Wgofin km mma. i'03 



As a flowering tree, the ' Goldmoliur ' or ' Masca- 

 rene' is certainly one of tlie most igbrgeons we pos- 

 sess. It is spreading to the villages ^nd will eventu- 

 ally become naturalised. Easily raised from seed, 

 but soft wooded, and not very long-lived. For 

 avenues, plant at 40 feet apart. 



216 Parkinsonia aculeata, Linn. 



The Jews thorn. A shrub or small tree cultivated 

 in the Lal-Bagh. Flowers bright yellow. Indigenous 

 to tropical America. 



217 Cassia Fistula, Linn. Kan. Kakke, Eakee. 

 Fig.—Bot Plates Lizl-Bagh Golledion. Bedd. Fl. 



Sylv. 91. Wight Ic. t. M9. 



Rgferences.— i^icf. of Econ. Prod, of Ind. ; 

 Pharm. Ind. 



The Indian laburnum. On the plains this is little 

 -better -than a shrub, or at best a small tree ; but 

 -fcowards Goorg and "West Mysore it attains a height 

 of 30 — 40 feet, and is described as an exceedingly 

 handsome tree while in blossom. The species suc- 

 ceeds well near the sea coast also, and good specimens 

 may be seen in Madras, especially in the compound 

 of St. Creorge's Cathedral, where it flowers profusely 

 in the month of June. But' on the Mysore plateau 

 and on the lower ranges of the Mlgiri hills, it will 

 be seen in blossom during the months of April and 

 May; its pendent racemes of rich golden-yellow 

 flowers often shrouding the tree from top to bottom. 



Wood small but' durable, Weighing 50 lb. per cubic 



foot ; heaarfcfwood reddish-brown to brick-red, hard, 



-but brittle and apt to fracture. Used for paddy 



,griiiders, posts and agricultural implements. The 



•fetk afi-ords fibre, tannin and gum. The fresh ptilp 



of the fruit — a blacki&h terete pod nearly 2 feet in 



length — ^is a well known purgative, and the parched 



leaves: are eaten with ordinary food as a mild laxative, 



Cultivation.—In nature this tree affects dfy situa- 



