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Voigt, H. 8. C. Its native country extends from Northern Brazil 
and Peru to the Antilles. Doubtfully indigenous, but ema rt Nd 
domesticated in Western and Eastern ‘lropical Africa. In Am 
ica it is eaten as a salad. 
POLYGONACE. 
171. Awnrigonon LePToPpus, Endl. B. P., vol. ii, p. 889: “In 
ardens generally.”” Firminger, Gardening, 3rd ed., p. 437: “Of 
late introduction. Propagated by seeds or cuttings.” Not men- 
tioned by Voigt. A native of the western parts of Mexico. 
LAURACES. 
172, Cinnamomum ZEYLANICUM, Breyn. B. P., vol. ii, p. 899: 
65 Planted, but rarely. Native of Ceylon. * Watt, Ec. Dict., vol. 
ii, p. 324: ‘* A native of the Ceylon forests; also said to be met 
with in the forests of Tenasserim. F. B, 1. v, 181. Voigt, H.S. 
C., p. 307, Roxb., F. L., p. 336: ‘‘ General Macdowal, in com- 
mand on the Island of Gavia sent to the Botanic Garden at Cal- 
cutta, in 1801, several plants of the best sort. The sort sntoduned 
orty years ago is of the narrow-leaved, inferior kind.” 
173. Crnnamomum Campuora, F. Nees. B. P., vol. ii, p. 899: 
“ Planted rather commonly. Native of China.” The Camphor 
tree. Watt, Ec. Dict., vol. ii, p. 317: ‘“ A native of China, Ja- 
pan, and Malay Islands,” F. B.L, v, 134. Voigt, AS, 
. 308: “ Camphora officinarum.” Roxb., F. I., p. 339: “ Laurus 
camphorifera. This tree is a native of ey Malaya Islands and 
was introduced into the Botanic Garden in 1802.” This tree is a 
native of China, Formosa (and Japan). 
EUPHORBIACES. 
174. Evpnorsia TirvcaLit, Linn. B.P., ii, p. 924: 
hedge plant in most of the provinces, now quite naturalised in the 
western parts. Native of Africa F. B. L., v, 254: “ Natural- 
ised in Bengal, the Deccan Peninsula and Ce eylon.” Voigt, H. 8. 
<P . Roxburgh, F.1., p. 393. Rheede, Hort. Mal., 2, t. 44. 
Rumph, Herb. Amb., t. 29. The Bengali name, Lanka Si7, seems to 
indicate that the plant has been introduced from Ceylon directly. 
This probably justifies costars Hamilton’s view (Trans. Linn. 
Soc., xiv, 286) that the plant is of comparatively recent introduc- 
tion. It is very probable that the plant had been introduced into 
Ceylon and thé Indian Archipelago from Africa, before reaching 
the Indian continent. 
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UPHORBIA PULCHERRIMA, Willd. B. P., mC p. 924: 
“ Cultivated in European gardens. Native of Americ Gener- 
. y known under the name of Poinsettia aden, 
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, 239. Voigt, H.S.C., p.164: ‘ Poinsettia pulcherrima, Grah., 
Mextés In Honourable ising s Garden fi. C. 8.” (cold season). 
The plant seems not to have been common in Calcutta gardens in 
1840. 
