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Deccan ; W» Himalaya up to 8,000 ft. in Kunoaon ; also in Waziristan 

 and Afghanistan and westwards to the Atlantic. Ihe plant is used 

 medicinally in the Punjab. — 



The following cultivated plants belonging to non-indigenous genera 

 should be briefly mentioned :— 



Aster Amellus, L. (Michaslmas Daisy) is cultivated in gardens. 



£r achy come, iheridifolia, Benth., called "Swan Eiver Daisy" in Australia, 

 is much grown as an ornamental annual. 



■Calliitejphus hortensis, Cass. (German or Chinese Aster.) 



Helianthus annuus, L., is the common Sunflower, a native of the W. States 

 of S. America. It is largely grown within the area both as an ornamental 

 plant and for the sake of the oil yielded by its seeds. See Watt's 

 Dictionary for further particulars. 



Helianthus tuherosus, L. (Jerusalem Artichoke) is grown extensively as 

 a vegetable, but chiefly for the use of the European inhabitants. It is 

 a native of N. America. 



Guizotia abyssimca,C&8S. ; F. B. I. iii, 308 ; Watt. E. D. Verbesina satioa 

 Eoxb.; Fl. Ind. iii, 441. Vern. Bam-tili. Cultivated in Bundelkhand 

 and in the district of Mirzapur. A valuable oil is obtained from the 

 seeds. The plant is a native of Trop. Africa. 



Coreo]psis spjp. from N. America and S. Africa are grown in many gardens 

 as ornamental annuals ; also Cosmos hijpinnatus, Cav. a native of 

 Mexico. Closely allied to the latter is the Dahlia (£>. variabilis, Desf.), 

 which is now completely naturalized at Mussoorie, and in the neigh- 

 bourhood of other hill- stations on the W. Himalaya. 



Tagetes erecta. L. (African Marigold) and T. ipatula, L. (French Mari- 

 gold), both from Mexico, are largely grown within the area, especially 

 in the gardens of Hindus. The vernacular name is genda. 



Gaillardmspp. from the Southern States of N. Amer. are cultivated as 

 ornamental annuals in many gardens, also Calendula ojficinalis, L. 

 (Common Marigold), a native of Europe. 



'Chrysanthemum sinense, Sabine, a native of China and Japan, is the 

 origin of the countless garden varieties of the well-known Chrysan- 

 themum. It thrives remarkably well in N. India, and flowers during 

 the early part of Nov. Other kinds cultivated within the area are 

 C. indicum, L., also from China and Japan ; 0. coronarium, L. intro- 

 duced from the Mediterranean region, and C. Leucanthemum, L„ the 

 Ox-eye Daisy. 



Cynara Scolymus, L., is the Globe Artichoke, a tall thistle with large 

 handsome flower- heads. The heads are boiled when young, the thick 

 bases of the involucre-bracts and the fleshy receptacle constituting 

 the edible portions. 0. Cardunculus, L., of which the above is a cul- 

 tivated form, is a native of the Mediteranean region. 



■Gentaurea Cyanus, L. (Corn Blue-bottle) and C. moschata L. (Sweet 

 Sultan) are grown as ornamental plants. 



