NO. 53.— 1902.] TREES AND FLOWERING PLANTS. 



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80. — Glycosmis pentaphylla. 

 Dodan-penna, S, ®<^Q«sSo^a?. Kula-pannai ; T.^etruuftssr. 

 Trim. Cey. Flor., vol. L, p. 217. 



A small tree with thin pale brown bark and compound 

 leaves. Flowers white, scented, very small. No spines on 

 the stem or twigs. 



Rather rare, except in the dry country, where it becomes 

 rather abundant as an under shrub. 



Wood extremely close, hard, smooth, and fine-grained. 

 Well suited for handles of katties and walking-sticks. Very- 

 durable. 



8 1 . — Murray a Koenigii. 

 Karapincha, S. «aad3<>e) ; Karivempu, T. sjtiGmiLaLj. 

 Trim. Cey. Flor., vol. I., p. 220. 



A pale gray-barked small tree with rather close heads. 

 Leaves compound, with about twenty-five leaflets on each 

 rachis, with short stalks ; very aromatic. Flowers sweet- 

 scented, small, white. 



Chiefly confined to the dry districts, occurring abundantly 

 along the lower reaches of the Walawe river. 



This plant is perhaps better known as producing the 

 so-called "curry leaf," so frequently present in native 

 cooking. Wood generally too small to be important, but is 

 hard, close, rather tough, suitable for rafters. 



[Badulla, Maturata, low-country, especially in dry region.] 



82. — A talantia monophylla. 



Apasu, S. (?) cpeg ; Perurikuruntu, T. 3un$rki<§jp!j5^ m 



A small tree with stiff branches, more or less armed with 

 short hard spines. Leaves much notched at apex, thick. 

 Flowers white, on short stalks. 



Occurs in the dry districts about Timbolketiya and east- 

 wards. Not very well known to natives. 



Wood very close and suitable for rulers or scale-measuring 

 instruments. Pale white with a yellowish tinge. Weight, 

 about 60 lb. per cubic foot. 



[Dry region ; common.] 



