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53. A Hypogea, Roxb. FI. 3, p 280.— " Bhooee-Moong," 

 Ground-Nut. Originally a native of Africa ; is now cultivated 

 extensively in different parts of India and China as a food, and for 

 the extraction of oil, which, in taste, is nearly equal to the Olive. 

 Both the nut and the oil are extensively exported from India, the 

 latter chiefly for the adulteration of Olive-oil. The nut is- a 

 favourite food on the fast-days of the Hindoos ; the oil-cake is 

 excellent for cattle. The oil contains but little ' stearins, there- 

 fore does not readily become rancid, and from the same cause it is 

 ■well adapted for using in fine machinery, as Watches, &c. 



GLEDITSHIA, DC, Decandria Monogynia. Named from 

 Gleditch, a Berlin Professor. 



54. G Triacanthos, I.inn. sp. 1509. — Honey Locust, Tree of 

 the Rocky M ountuins ; a rather tall tree with pinnate leaves, 

 blunt, oblique lenflets, and long tri-compound robust thorns. 

 Gardens at Dapoorie and Hewra; has occasionally seeded. 



55. G Sinensis, Lam. Diet. 2, p 465. — Leaves ovate, elliptic- 

 obtuse ; spines simple. A much less robust tree than the last. 

 Gardens at Dapoorie and Hewra. 



CTfiSALPINIA, Diadelphia Decandria. Named from Ccesal- 

 pinus, Physician to Pope Clement VIII. Lam. t. 335; Gaert. 

 t. 144. 



56. C CoKiARiA. — Libi-Dibi. Native of South America. A 

 spreading, umbrageous tree, not high ; leaflets minute ; legumes 

 very numerous, variously contorted ; has been raised extensively 

 at Hewra and Dapoorie from seed received through the late Dr. 

 Wallich. This tree is likely to be of great importance, on account 

 of the excellent tanning material which it affords. 



67. C ToRTuosA, Roxb. Hort. Benjial p 32. — As this has not 

 yet reached any size, we note it here merely that it may be kept 

 in view. The leaflets are nearly as minute as those of C mimo- 

 soides. Giirden at Hewra. 



58. C Sappan, Linn. sp. 544 — We merely notice this as a 

 variety received from Brazil per Steamer Ajdaha. It seems 

 different from our indigenous C sappan, from the darker colour 

 of the bark, and less robust habit of the tree. It has been in the 

 Hewra garden for 13 years, but has never yet flowered. 



POINC'IANA, Decandria Monogynia. Named from Poind, 

 once Governor of the Antilles. 



69. P PuLCHERRistA, Linn. sp. 554. — " Goolmohr." Original- 

 ly a native of Arabia and India ; said to have emigrated westward 

 to America and the West Indies. Common in all gai-dens, but 

 irever found in the forests ; several subvarieties. 



60. P Regia. — Royal Goolmohr. Introduced from the Mauri- 

 tius ; is now becoming rapidly naturalised, and is very ornamental. 



