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to have any vigour in our Deccan climate. A strong twine is made 

 from the bark. 



2. U NivEA. — Dapoorie, from Bengal seed; as yet immature j 

 may hereafter be reported on. 



CANNABIS, Dicecia Tetrandria. Probably derived from the 

 Arab name guonab. Gaert. \,t.75; Tourn. t. 308 ; Lam. t. 814. 



3. C Sativa, Roxb. Fl. 3, p 772; Rumph, Amb. 5, t. 77; 

 Rheede Mai. 10, t. 60 and til ; Ainslie Mat. Ind. 2, p 189.— 

 Native of Northern India; is extensively cultivated in many parts 

 of the Peninsula for the sake of the intoxicating' material furnished 

 by the leaves, stalks, and flowers, all of which furnish the well- 

 known " Churrus" and " Bhang" used as a drink and in smoking. 

 The use of these drugs is almost universal amongst our native popu- 

 lation, and in moderate quantity they seem to be as little hurtful as 

 wine. Thus in Poona a native beer, called " Bhoj," is brewed from 

 Joowaree grain malted, and the Bhang is added as a substitute for 

 hops ; this is drunk in large quantities, and is said to be a refresh- 

 ing and innocuous drink. Taken in excess Bhang gives rise to many 

 diseases ; as a medicinal agent it is of much importance, being 

 used as an extract. The culture of the plant is a regular art, and 

 Bhang doctors travel about to give their services in pruning the 

 plants, or nipping off" the superfluous buds. Culture is especially 

 common in the districts east of Nuggur, the Balaghat, &c. The plant 

 as grown within the Tropics has been tried for its fibre, but totally 

 without success, a short, cottony material being the only result. 



LXXXIII.-ARTOCARPEiE. 



THE BREAD-FRUIT TRIBE, Lind. Nat. Syst. p 95. 



ARTOCARPUS, Moncecia Tetrandria, No. 93. From artos, 

 bread ; and karpos, fruit. Bread-fruit tree, first made known to 

 Europe by Dampier and Anson, and the celebrated Captain Cook. 



1. A Indica, Roxb. Fl. 3, p 528; Rumph. Amb. 1, t. 32 to 34 ; 

 Bot. Mag. t. 2869 to 2871 ; Sonnerat's Voy. New Guinea, t. bl 

 to 60. — Parell Garden, Girgaum Woods, Fort, Colaba. Only 5 or 

 6 trees are to be found in the Island. They seem to be of slow 

 growth, but to thrive well. Roxburgh says the winters in Bengal 

 are too cold for the tree. It does not appear to be affected by them 

 here. Most people have heard of the unfortunate Captain Bligh, 

 who was sent to the South Sea Islands for the purpose of introduc- 

 ing the Bread-fruit into the West Indies. The tree dies when 

 planted at any distance from the sea. 



FICUS, Polygamia Moncecia. 



2. F Elastica, Roxb. Fl. 3, 541.— Indian Rubber Tree; 



