MYSOM AND OOOBO. 161 



A small tree, cogamon everywhere. Wood h&air^f 

 and strong but liable to warp ; used for agricultural 

 implements, fences and fuel. Bark and fruit used 

 in medicine. 



Cultivation.— Growth is very slow in almost any 

 position. A nallab or old well recently filled up 

 with soil and rubbish, is perhaps the best site. Pro- 

 pagate from seed. 



323 Randia uliginosa, DO. Kan. Kare, Pendri, Pandri? 



■Fig— Wight Ic. t. 397^ 



Reference.— DicL of Econ. Prod, of Ind. 

 A glabrous tree of very rigid habit, with or with- 

 out spines. Flowers large, white and solitary. Fruit 

 pear-shaped, and edible when roasted or boUed ; sold 

 in the bazaars in localities where the tree is 'plentiful. 

 The whole tree is considerably larger than B. dvmeto- 

 rwm, and should be found on the eastern and southern 

 borders of the province. The species i2. rugulqsa, 

 Thw. and B. CandoMeana, W. and A. are also refer- 

 red to Mysore and the Western GhatS. 



324 Gardenia lucida, Roxb. 



Fig.-Wight Ic. t. 675. 



A small tree of West Mysore and Coorg. Leaves 

 deciduous, glabrous, short-petioled, effi^ie, obtuse, 

 many nerved ; average blade 7x3 in. Flowers axil- 

 lary, solitary, large, fragrant, white changing to 

 yellow. Fruit oval or subglobose. 



325 (Sardenia gummifera, Linn. Kan. Bikke, 



BiMEemalli,'. Kambi. 



Vig.—Bot. Plates Lal-Bagh boUection. 



References. — Pharm. Ind. ', Did. of Econ. Prod, 

 of Ind. 



A decidupus shrub qr gmall , tree according to 

 situation. Buds and young foliage resinous and 

 shining, as if they had been plunged into water. 



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