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(N.S.] 
Gardening, p. 407: “ Met elie tite out of old walls about 
Calcutta.” Voigt, H.S.C., p.85: “Jamaica. Domesticated about 
Serampore.” ‘Turnera wlmsfolia is indigenous in nd 
ing from Argentina to Mexico and the Antilles. Naturalised in 
the Seychelles and in Indo-Malaya. 
. TURNeRA TRIONIFLORA, Sims. Firminger, Gardening, 
p. 406: ‘ Native of Brazil.” Voigt, H. 8. C., p. 85: “ Brazil, 
Trinidad, Mexico. Domesticated about Serampore.’ ” Not known 
whether it occurs as an escape at the present day. 
. Puntca Granatum, Lin. Watt, Ec . Dict., vi, I, p. 369: 
‘ Cultivated, or spontaneous throughout India.” Voigt, HS. G,, 
p. 50. Ro xb., F. L., p. 402. Wild in Persia, oe and 
Kurdistan. Has been cultivated in India from very old times 
» 
PASSIFLORACEA. 
78. Passtrrora superosa, Linn. B. P., vol. i, p. 512: “C, and 
KE, Bengal; Sundribuns; Chittagong. A native of America, but 
quite naturalised.” F. B. I. 5, 599. Voi igt, H. 8. C., p. 80. Roxb., 
Hort. Beng., 9 
19. PASSIFLORA FaTIDA, Linn. B. P., vol. i, p. fer “A native 
of America, but fairly ee * oF B. +f, , 999. Voigt, 
.. 3: C., p. 80: . Indie 
80. PassIFLORA ssienopetite, Mast. B. P., 1, p:. O13: I. 
ia naturalised. A garden escape.” Not pa haee? to by 
Voigt. 
a} PASSIFLORA QUADRANGULARIS, Linn. B. P., i, p. 513: “N. 
Bengal, naturalised. A garden escape. ” Voigt, H. 5. od ae 
** Jamaica 
82. Carica Papaya, Linn. B, P., i, p. 514: “ hd oa a 
tivated and often subspontaneous. Native of Ameri bee 
ii, 599. Roxb. F.I., p. 736. Watt, Ee. Dict., val li, p. 159, 
states that in 1626 seeds were sent from India to Naples. 
CactTacEes&. 
83. Opuntia Ditiest, Haw. B. P., vol.i, p. 531. Wat 
Dict., vol. 490 : « Indigenous in ‘America, but coated 
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all over India, from Bengal and Madras to the Panjab. It is most 
probable that it was introduced by the Portuguese. When the 
cochineal insect was brought to India in 1795, this species of 
Opuntia was then so prevalent i in India as to lead the write ep “ 
that date to speak of it as an indigenous species.” F. B 
657: ‘*An American plant.” Voigt, H.S.C.,p.62: “ ee 
America. Domesticated all over India.” Roxb., F. 1, p. 395: 
‘Cactus indicus.” 
ARALIACER. 
84. Potyscias Fruticosa, (Linn.). B. P., vol. i, p. 543: 
“‘Panax fruticosum, Linn. Cultivated.” Wang ty FSS : 
“ Throughout the warmer parts of India, cultivated. Distr. Malaya 
