178 rOUEST TBTIES. 



flower in tlie cold season. The species is figured in 

 Beddome's Ic. PI. Ind. Or. t. 218. 



357 Diospyros Tupru, Btjch— Ham. Kan. Tupra. 

 Pig.— -Boi. Flates Lal-Bagh Collection, 

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



Pharm. Ind.; Fl. of Brit. Ind.- 



A small tree wifcli foliage similar to that of tte 

 Jamoon or Nai-nerale. Fniit. the size of a crab apple, 

 turning bright yellow in maturity, and generally 

 eaten by cowherds and others. 



In the rocky inaidan, the species is often reduced 

 to the size of a large shrub, but rises to a height of 

 30 — 35 feet in favorable localities. The leaves are 

 used for folding native cigarettes ; and a colouring 

 paste obtained from the root is employed by the 

 Mahrattas to distinguish caste. 



358 Diospyros melanoxylon, KoxB.Za?i. Maiiaii ? 

 Fig-Bedd. FL Sylv. t. 67. Wight Ic. ■ t. 1223. 

 References-Brand. For. Fl ; Diet, of Emu 



Prod, of Ind. 



In favorable localities in the hill sholas, this 

 attains ^ to a large tree of 60—80 feet, but outside 

 the moist evergreen zone it becomes dwarfed, while 

 in the maidan_ scrub jungle it is httle more than a 

 shrub. More information is required concerning it, 

 especially with reference to its local utiKty in lieu of 

 proper ebony. Herbarium specimens are also 

 wanted. D. paniculata, Dalz. should be searched 

 for in the western forests. 



359 Diospyros Kaki, Linn. 



A small tree of China and Japan. Cultivated in 

 Indian gardens for its fruit, which is commonly 

 called the "Chinese Persimmon". The latter is 

 green m colour, the size of an apple, and pleasant to 

 eat when fully ripe. Cultivated in the Lal-Bagh. 



