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- Evprarorium oporatom, Linn. B. P., vol. i, iP. 592: “ Cul- 
tivated sparingly in C. and E. Bengal. * FB. I., ii, 244. - Voigt, 
FoPeG, p. 4072.8 i It was not grown ‘then i in Seram- 
_—. _ Roxbur urgh does not age it. 
1, Mikanta scanpENns, Willd. B. P., pa i, p. 992: “C, 
Reed locally quite naturalised.” . F. B. i, i, 244: “* Native 
from Hastern Assam to the Malay Archipelago: ‘and the Philip- 
pines.” Not known to Voigt as occurring in Bengal and not grown 
in the enim garden in his time. 
9 VERIA REPANDA, Lagasc. B. P., vol. i, p. 606: ‘“ W. 
Behar, ais 28 introduced weed ; slowly ’ spreading eastwards 
fro athe D Deiat where it is now common.” Not mentioned in the 
F. B. L., nor by previous writers. A native of Tropical America. 
3. TaGeTes paTous, Linn. B.P., vol. i, p.607: “ Cultivat- 
ed, but often also an_ escape.” att, Ec. Dict., vol. vi, 3: 
“ African and French Marigolds are quite naturalised in India.” 
Firminger, Gardening, p. 319: “ The plants where once grown, 
continually reproduce themselves by self-sown seeds.” Voigt, 
H. 8. C., p. 416: “French Marigold. Mexico.” Roxb.,. F. L, 
. 604, 
' 94. Taceres erEcTUS, Linn. Perhaps a variety of the former. 
Hoffmann, in Engler’ s Pflanzenfamilien, keeps themseparate. Voigt, 
eo rican Marigold. Mexico. Domesticated in 
India.” Roxb., a. 1, pf. We: © If originally from Mexico, like 
Tobacco, they (T. nabittns and T. erectus) have now become deni- 
zens of the Hast and considered as indigenous, particularly in 
Persia and China.” Waitt, Ec. Dict.. vol. vi, 3, p, 403: “ Rojia, the 
name current in Western Tndia, perhaps denotes the introduction 
of the plant by the Portuguese with whom it appears to represent 
the Rosa de ouro or go den rose, which the Pope usually blesses 
at mass ona Sunday in Lent (Dymock).” Is it mentioned in 
Sanskrit literature? It is quite Saree f that it oo reached 
different parts of India by different : shapie 
95. XantTHium spinosum, Linn. B. o. “vol. i pe 0082. 0. 
Bengal ; occasional in waste rey " A native of Sonthera Europe, 
recently in troduced.” Not mentioned in F. B, I., nor by Voigt. 
‘ GASCEA MOLLIs, Cav. B. or vol, i, p. 608 : “ C. Bengal. 
An i introda weed of cultivated places.” F. B. I, iii, 302: “ A 
weed in cultivated places in various parts of India. Indigenous i in 
Central America, introduced in in various warm countries.” Voigt, 
H. 8. C., p. 406: “ Hills of Subs, and at St. Fe, in Mexico.” Not 
menaa: by previous writers 
9 NNIA ELEGANS, Jacq. Firminger, Gardening, p. 317: 
‘‘In a spot where once grown, Zinnia plants are sure to come up 
self-sown ay ceaegen season.’ Indigenous in America. Voigt, 
H. 8. C., p. 413: 0.” 
98. ee, PAUCIRLOR Linn. B. P., vol. i, p. 609: “In gar- 
dens in every province, but occasionally springing up subspon- 
taneously.” Voigt, H.S. C., p. 413: “Peru.” This species has a 
wide distribution in the warmer parts of Western is and 
has established itself in the Cape Verde Islands. 
