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440 Stereospermum sp' Kan. Kadu hongc 



A Small tree of the Malnad. Not fully deter- 

 mined. Herbarium specimens would be acceptable 

 at head-quarters. 



441 Catalpa speciosa, Juss. 



This Californian tree has been cultivated in the 

 Lal-Bagh for some years without success. It pos- 

 sibly requires a moister climate. 



442 Crescentia cujete, Linn. andc. alata, H., B.&K. 

 West Indian calabash trees. These are confined to 

 Botanical Gardens in South India, where they grow 

 indifferently. 



443 Kigelia pinnata, DO. 



This magnificent tree may be said to have passed 

 the introductory stage, as it is now freely employed 

 in large towns to form groves and avenues. The 

 large cylindrical fruit, suspended by a long rope-like 

 peduncle, is a characteristic feature of the species. It 

 is abundantly produced on local trees, and is not un- 

 like a gigantic sausage, both in outline and coloxir. 

 Introduced from the West Indies and tropical 

 America. Economic properties unknown. 



Cultivation. — ^Easily raised from seed. Growth 

 rapid m deep open soils, but slow and stunted 

 when the subsoil is hard, stiff, or unfertile. Defoli- 

 ating twice during the year, but never- quite bare of 

 leaf. Plant at 45 — 50 feet apart, in large pits. 



LVI. AOANTHAOEiE. 



The following shrubs may be included as possess- 

 ing medicinal piioperties of more or less value. 

 They grow abundantly in waste land, and are gener- 

 ally well known to the peasants. 



444 Barleria Prionitis, Linn. Kan. Gorati, Goiatige- 



445 Justicia Gendarussa, Linn. Kan. Natchu kaddi. 



446 Ecbolium Linneanum, KuRZ. Adhatoda vasica. 



NbES. Kan. Adusoge. 



447 Rhinacanthus communis, Nees. Kan, Dodda 



patike gida. 



