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tivated in India at the present day ; and the leek, it may be ob- 

 served, bears its Egyptian name, ' khorat'. 



The cotton plant, is mentioned as existing in India, by both Herodo- 

 tus and Theophrastus. Cotton thread, according to the modern 

 Bramins, is mentioned in the Institutes of Menu. 



The hen7ia (Lawsonia), appears to have been known in India in the 

 time of Arrian ; as may be inferred from his statement, " That the 

 people of India, daub their beards white, red, purple, and green." 

 I observed the use of henna by the Western Hindoos; and the plant 

 is abundantly cultivated in the vicinity of Bombay. — 



Various other plants and vegetable products of India, that were com- 

 municated to Egypt in ancient times, will be found enumerated in 

 another chapter. 



d. Introduced Plants of Modern India. 



I will insert, however, in this place, a list of the additional intro- 

 duced and cultivated plants, which fell under my personal observa- 

 tion in Western Hindoostan : 



Anona squamosa, cultivated in the vicinity of Bombay. And accord- 

 ing to Graham,* the plant has a native name. 



Arge7none Mezicana, the yellow-flowered variety ; abundantly natu- 

 ralized in the Dekkan ; where also, I observed fields of it under 

 cultivation. 



Raphamis sativus, the radish ; abundantly cultivated in the Dekkan. 



Bixa orellana, the arnotto ; cultivated in the vicinity of Bombay. 



Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ; the flowers, frequent among the temple-offer- 

 ings. I observed a stock, which had evidently been planted, grow- 

 ing in front of the lesser caves at Karli. 



Thespesia populnea, planted in the environs of Bombay. 



Adansonia, trees were occasionally met with, in the vicinity of Bom- 

 bay. But differing somewhat in aspect, from those seen on the 

 island of Zanzibar. 



Bomhax anfractuosum, planted in gardens, at Bombay. 



Citrus sinetisis 1, the Mandarin orange ; cultivated in the vicinity of 

 Bombay, and also at Aurungabad. 



* Catalogue of the Plants growing in Bombay and its vicinity ; by John Graham. 

 Bombay, 1839. 



