge plant. 
156. VENTILAGO. L. Pentandria Monogynia. 
Ventus---the wind, ago---to drive; the seeds are winged and easily carried 
‘away with the wind, Gaert. ¢, 49. 
292. V. Maperaspartana, w. & A, 514. Rox. Cor. t. 76. Rox. Flora. 1. p. 
629. Rumph. Amb. 5. ¢. 2. 
Lokundie. --Kanwail.--a large scandent shrub, with alternate bifarious leaves, 
and small greenish flowers in terminal panicles; they appear in February and 
March, and have a very unpleasant smell; capsule size of a small pea, 
stretching into a long linear membranaceous wing.—Lanowlee grove, Kan- 
dalla ;—on the Ghauts generally, Padshapore. (Dr. Lush.) Cordage is made 
of the bark. Asiat. Res. 6. p. 352.---Rumphius says, the Amboina fishermen 
use the flexile stems, instead of ropes. - 
157. HOVENTIA. Thunb. Pentandria Monogynia. 
Hoven---a Dutch resident in Japan. Lam. ¢. 131. 
293. H. Dutcis. Rox. Flora. 1. p. 630. Bot. Mag. ¢. 2360. 
A Chinese fruit tree;---intd. by N. in 1833. 
ORDER 47. SAMYDEZ. pe. Prod. 2. p. 47. 
158. CASEARIA. pc. Octandria Monebynia. 
Cusearius—a Missionary at Cochin, who assisted Rheede in the Hortus 
Malabaricus. Anavinga. Lam, t. 355. Vareca. Gaert. t. 60. 
294. C. OvaTa. Rox. Flora. 2. p. 420. Rheed. Mat. 4. ¢.49. Linn. Trans. 
17. p. 224.—a very common shrub, and when outofflower not easily dis- 
tingnishable from Nerium antidysentericum; flowers in March, small, greenish 
white ; growing in clusters from the naked branches. 
295. C. EscuLenta. Rox. Flora. 2. p. 422. Rheed. Mal. 5. ¢. 50.-—a shrub; 
---the hilly parts of S, Concan. N. 
296. C. ————? Bocarah.—ashrub;-on the Ghauts; has rather a pretty 
appearance, with its close clustered reddish coloured fruit, about the size of 
a gooseberry; growing from the branches. 
ORDER 48. TEREBINTHACE. JUSS. 
THE TURPENTINE TRIBE. 
Sus-Trige 1. ANACARDEAE, OR CASSUVIAE. 
159. ANACARDIUM. tL. Polygamia Dioecia, 
Ana—above, without, Kurdia—the heart:—the heart-shaped nut, contra- 
try to the usual practice of nature, is borne on the outside of the fruit. Lam. 
t, 332.,Gaert. ¢, 40. 
297, A. OccIDENTALE. w. & A. 522. Rheed. Mal. 3. t. 54. Rumph. Amb. 
1. t. 69. Rox. Flora. 2. p. 312. 
Hijulee—badam, Cashew nut.—A small handsome tree; flowers in March 
aud April: small, reddish coloured, sweet scented; in terminal panicles.— 
‘Malabar and Parell hills Bombay,—Salsette common;—near Damaun. (Dr. 
Gibson.) erroneously printed Semecarpus in Bombay Med. Trans. |. p. 18. 
The astringent juice of the fruit is said to have a powerful effect in re- 
ducing dropsical habits. (Dons. syst, 2. p. 62.) 
