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affords fairly good shade to coffee. The acid 

 fruit, which is the size and form of a potato-plum, is 

 eaten by the hill tribes. Seeds germinate readily. 

 Specimens are wanted for herbarium. 



22 Flacourtia sepiaria, Roxb. Kan. Miridi. 



Fig. — Bot. Plates Lal-Bagh Collection. 

 References.— jPZ. of Brit. Ind. ; Did. of Econ. 

 Prod, of Ind. 



A rigid, spinescent bush, well known for its sub- 

 acid fruit, the size of a pea. The subsessile, obov- 

 ate, leaves ^re relished by cattle, but are protected 

 to some extent by the formidable spines of the 

 species. The tree called " Abblu" in the Shimoga 

 list is probably Flacourtia inermis, Eoxb. but this 

 requires further investigation. Anderson calls the 

 same, tree "Ubblu." " Shade fair and no actual bad 

 effect known (for coffee). Fruit edible. Wood used 

 for making ploughs, rough beams, posts and char- 

 coal ; also as fuel." 



23 Gynocardia odorata, 'R.Br^Hind. Chaulmugra. 



Fig.— Bot. Plates Lal-Bagh Collection. 



References.— FZ. of Brit. Ind. ; Gamble, Man. 

 Timb. ; Diet, of Econ. Prod, of Ind.. 



A glabrous evergreen tree of Northern India and 

 China. Cultivated in the Lal-Bagh. Leaves alter- 

 nate, shortly petiolate, oblong-elliptic, apex acute 

 and slightly twisted ; average blade 8x3 in. Flowers 

 axillary or upon th-e old wood in small clusters, 

 yellow and sweet scented. Fruit subglobose, the 

 size of a large citron, attached, like the flowers, 

 to the old wood. Chaulmugra seed affords a 

 Taluable mediciual oil which is prized for leprosy 

 and like skin diseases. Delivered at Calcutta the 

 SBeds are worth Rs. 12 per Bengal maund of 80 lbs. 

 "Wood close-grained and durable. Weight 47 lb. 



