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soaps ; lichoo or Litchi {Nephelium Litchi) and ans- 

 phal {N. Longana), the seeds of both are wholly 

 covered with abundant edible aril; and shib-jhul 

 {Cardiospermum Halicacdbum) (see fig. 61), a com- 

 mon weed climbing by tendrils, a pair of which is 

 formed by the modified pedicles at the lowest portion 

 of each raceme, and 

 having a 3 -celled 

 inflated ovary, with 

 one seed in each cell, 

 each seed with a 

 small white cordate 

 aril at its base. 

 The saponaceous 

 principle present in 

 many species has 

 given the name to 

 the Order. Allo- 

 phyllus Cobbe (fig. 

 175) is a small tree 

 or shrub often met 

 with in hedges. The 

 Sugar Maple {Acer 

 saccharinum) is a 

 North American 



plant well known for its sugar-yielding juice. Acer 

 oblongum is a tree often grown in northern India on 

 roadsides, and easily known by its 2-winged fruits. 



Nat. Order 35. Anacardiacece. — Trees or shrubs, 

 often with resinous juice. Leaves usually alternate, 

 simple or compound. Flowers regular, small, some- 

 times polygamous or unisexual. Sepals 3 to 5, con- 

 nate, petals 3 to 5, rarely o. Stamens as many as the 

 petals, free. Carpels solitary or 2, connate, ovary 

 i-celled, rarely 2- to 5-celled. Fruit usually i-celled, 



Fig. i-ji.—AllofihylUis Coble 



