119 
Wax Plant,—(Bombay name.) Common in gardens, and in flower pots 
about Bungalows:—it is a plant well adapted for covering trellis work;--the 
large umbels of curious flowers are very beautiful. 2 
904. H. Parasitica. Don’s. syst. 4. p. 126. Wights Con. Ind. Bot. p. 37* 
Asclepias parasitica. Rox. Flora. 2. p. 42 H. pallida. Bot. Reg. t. 941. 
Ambree.— A parasitic species with the hibit and appearance of H. carnosa:— 
Only in this the leaves have a whitish dead appearance, as has the whole 
plant. Itseems to apptoach pretty near to Wallichs AH. fusca. P|. As. Rar. 
A. t. 75. if it is net identical. 
Very common on trees at Mahableswur: frequently hanging down in fes- 
toons.—Lanowlee near Kandalla: Nagotna Jungles &ec. flowers in October 
and November. 
905. H, Penpura. Den’s. syst. 4. p.125. Wights Con. Ind. Bot. p. 36. As- 
clepias pendula. Rox, Flora. 2. p. 36. Rheed. Mal. 9. t. 13. 
Stems woody, twining; leaves, oblong veinless: flowers white, fagrant: ap- 
pear in the rains. j 
S. Concan. N. Hills about Nagotna, (the late Ensign Dickinson). 
906. H. Viripirtora. Wight’s Con. Ind. Bot. 39. Asclepias volubilis. Rox. 
Flora. 2.p. 36. Apocynum tilizefolium. Lam. Ency. Meth, Dons. syst. 4. p. 
81. Wightin Hooker’s Bot. Misc. Part. 2. ¢. l. Rheed. Mal. 9. ¢. 15, Ains- 
lie Mat. Ind. 2. p. 154. Rumph. Amb. 5. t. 173. f. 2. 
A large scandent shrub; readily distinguished by its drooping umbels of 
green flowers, which appear in April and May: the follicles are 3 or 4 
inches long and as many in circumference, at the thickest part;-covered with 
a brown mealy substance, which the Bombay cow-keepers give to their 
cattle as medicine. 
Common in Bombay, Elephanta, the Ghauts:—on the table land Mahablesh- 
wur, where it is called Doovee; perhaps on account of the flexile stems be- 
ing used as ropes. 
447, MARSDENIA. R. Br. Pentandria Digynia. 
In honor of Marsden, author of the well known History of Sumatra. 
907. M. Tenactssima? Don’s. syst. 4. p. 131, Wights Con. Ind. Bot. p. 41. 
Asclepias tenacissima. Rox. FI. In. 2. p. 51, Rox. Cor. 3. &, 240. 
Perennial twining plant, running over trees; flowers greenish yellow;-of the 
fibres of this plant Haris made on which flowers are sometimes strung in 
Mahratta visits of ceremony. (Dr, Lush.) 
Hab.—the Deccan? 
448. COSMOSTIGMA. Wight. Pentandria Digynia. 
Kosmos—pretty—stigma—style;in allusion to the peculiar and beautiful 
stigma. 
908. C. Racemosa? Wight Con. p. 42. Asclepias racemosa. Rox. Flora. 2 
p. 82. Rheed. Mal. 7. t. 32. 
A large scandent species, running over high trees:—flowers in axillary 
umbels, small, yellow; marked with ferruginous dots. Follicles size and 
shape of those of Hoya viridiflora; quite smoothand green;—leaves decidu- 
ous in the cold weather;—flowers in the rains. 
Parell Hill, Bombay; Rheede’s plant is identical with the one here referred 
to; perhaps Roxburgh’s is different, Can this be the Marsdenta Tenacissima.? 
449, PERGULARIA. L. Pentandria Digynia. | 
Pergula—said to be used by Pliny for trellis work;—name given in allu- 
sion to the plant being suitable to cover trellises, Lam. 1. ¢. 176, 
