107 
415. BASSIA. Koenig. Dodecandria Monogynia. 
Named by Koenig, in honor of Bassi, Superintendant of the Botanic 
garden at Bologna. Gaert. 2, ¢. 104. Lam. ¢ 398. 
824. B. Larironta. Rox. Flora. 2. p. 526. Rox. Cor. 1. ¢. 19. Don’s. syst. 
4. p. 36. Madhuca? Asiat. Res. 1. p. 300. 2. p. 301' 4. p. 208. Ainslie Mat. Ind. 
a De OO 
Moishtia tree; leaves deciduous in the cold season. The intoxicating 
spirit called Mowhra is distilled from the flowers; they appear in February 
and March, and have a very heavy, sickeningsmell. A concrete oil is ob- 
tained from the seeds which is used to adulterate Ghee. (N.) also for frying 
eakes. (Buchanan’s Mysore.) 
It forms one of the chief ingredients in the soap manufactories- at Kup- 
perwunj, vorth of Kairah. (Mr. P. Ewart.) 
Grows ou Malabar hill, Bombay; and throughout the Concans; very com- 
mon in Guzerat. (Dr. Gibson.) In Malwa. (Sir John Malcolm’s Memoir 
on Central India.) 
The Shea or Butter tree of Africa, noticed by Park and Bruce in their 
Travels, belongs to this genus. For an account of the Indian Butter tree, 
(B. butyracea.) see Roxburgh in Asiat. Res. 8. p. 477. 
The wonderful ‘‘ Cow J'ree;” native of south America, which yields a 
milk like that of animals, was supposed to belong to the Sapotee. (see Edin. 
Phil. Journal. vol. 12. p. 97. Lindley refers it te Artocarpee. 
ORDER 85. EBENACEE. Don’s. syst 4. p. 37.. 
Tue Expony Trige, Lind. nat. syst. p. 221- 
416. DIOSPYROS. Lt. Polygamia Dioecia. 
Dios---divine, and pyros---wheat:---a strange application of the name, to 
trees which have not the most distant connection with wheat; and which 
besides, produce very indifferent fruit, as far as regards man’s taste; and 
Milton hints that the taste of Angels may be similar. Gaert. 2. ¢.179. Lam. 
t. 858. 
‘* Wonder not then, what God for you saw good. 
If Trefuse not, but convert as you, 
To proper substance.” 
Parad. Lost: Book. 5. 
825. D. Kaki. Rox. Flora. 2. p. 527. Kaemp, Amoen. ¢. 106. Em- 
bryopteris kaki. Don’s. syst. 4.p. 41. 
A large, erect growing, very handsome tree;—in the late Col. Hough’s. 
garden, Colabah; probably intd. from the Mauritius, where it is said to be 
pretty common. This noble tree was also intd. by N. 
Its native country is China and Japan. The fruitis yellow, and about the 
size of a small orange. 
826. D- Giutinosa. Rox. Flora. 2. p: 533. Embryopteris glutinifera. 
Rox. Cor. 1. ¢. 70. Don’s. syst. 4. p. 41. Rheed. Mal. 3. t. 41. Ainslie Mat. 
Ind: 2. p. 273. Gaert. Fruct. 1. ¢. 29. Bot. Reg. ¢. 499. 
Timbooree.---A shrub or small tree; pretty common on the hilly parts of 
Salsette. It bears a rusty coloured fruit about the size of a crab-apple, 
which ripens in December, and abounds in a glutinous juice, which Rheede 
says, the Jews and Portuguese in Malabar use in book-binding, both on 
account of its adhesiveness and being obnoxious to worms. 
827. D. Montana, Rox. Flora, 2. p. 538. Don’s. syst. 4. p. 40. Rox. Cor. 
t, 48. 
