242 D. Praia — The non- indigenous species of the Andaman Flora. [No. 3, 



Names of Species. 



Remarks. 



Condition in 1866 (Kurz). Condition in 1889-90. 



*Salvia coccinea Linn. 



' Cultivated in gardens of 





and other species. 



Europeans.' 





95 Plantago major Linn. 



' Cultivated in native gar- 

 dens.' 



Not seen in 1889 or 1890. 



Mirabilis Jalapa Linn. 



' Only cultivated in gardens.' 



Now not infrequently 

 spontaneous. 



Celosia cristata Linn. 



' Cultivated in gardens.' 





Amarantus, several 



' Cultivated in native gar- 



A. paniculatus and A. caii- 



species. 



dens.' 



datus. 



Gomphrena globosa 



' Cultivated and sometimes 





Linn. 



as wild.' 





100 Piper Betle Linn. 



' Cultivated by convicts.' 





*Euphorbia pulcherri- 



' In gardens, cultivated.' 





ina Willd. 







Jatroplia nraltifida 



' Cultivated only.' 





Linn. 







Jatropha pnrgans 



' Cultivated only.' 





Linn. 







Ricinus communis 



' Cultivated only.' 



Cultivated but also spon- 



Linn. 





taneous on all rubbish 

 heaps and in every waste 

 place aud by roadsides. 



105 Cannabis sativa Linn. 



' Cultivated only.' 





Artocarpus integri- 



' Cultivated only.' 





folia Linn. 







Casuarina equisetifo- 



' At Ross Island, cultivated ' 



Also now extensively 



lia Forst. 





planted on Mt. Harriet 

 and many see'dlings ap- 

 pearing. This species is, 

 however, indigenous in 

 the Andamans ; Col. 

 Cadell, V. C , Chief Com- 

 missioner, tells me it is 

 plentiful at Casuarina 

 Bay on the west side of 

 N. Andaman. 



Curcuma, several 



' Cultivated.' 





species. 







Canna indica Linn. 



' Cultivated in gardens and 

 sometimes wild in jun- 

 gles, where it has been 

 sown.' 





110 Musa sapientum Linn. 



' Cultivated everywhere.' 





Ananas sativa Adans. 



' Now everywhere cultiva- 

 ted and producing fruit 

 of good quality.' 





*Belamcanda sinensis 



' In gardens ; cultivated.' 





Adans. 







*Zephyranthes, spe- 



' Cultivated in gardens.' 





cies. 







*Hippeastrnm, spe- 



[Cultivated in gardens']. 





cies. 







