26 FOREST TEEES. 



row- acuta, an underslirub of the maidan. See the 

 Kanarese name Bhimana iaddi. 



50 Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Linn. Ka». Dasala. 

 The shoe-flower. So called as the flowers stain 



leather black and are occasionally used in lieu of 

 blacking. It is not generally known that this in- 

 troduced shrub forms an excellent fence and stands 

 a great deal of pruning. 



51 Hibiscus Abelmoschus, Lixx. Kan. Kasturi bende. 



52 H. esculerilus, Linn. Kan. Bende. 



53 H. Sabdariffa, Linn. Kan. Kempu pundi-ike. 



54 H. cannabinus, Linn. ^a?i. Holada pundnke. 

 The above are introduced shrubs of annual dura- 

 tion. They are cultivated for their fibre, and medi- 

 cinal properties, and are commonly found all over 

 the country. 



55 Hibiscus tiiiaceus, Linn. H. tricnsjnis, Banks, 

 and H. elatus, Sw. are introduced trees cultivated 

 in the Lal-Bagh. The last named was presented 

 to the Gardens some years ago by Mr. Marshall 

 Woodrow of Poona., and the following extract from 

 Fawcett's " Economic Plants in Jamaica" will reveal 

 that it is a tree of promise. 



" Hibiscus elatus, Sw. Blue or mountain Mahoe, 

 Cuba Bark. Native of West Indies. A tree, 50 or 

 60 feet, with roundish leaves, large flowers of a 

 purplish-saffron colour. 



• -^'^'J-— fibres make good ropes. The lace-hke 

 inner bark was at one time known as Cuba bark 

 .from Its being used as the material for tying round 

 bundles of Havanna cigars. 



lFoo^.-Valuable to cabinet-makers; best variety 

 has the appearance of dark-green variegated marble 

 Leaves and young shoots mucilaginous; infiision 

 used m dysentery." 



