322 LEGUMINOS^. [Albizzia. 



A tall unarmed qiiick-gTowing tree with yellowish or greenish white bark. 

 Lea ues evenly 2-pinBate ; rac/iis l2-i8 in., glabrous, with a large gland 

 near the base, 'piinxoe •.'-6 pairs, 5-6 in. long ; leci^ets H-1 2 pairs, with an 

 ovate gland between the last pair, l-i in. long, obliquely ovate to ovate - 

 oblong, blunt or subacute, obliquely cuneate on upper margin, rounded 

 on the lower, dark-green and glabrous above, pale and appressed- 

 pubescent beneath, midrib nea^rer the lower margin. Heads small, many- 

 flowered, usually in fascicles of 3-5, arranged on the las corymbose 

 branches of terminal panicles. Flowers o-i in. across, sessile, yellowish- 

 white with pale-yellow stamens. Calya: glabrous ; ■ teeth triangular, 

 distinct. Corolla 5 in. long ; segments lanceolate, half as long as the 

 tube, densely hairy outside. Pod 4i-8 in. long, about f in. mde, thin, 

 flexible, bright reddish-brown, shining. Seeds 6-12, pale-brown. 



Forests of Dehra Dun and Saharanpur, and in the Sub-Himalayan districts 

 of Eohilkhand, N. Oudh and Gorakhpur ; usually in moist localities. 

 DiSTEiB. Along the base of the I'unjab Himalaya, Bengal, C. and 

 S. India, Andamans, Burma : also in the Malay Islands and the Vhilip- 

 pines. A handsome tree, flowering from June to Aug. The reddish 

 pods are conspicuous during the cold season. The brownish heartwood 

 seasons well and is durable, and is in great request for cart-wheels,, 

 agricultural implements, etc. Excellent charcoal can be prepared from 

 the wood. The bark is used for tanning, and in times of scarcity it is 

 ground up with flour and eaten. 



A lucida, Benth. in Hook. Journ. Bot. Hi (1844), S6 ; Brand. For. Fl. 174 : 

 F. B. I. ii. 299 ; Watt E.D. Mimosa lucida, Pioxh. : Fl. Ind . ii, 544.— A 

 handsome, almost evergreen, tree with large dark-gTeen acuminate 

 leaflets. It is cultivated in gardens within the area, aud is indigenous 

 in Nepal, E. JBengal and in Burma. 



Vithecolohium dnlce, Benth. in Hoolc. Journ. Bot. Hi (1844), 199 ; Bra.nd.. 

 For. Fl. 173 : F. B. I. ii, 302 ; Watt E.D. Mimosa dulcis,_ Roxh. Fl. 

 Ind. ii, 556. — YeTn.—YHayati imli. — A large thorUy tree introduced 

 from Mexico to the Philippines and thence to India. It is cultivated 

 in gardens within the area and throughout the plains of India. It is 

 largely grown in S. India, where it is used chiefly for fuel. It makes 

 an excellent hedge-plant. The thick twisted pods contain a quantity 

 of sweet whitish pulp, which is eaten ; and the seeds contain a large 

 amount of oil. 



XLIV.— ROSACEiE. 



Hebbs, shrubs or trees. Leaves stipulate, alternate, rarely 

 opposite, simple or compouryd. Floioers usually 2-sexnal and regular. 

 Calyx-tuhe free or adnate to the ovary ; limb usually 5-lobed, often 

 bracteolate, imbricate or valvate. Petals 5, rarely 0, inserted under 



