224 I^OBEST TREES. 



457 Vitex alata, Hetnb, 



F. pubescens, Yahl. and V. leucoxylon, Linn. 

 are Malnad trees of which We require more data. 

 Forest oflBcers should be on the look out for them. 



Cultivation.— Propagate from seed, and plant in a 

 situation where there is plenty of moisture, with 

 the necessary drainage. It is not known if 

 these trees coppice, but in all probabiHty they do. 



458 Clerodendron inerme, Ctjietn. Kan. Vishma- 



dhari gida, Naitafekile. 



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

 RefereneeS'—Pharm. Ind. ; Diet, of Econ. Prod, 

 of hid. 



This common shrub is well known to the people 

 on account of its valuable medicinal properties. 

 The leaves, with their juices, are popularly employed 

 to mitigate fever, for which they possess properties 

 nearly equal to Ghiretta. When isolated froin other 

 large plants, it forms a pretty bush, and is easily 

 trained into an admirable hedge with privet-like 

 foliage and scented flowers. Being compact in 

 growth, easy of propagation, very hardy, and not 

 browsed upon by sheep or cattle, it is, indeed, dne of 

 the very best plants for garden feflcing. It is said 

 also that cobras have a great antipathy to it. The 

 indigenous shrubs Clerodendron infortunatum, Gaert. 

 C. Siphonanthus, R. Br. and G. serratum, Spreng. 

 are all possessed of medicinal properties. 



459 Duranta Ellisia, Linn. 



Fig.— Bot. Plates Lal-Bagh Collection. 



An ornamental shrub cultivated in Indian gardssils, 

 but originally introduced from America. There are. 

 two varieties, one having pale purple and the other 

 pure white flowers. The species forms an effective 

 hedge, and is easily raised for that purpose from cut- 

 tings. Hedges may be seen in the Palace Gardens 

 and at the Lal-Bagh. 



