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Piper fiigrum, the plant observed in the Botanic Garden at Bombay. 

 Piper betel, the leaves often seen in the market at Bombay. 

 Aloe, a species, naturalized in the Dekkan. 



Dioscorea acideata, probably introduced from the East Indies by the 

 PortUi^uese. The roots, "brought from Goa," common in the mar- 

 ket at Bombay. 



Draccena terminalis, var. ferrea ; observed in gardens at Bombay. 

 Asparagus officinalis, in the Botanic Garden at Bombay. 

 Furcraa gigantea, in the gardens of European residents. 

 Broinelia ananas, the pine-apple; sometimes seen in gardens; but the 



cultivation as a fruit, does not succeed. 

 Phoenix dacty lifer a, the Date palm; cultivated solely for the sake of 



the sap, for making ' toddy.' 

 Areca catechu, the betel-nut palm ; planted in the environs of Bombay. 

 Cocos nucifera, planted in the environs of Bombay. 

 Caryota mens, in gardens at Bombay; and besides, indigenous on 



the mountain slopes. 

 Borassus Jlabelliformis, planted in the environs of Bombay. 

 Pandanus odoratissimus, maritime, and to all appearance, indigenous. 

 Colocasia : a species, was said to be "cultivated in the Dekkan, for 



the sake of the leaves, which form a substitute for spinach." 

 Colocasia grcmdifolia, observed in gardens at Bombay. 

 Cynodon dactylon, abundant; and according to Graham, much esteem- 

 ed for feeding cattle. This use of the plant, as I formerly found, had 



attracted the attention of colonists in Australia. 

 Dactyloctenium ^'Egyptiacum, frequent in the environs of Bombay. 

 Setaria, a species seen under cultivation in the Dekkan. 

 Pennisetum typhoideum, abutidantly cultivated in the Dekkan. 

 Sorghum vulgare, abundantly cultivated throughout Western Hin- 



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