MTSOEE AND OOORG. 



18 Cadaba indica, Lamk. Kan. Maragade. 



This shriLib is found in tlie Kankanhalli jungle, 

 and at intervals tlirous'liout tke maidan tracts. The 

 leaves are reputed to have anthelmintic properties, 

 and a decoction of them is a common village remedy 

 for. children- and others who are possessed of worms. 

 To sores and festers they are applied in the form, of a 

 poultice. G. tnfoliata, W. and A. is also indigenous 

 to the maidan. It is a rigid shrub with green 

 flowers and berried fruit. 



V. BIXINEJE. 



19 Cochlospermum Gossypiuiji, D.O. Kan. Arisina 



buruga. 



^ig.~Bot. Plates Lal-Bagli Collection. 



References— Diet, of Econ. Prod, of Ind. ; Fl. of 

 Brit. Ind. ; Pharm. Ind. 



A small deciduous tree of dry hills and forests. 

 It is the golden-yellow-flowered silk cotton tree, 

 and should nqt be confounded with Eriodendron 

 avfra.ctuosum, the white-flowered silk cotton nor 

 Bombax malabarica, the red-flowered species. Ee- 

 maining bare through the early- part of the dry 

 season, -the tree bursts into flower in March and is 

 then a conspicuous object all over the districts 

 where it is plentiful. Leaves' large, palmate, softly 

 tomentose underneath, glabrous on the surface, 

 average blade 7 x 5 in. Capsules softly tomentose, 

 larger than a goose's egg. The latter, when ripe, 

 yield a quantity of fine floss (silk cotton so-called) 

 which is in demand in' continental hospitals for 

 stuffing pillows. Its local use for the same purpose 

 is perhaps limited, as it is said to impart great heat. 

 A gum, which is occasionally used in the Upper 

 Provinces in lieu of Tragacanth, is exuded from the 

 trunk. The wood weighs about 1 7 lb. per cubic 



