ttl?SOl!E Ai?b OOOtlG. 181 



A small tree or shrub of tlie Western Ghats. 

 " Wood liglit-brown, rather close grained and dura- 

 ble ; generally used at Mabableshwar in the con- 

 struction of huts and'for fuel." Lisboa. 



Cultivation. — With plenty of moisture a,nd deep 

 gairden soil, the aboTe two species form attractive 

 bushes. They are, however, inimical to long periods 

 of dry weather. 



367 Noronhia emarginata, Poie. 



A small evergreen tree f o Madagascar. Cultivated 

 in the Botanical Grardens, but not attaining to any 

 size. 



XL VII SALVADORACEiE. 



368 Azima tetr^cantha, Lamk. Kan. Bili wuppi. 



Fig—Bot. Plates Lal-Baqh CoUeetion ; Lamh. 

 III. t. 807. 



References— P^a/"m. Ind. ; Did. of Eton. Prod, 

 of Ind. 



A common evergreen bush of the plaiins. 4 long, 

 sharp spines are pi-oduced at every node, which 

 give the bush a very formidable appearance. 



Leaves elliptic, rigid, glabrous, and acute. Usual- 

 ly very small towards the ends of the shoots. 

 Flowers small, white, in axillary clusters. Fruit 

 sessile, globular, the size of a black eurrant, 

 crystal- white when ripe ; usually eaten by the village 

 cMdern. Rare medicinal properties are attributed 

 to nearly every part of this plant, but more es- 

 pecially to the leaves, roots, and juitoe. The leaves 

 are considered an unfailing stimulant for puerperal 

 subjects when taken immediately after confinement, 

 and are highly pHzed by the villagers on that 

 account. For fuller information as to the naedicinal 

 value of the species, readers' should see the works 

 quoted above. ' 



