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was observed by Rheede x. pi. 54 in Malabar ; by Graham, in "the Concans ; " by Fleming as. res. 

 xi. 178, and Wight, in other parts of Hindustan, its velvety leaves mixed with rice " to alleviate the 

 bloody flux" (Lindl.) ; by Mason, indigenous in Burmah. Westward, is known to grow in Austral 

 Africa (Pers.) and in dry and sandy situations as far as Senegal (tent. fl. Seneg., and Benth. fl. nigr.); 

 was on the West Indian seashore before the visit of Sloane i. 218; was observed by Macl'adjen in 

 dry situations on the lower portion of Jamaica (A. Dec). 



Euphorbia tirucalli of Tropical Hindustan. The Indian tree-spurge, a small tree with swollen 

 green branchlets in place of leaves, is called in Bengalee " lunka-sij " or " lunka-shij," in Tamil " tiru- 

 calli " (J. F. Wats.), in Tagalo " catuit " (Blanco) : the " amara " of Susrutas chik. 25 to 37, — is referred 

 here by Hessler : E. tirucalli was observed by Rheede ii. pi. 44 in Malabar ; by Graham, used for 

 hedges in Guzerat and " common about villages in the Deccan and Concan," also by myself ; by 

 Buchanan, Roxburgh, and Ainslie, as far as Bengal, employed medicinally, and on the Coromandel 

 coast for hedges (Drur.); by Blanco, on the Philippines, supposed to unite broken bones, but flowers 

 not met with, by myself in wild situations there ; is termed "ossifraga lactea " by Rumphius vii. pi. 

 29. Westward, was observed by Delile in a garden at Cairo. 



plant called in Sanscrit " vula " or " vula-hwa " or " ghata " or " godunika " or " kulyaninee " (J. F. 

 Wats.), in Bengalee " mookto-patee " or " madarpatee " or " pattee patee " (Drur.), in Burmah "then" 

 (Mason), in Tagalo " ta<_;bactagbac " (Blanco) ; in which we recognize the " g'hata " or " godanika " 

 or " kalyanini " of Susrutas chik. 16 to kalp. u : — M. dichotoma was observed by Colebrpoke as. res., 

 and Roxburgh, from Coromandel to Bengal, the mats called " sital-pati " made of the split stems; by 

 Mason v. 521, indigenous in Burmah, and mats made of the split stems by the natives ; by Loureiro 

 i. 1 1, in An.im ; by Blanco, on the Philippines ; by Forster prodr. 3, as far as Mallicollo in the New- 

 Hebrides (Pers., and Steud.). By Nimmo, was brought from Bengal to the environs of Bombay 

 (Graham). 



Asparagus racemosus of Tropical Hindustan. A straggling scandent shrub called in Sanscrit 

 " satavari " (Ell.), in Telinga " satavari " or " pilli-tega " or " pillipichara," in Tamil " shadavari " 

 or " tannir-muttan," in Malabar " shatavali," in Bengalee " sat-muli," in Hindustanee " shakakul " 

 (Drur.); in which we recognize the "satavari" whose root is prescribed by Susrutas sutr. 16 to 

 chik. 26: — A. racemosus was observed by Roxburgh. Ainslie, Wight, and Drury, from the Deccan 

 to Travancore, perfuming the air with its fragrant flowers, and the bark and leaves employed medi- 

 cinally. 



Asparagus sarinentnsus of Southern Hindustan. A scandent armed shrub called in Bengalee 

 " sooti-mooli " (J. F. Wats.), in the environs of Bombay " satawree " (Graham) ; and possibly the 

 "satavari" in question: — A sarmentosus was observed by Rheede x. 10 in Malabar; bv Graham, 

 "in gardens as an ornamental plant, Deccan and Concans ; " by Burmann i. 124, on Ceylon ; its 

 roots according to Ainslie are pickled, also boiled in oil, and employed medicinally, and according to 

 Modeen Sheriff, when dried and split are the " sufed mush " of the bazaars of Southern India (Drur.) : 

 in the candied "state they are often brought from China" (Graham). 



Scirpus kysoor of Hindustan. A rush called in Bengalee and Hindustanee " kesoor " or 

 " kesooree " or " kesooriya " (J. F. Wats.) ; and the " kaseru " whoso root is commended by Sus- 

 rutas sutr. 46 to chik. 22, — is referred here by Hessler : S. kysoor was observed by Graham ' in the 

 beds of rivers both Concans ; " by Roxburgh, hort. beng. 6, l'iddinglon, and Birdwood 78, as far as 

 Madras and Bengal. (Compare the " kuseeroo " Cyperus rotundus, J. F. Wats.) 



Andrcpogon {Lipeocercis) serratus of Tropical Hindustan. A grass called in Sanscrit " uguree " 

 or " guree " or " guraguree " or " khuraguree " or '• khura " or " venee " (J. F. Wats.) ; in which we 

 recognize the " agari " or "gari" or "garagari " or " k'haragari " or "k'hara" or " veni " of Susrutas 

 chik. 18: — A. serratus was observed by Law, Nimmo, and Graham, "near Dharwar," also in the 

 Concans ; by Retz obs. v. 21, and Roxburgh, as far as Bengal. 



Afarsilea dentata of Tropical Hindustan. The " chuchu " of Susrutas sutr. 46, — is referred 

 here by Hessler. 



Salvinia cucullata of Tropical Hindustan and Burmah. A Cryptogamous leafy aquatic : the 

 " talapatri " or " putrasreni " or " mushika " or " mushikaparni " of Susrutas sutr. 36 to chik. 18, — is 

 referred here by Hessler : S. cucullata was observed by Graham in the environs of Bombay ; by 

 Roxburgh, in Eastern Hindustan ; and by Mason, in Burmah. 



Lycopodium imbrication of Hindustan. The " grishti " or " mad'huparnika " of Susrutas sar. 10, 

 — is referred here by Hessler. 



I-Janionitis cordifolia of Eastern Hindustan and Burmah. A fern : the " atiguha " or "kalasi" 

 or "prit'hakparni " of Susrutas sutr. 36 to chik. 21, — is referred here by Hessler ; H. cordifolia was 

 observed by Roxburgh in Eastern Hindustan; and by Mason, in Burmah. 



