1852 J Catalogue of plants found in the Banda district, 



167 



Phlaeoidese, 



Olyrese, 



Chloridese, 



Hordeese, 



Rotbolliese, 



Arundinese, 



Aveneae, 



Poeae, 



Bambuseae, 



Oryzeae, 



Total Grasses, 



Total Endogens, .... 



Grand Total "1 

 Phanerogams, / " * " 



Banda. 



1 



2 

 9 



"? 



2 



15 

 1 



1 

 103 

 142 



605 



1 

 15 



28 



179 



1 

 2 

 10 

 2 

 7 

 2 



15 



1 



2 



118 

 170 



775 



Sikh States. 



1 

 3 

 7 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 1 

 12 



1 

 98 

 166 



546 



CJ 



1 



*2 



1 



15 



32 



181 



1 



4 



8 



4 



3 



2 



2 



12 



2 



2 



112 



198 



724 



Multan. 



59 

 67 



255 



© 



1 



8 



14 



129 



o 



H 



1 



5 

 4 



1 



1 



9 



1 



67 



81 



383 



NOTES. 



No. 3. — The question of the foreign origin of the custard apple ad- 

 mits of but little doubt on my mind. Those who argue in favour of its 

 being indigenous quote the native name Sitaphal, and the tradition 

 that it was upon it that Sita supported herself during her long wander- 

 ings in the forests in Bundelkund. And they state that it is met wild 

 in many parts of the jungle of central India. 



It is certainly found in great abundance on certain hills in Bundel- 

 kund, but on no hills is it found on which there are not large forts, 

 e. g. Marga, Kallinger and Ajigarh. I have never seen a bush of it 

 on any other, not even those next adjoining, and from all the enquiries 

 I have made among the natives I gather that it is not found in any 

 other localities. 



The only place which has been specifically mentioned to me as a 

 habitat is the hill of Asirgarh, likewise crowned by a fort. I see 

 therefore no reason to doubt that it has run wild on these hills from 

 gardens inside the fort, the large seeds dropped by birds monkeys or 

 bears, would readily germinate, the only matter for surprise is that it 

 has not been more widely diffused. I do not admit the closeness of the 



