102 FOREST TEEES. 



Fig, — Bot. Plates Lal-Bagh Collection. Wight 

 Ic. t. 196. 

 A prickly climber of tlie scrub tracts. Suitable for 

 fencing, except that sheep and goats are very fond 

 of the tender herbage. A showy plant with a 

 peculiar wiiiged fruit, which assumes several pretty 

 colours during growth. Flowers pale yellow. 

 214 Poinciana elata, Linn. Kan. Sunkatti. 



Fig.— Bot. Flates Lal-Bagh Collection. Bedd. 



Fl. Sylv. 1. 178. 

 References.— Dici. of Econ. Prod, of Ind. ; 

 Pharm. Ind. 

 A small tree of the maidan, but not very abundant 

 anywhere. There are a few specimens in the com- 

 pound of the Travellers Bungalow at Mysore. The 

 native herbalist attaches much importance, to the 

 medicinal virtues of the leaf, the juice of which is 

 recommended for rheumatism, flatulence, and general! 

 debility ; it is also given to women after confinement. 

 Although small in size, this tree is ornamental while 

 in leaf and flower ; the latter is large, pale yellow, 

 with reddish filaments of ample dimensions. The 

 wood is said to be fairly good for cabinet work and 

 weighs, when seasoned, 45 lb. per cubic foot. The 

 tree is bare of leaf in December or January. 



Cultivation. — Easily propagated from cuttings, 

 and well suited for cultivation on the plains of My- 

 sore in porous soils. Plant at 25 to 30 feet apart. 

 215 Poinciana Regia, Bojer. 



'Pig,— Bot. Plates Lal-Bagh Collection. 

 The goldmohur tree. Introduced from Madagas- 

 car and cultivated in local gardens for scenic effect. 

 Deciduous during the cold season and bursting into 

 splendid blossom during the months of March, April 

 and May. 



Flowers large and clustered, crimson-yellow to 

 gold and nearly pure white, streaked with scarlet 

 and crimson of many hues. 



