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Tribe INGE2E. 

 CALLIANDEA, Benth. 



hsematocephala, Hassle. ; sh. ; South America. A.B. 

 pulcherrima, Paxt. ; sh. ; Mexico. A.B. 



ALBIZZIA, Durazzini. 



fastigiata, E. Mey. ; tr. ; Tropical Africa. A. 

 Lebbek, Benth. ; tr. ; East India. A.B. 



It gives a gum which is not soluble in water, but merely forms a jelly. The leaves are given in 

 India as fodder to camels. Weight of wood, 42 to 62 lbs. per cubic foot. 



Julibrissin, Boivin ; Pink Siris ; tr. ; East India. A.B. 



Timber good for furniture, 43 to 52 lbs. per cubic foot. 



lophantha, Benth. ; tr. ; West Australia. B. 

 The dried roots of this quick-growing tall shrub or tree is said to contain 10 per cent, of saponin, 

 valuable in silk and wool factories. 



procera, Benth. (Mimosa elata, Roxb.) ; East India. B. 

 A fast-growing, useful timber tree ; weight per cubic foot of wood, 46 lbs. It gives a large 

 quantity of gum. 



stipulata, Boivin ; tr. A.B. 

 The gum, which exudes copiously from the stem, is used by the Nepalese for sizing their 

 "Daphne" paper. Weight of wood, 29 to 45 lbs. per cubic foot. 



PITHECOLOBIUM, Mart. 



dnlse, Benth. ; Sweet Mimosa ; tr. ; East India. A.B. 



pruinosum, Benth. ; tr. ; East Australia. A.B. 



Saman, Benth. ; Eain-tree ; tr. ; South. America. A.B. 

 The local name is said to be obtained from the cicadas sucking the juices from the tender 

 shoots and leaves, and squirting forth slender streams of limpid fluid. The pods are useful as a 

 cattle fodder. 



ENTEEOLOBIUM, Mart. 



cyclocarpum ; tr. ; South America. B. 



Order ROSACEJE. 



(Eose Family.) 



This order contains many of our favourite garden fruits and flowers. 



Tribe Chrysobalane^:. 

 CHEYSOBALANUS, Linn. 



Icaco, Linn. ;. Cocoa Plum; sh. ; West Indies. A.B. 



A useful fruit. The kernels yield a fixed oil, and an emulsion made from them is said to be 

 used in dysentery. The leaves and roots are also of medicinal value. 



Tribe Pruned. 

 PEUNUS, Linn. 



Amygdalus, Baill. ; Almond ; tr. ; Africa. A.B. 



The name " Jordan Almond" is a corruption of Jardyne or Garden Almond— i.e, cultivated. 



ilicifolius, B. et Hook. ; Holly Laurel ; sh. ; California. B. 

 Laurocerasus, Linn. ; English Laurel ; sh. ; Turkey in Asia. A.B. 

 lusitanica, Linn. ; Portugal Laurel ; sh. ; Portugal. B. 

 Persica, Benth. et Hook. ; Peach ; tr. ; Persia and China. A.B. 



Tribe Spib^e^:. 

 SPIE2EA, Linn. ; Dropwort or Meadow Sweet, 

 bella, Sims ; und. shr. ; Nepaul. B. 

 callosa, Thunb. ; und. shr. ; China. B. 



prunifolia, Sieb., fl. pi. ; Doubled-flowered Dropwort ; sh. ; Japan. A.B. 

 Eeevesiana, Lindl. ; und. shr. ; China. B. 



