I. DILLENIAOE^. 



1 Dillenia indica, Linn. Kan. Kanagala, Bet, betta, 



and bettada Kanagal, or Ganagalu. 



Pig-— 50/. Plates Lal-Bagh Collection; Wight Ic. 

 82B ; Bedd. F. S. 103. 



References.— Fl. of Brit. Ind. ; Brandisp. 3. 

 An ornamental tree of the Malnad. Leaves alter- 

 nate, ci'owded towards tlie apex, petiolate, broadly- 

 lanceolate, serrate ; nerves parallel and strongly- 

 marked underneath ; average blade 9x3 in. 

 Flo-w-ers large, solitaiy; sepals fleshy or thickly- 

 coriaceous ; petals pure white, , fragrant. Fruit 

 globose, the size of a large apple, closely invested 

 by the accrescent sepals. 



This round-headed tree affords dense shade 

 and is well adapted for scenic planting. But in the 

 maidan tracts, the species is slow of growth and 

 rarely attains its full size and beauty. Wood light 

 brown w^th a smooth grain, said to be used for 

 gunstocks. The leaves are used to serve food upon, 

 in lieu of plates. 



Otiltivation-— Propagate from seed, or plant the 

 whole fruit in beds of half decomposed humus. 

 When the seedlings are a year old, plant them in 

 large pits at about 30 feet apart. This treatment 

 applies generally to all the species of Dillenia. 



2 Dillenia bracteata, Wight. 



The same vernacular names are possibly applied 

 to this species. 



A large evergreen tree, differing from the above 

 in possessing smaller parts and racemed flowers. 

 Perhaps less abimdant in the Malnad. "-Economic 

 prbperties unknown. 



