396 The Turaee and Outer Mountains of Kumaoon. [May, 



Andropogon (Sorghum) halepensis : " Buroo," "Burai: "Rikhon- 

 da ;" to 3000 feet. 



Imperata cylindrica : " Shiro." 



Andropogon Iwamncusa, (i. e. elephant or best Koos, from ibh .) 

 « Myria," " Gangulee," « Cheretta." "Dab," "Peeria." The last 

 is properly the Cymbopogon so abundant in the mountains, with roots 

 smelling and tasting of lemon and ginger. A. Iwaruncusa grows along 

 the Surjoo nearly (perhaps fully) as far as Bagesur, and as high as 

 3500 feet. 



Typha elephantina : " Pudera," " Petara." This penetrates the 

 mountains a long way by the course of the Kalee : the leaves are much 

 used in the manufacture of soft mats. 



About Huldwanee, Martynia diandra is completely naturalized : the 

 following trees, &c. are common. 



Ulmus integrifolia : " Kunjoo :" the trunk is generally covered with 

 an orchid, probably Vanda cristata, or Cymbidium tesselatum. Cymbi- 

 dium triste, Oberonia Iridifolia, Pholidota articulata, &c. abound here, 

 and on the outer mountains. 



Leonotis nepetsefolia : " Gooma." 



Pogostemon plectranthoides : " Roodra," " Roodla," up to Almorah. 



Lantana dubia : up to 2500 or 3000 feet. 



Sponia " Khusuroa." Its glossy, but extremely scabrous 



leaves, are used to polish wood : probably the " Khaksi" of Kirkpa- 

 trick's Nepal. 



Solanum verb as ci folium : " Usheta :" the pounded leaves are used to 

 expel leeches from the nostrils of cattle ; the Reetha or soap-nut is simi- 

 larly employed. 



Solanum diffusum. 



Solanum Jacquini : " Kunth-karee." 



Solanum rubrum : " Cbhota-gheewaen." The berries of this night- 

 shade are eaten with impunity by the mountaneers. 



Bauhinia purpurea? B. parviflora, and B. Vahlii (racemosa.) 



Cassia Tora, C. purpurea, C. absus : " Bunar." 



Butea frondosa : " Dhak." 



Desmodium gyrans. 



Dicerma pulchellum. 



Te})hrosia purpurea. 



