i04 FOEEST tUtlS. 



tions on tlie lower ranges of the hills where, however, 

 the rainfall is pretty constant and heavy. It also 

 thrives better at the sea coast than in the interior 

 plains. Under careful management the seed ger- 

 minates sparsely in three months from time of sow- 

 ing. There does not appear to be any reproduction 

 from seed in the jungle, although the plant is self- 

 multiplied by suckers and offsets. It should find a 

 place in garden shrubberies. Bare of leaf in the 

 month of January. 



218 Cassia marginata, Roxb. 



■pig—Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 180 ; Bot. Plates Lal- 



Bagh Collection. 



'References.— Fl. of Brit. Ind, ; Diet, of Econ. 

 Prod, of Ind. 



This beautiEul evergreen tree is cultivated for orna- 

 ment in local gardens, at Mysore, and in a few pro- 

 vincial towns. It is said to be indigenous to the 

 "Western Peninsula, but there is no record of its being 

 other than cultivated to a small extent within the 

 territories of Mysore. It forms an attractive picture I 

 in the months of June and July when covered with 

 its rosy -red flowers on pendent branches, the latter 

 often sweeping the groimd. A few good specimens 

 are prominently situated in the Cubbon Park, where 

 they are much admired. Wood said to be hard and 

 durable. The flowers are very fragrant. , 



Cultivation.— Seeds are imcertain and very slow of 

 germination, unless they are forced in half -fermented 

 Utter such as rapidly decaying leaves. Sown in ordi- 

 nary soil they rarely sprout at all. In the early 

 stages of development the seedlings grow slowly, 

 and a little forcing is necessary to them also. For 

 avenues, this tree should be planted at 35 to 40 

 feet apart. 



219 Cassia occidental is, Linn. Za%. Koltagaci, Dodda 



tagaci. 



