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382 Thevetia neriifolia, Jtjss. 



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



The exile tree. Introduced from the West Indies 

 and cultivated in this country. It is sometimes 

 spoken of as the " yellow oleander " as the flowers are 

 bright yellow, while the long linear-lanceolate leaves 

 are not unlike those of the genus JSferium. It is, 

 however, a much larger species, with a distinct, 

 berried fruit, the size of a plum. Specimens may 

 be seen in the Botanical Gardens, where they blossom 

 freely during the rainy season. It is a poisonous 

 plant, but preparations of the bark and seed are 

 valued in medicine. It is said to be a good anti- 

 periodic. 



Cultivation.— The same as for oleander, to which 

 the species is somewhat closely allied. 



383 Allamanda cathartica, Linn. 



An ornamental climber cultivated in gardens for 

 its showy yeUow flowers. Originally introduced 

 from America by the Portuguese, which possibly 

 accounts for its having run wild at Goa and other 

 parts of the Western Coast. It is a poisonous plant 

 having the reputation of being a good cathartic. 

 Specimens may be seen in the Lal-Bagh, where it is 

 grown as a bush. 



Cultivation.— Treat as a shrub or climber in any 

 good soil. The species is very hardy, but suffers 

 from long exposure to drought. Propagate from 

 seed and cuttings. 



384 Ichnocar-pus frutescens, Br. Kan. Kari hambu. 

 ¥ig.— Wight Jc. t. 430. 



References.— Pharm. Ind. ; Diet, of Econ. Prod, 



of Ind. 



A wide spreading cliniber with dark-brown to 



iron-grey bark. Leaves dark green, varifible in size, 



but never very large. Flowers, ntimerous, sttiall, of a 



dirty whitish colour. The plant contains a milk-sa-p, 



