lS6 FOEEST TUBES. 



are large, sweet-scented and pure white ; double and 

 single according to variety. It is commonly called the 

 ' eye flower ' owing to its being a good remedy for 

 sore eyes. But the medicinal properties of the 

 plant are mostly contained in the root, and in the 

 milky juice which abounds in all the tissues. T. dicho- 

 toma, Roxb. and T. Eeyneana, Wall, should be 

 looked for in the Western Malnad. They are small 

 milky trees having stout branches and attractive 

 white flowers. 



Cultivation. — T. coronaria is readily propagated 

 from cuttings, but it does not produce seed at 

 Bangalore. It makes a fine shrubbery bush, and 

 thrives well dtiring the rainy months of the year. 

 Plant in ordinary garden soil, and irrigate occasion- 

 ally when the rains cease. 



377 Vallaris Heynei, Spbeng. Kan. Bugadi. 



Fig.— Bot. Plates Lal-Bagh Collection. Wight. 

 Ic. t. 438. 



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

 A woody climber of scrub and rocky tracts. The 

 milk-sap is a popular local remedy for toothache 

 and inflamed gums. The clustered cup-like flowers 

 are attractive, deliciously fragrant, and pure white 

 in colour. Often cultivated in gardens. Of indige- 

 nous climbers, this is one of the best. 



378 Wrightia tinctoria, E. Be. Kan. Beppale, Hale. 

 Fig.— Sot. Plates Lal-Bagh Collection. Bedd. 



Fl. Syh. t. Ml. Wight Ic. t. 444. 



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

 Diet, of Econ. Prod, of Ind. 

 A small deciduous tree which flowers very pro- 

 fusely at the close of the dry season. Tolerably 

 common and well known in most parts of Mysore 

 and Coorg. Often cultivated for its white fragrant 

 flowsj wliich are offered at the Hindu shrines. 



