204 fOUEST TUBES. 



LIV. SCROPHULARINEiE. 



428 VerbascumThapsus, Linn. £a». Kadu hogesoppu. 

 This is the ' Mullein ' of Europe. It is found 



abundantly at Nundydroog, but is probably not wild 

 in many parts of the province. The vernacular name 

 given above signifies ' jungle tobacco.' The root, 

 leaves, and flowers are medicinal. 



429 Herpestis Monniera, H. B. et. K. Kan. Nira 



bramhi. 



Fig.— Bot. Plates Lal-Bagh Collection. 



Reference. — Pharm. Ind. 

 A medicinal herb found in marshy ground. Com- 

 mon in most parts of the country and conside'red to 

 be an excellent diuretic. Anslie says " it is usefiil 

 in that sort of stoppage of the urine which is 

 accompanied by obstinate costiveness." The herb 

 is found in the vicmity of Bangalore. 



LV. BIGNONIACEJE. 



430 Millingtonia hortensis, Linn. Kom, Biratu,BeratTi. 

 Fig.-^Bot. Plates Lal-Bagh Collection. Bedd. Fl. 



Sylv. t. 249. 



References.— Fl. of Brit. Ind. ; Bid. of Feon. 



Prod, of Ind. 



The Indian cork-tree. Indigenous to Burmah, 



the Malay Archipelago, and possibly Central India. 



Cultivated in Mysore. In good situations, this fine 



species attains a maximum height of 80 feet ; erect 



ingrowth, columnar to conical inform, and very 



- ornamental while in flower and leaf. The tall trunk 



is encased in a corky bark from which inferior cork 



is. said to be manufactured in Burmah. Branches 



dropping. Leaves compound, 2—3 feet, deciduous 



in the dry season. Inflorescence in ample drooping 



, panicles of large, white, tubular, fragrant flowers 



September and October being the flowering months' 



