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PHYSICAL HISTORY OF MAN. 



Tamarindus Indica, the tamarind tree ; planted and naturalized 



throughout Western Hindoostan. 

 Cassia alata, in the Botanic Garden at Bombay. 

 Cassia Jistula, appeared to be really indigenous on the mountain 



slopes. According to Graham, it has a native name. 

 Cassia tora, observed in the Concan, naturalized in waste grounds. 

 Cassia Occidentalism also naturalized in waste grounds. 

 Terminalia catappa, planted around Bombay. The tree was probably 



derived from the East India islands. 

 Punica granatum, cultivated in gardens; but the fruit produced, is of 



inferior quality. 



Psidimn, the guava ; only seen cultivated ; and T do not find, that it 



has a native name. 

 Lagenaria vulgaris, the fruit offered for sale in the market at Bombay. 

 Cucumis sativiis, the common cucumber; cultivated; and perhaps the 



same species, indigenous. 

 Cucurhita citrullus, the water-melon ; the fruit, offered for sale in the 



market at Bombay. 

 Carica papaya, planted around villages. 



Bnjophjllum calyciniim, in gardens, in the vicinity of Bombay. 



Opimtia Dillenii?, a red-fruited species, abundantly naturalized in the 

 Dekkan ; where, by an adventitious adaptation, its thickets furnish 

 a congenial retreat for the porcupine. 



Panax? fruticosum, a shrub, frequent in gardens. I do not find, that 

 it has a native name. 



Panax? cochleatum, a shrub, frequent in gardens at Bombay. 



Musscenda frondosa, observed only in the Botanic Garden at Bombay; 

 but according to Graham, the plant has a native name. 



Cojfea Arabica, in the Botanic Garden at Bombay. 



Cartliamus tinctorius, abundantly cultivated in the Dekkan. 



Ageratum conyzoides, naturalized in waste places. 



Cacalia soncliifolia, a weed, observed, growing around one of the vil- 

 lages in the Dekkan. 



Tagetes erecta, the flowers, were observed to be among the most com- 

 mon offerings in the temples. This plant, is regarded by botanists, 

 as a native of America; and indeed, according to Hernandez, it has 

 a Mexican name. 



Eclipta, common in rice grounds. 



Helianthus annuus, the sun-flower; observed in gardens at Bombay. 

 Coreopsis tinctoria, also observed in gardens at Bombay. 



