Strawberries in India. — According to .Mr. M. A. Lawson, Govem- 



,11,,,,, lhndr Mulaknff 



record the identification of the native nanus with the spe< 



determined at KeW. 



The following are the principal plants referred to : — 

 Anoint st "itctjali ■it-sis. Pets. Called " - Diorgud " by the natives 

 leaf heated and soaked in water, is used in diarrhoea and for , 

 pains in the stomach. The petals of the flowers arc used on the 

 for flavouring country dishes. 



decoction of the roots is given to assist women in labour. Th 

 is well known in the Soudan for a yellow dye obtained from the 



(.1 thi~ plant' ' d •• Dik" The -urn is di 



and mixed with s'oot and used for ink. The fruit resembles a grei 



the natives for sw . , u i.ii.J tin' ii " < 1 ■ . n , ."' ! rlii, n. a ,-.,, n grm ' 



" Guamgua." The root i- steeped in water, and the infusion i 

 promote the (low of urine (yellow fever). 



(tint/intuiii, sp. This plant, called by the natives " Topp," h 

 been speeitieallv determined. The gum is used for the cure of tool 

 and a decoction of the root tins in the stomacl 



Viticulture in Uruguay.— Mr. 



ring the 



u-en -1h>\vu in tnt' cultivation ot ■ issumed con- 



■ tdeiable proportions in the districts of Salto, I*ay>andu, and in the 

 , ieinity of Monte Video. The country generally is well adapted for 

 he growth of the grape, but the wine manufactured aa yet is not of a 



