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



203 



A small tree with pale bark and rather dense head. 

 Leaves alternate, rather crowded towards ends of branches, 

 about eight to ten inches, lanceolate, rather tapering to base, 

 abruptly pointed, smooth, shining, milky, with many 

 transparent lateral veins "connected with intramarginal 

 one." 



Flowers large, white, often used as a table decoration, 

 arranged in rather large flat-topped panicles. Fruits large, 

 nearly round, smooth, green, often turning pinkish before 

 falling. 



Common in the Western Province near water, and fre- 

 quently used as a hedge plant. Often called " Adam's Apple." 



Wood soft, light, about 22 lb. per cubic foot ; of little value 

 except as a hedge plant. The juice of the plant is acrid, 

 and the seeds highly poisonous. 



[Chiefly near the sea ; very common.] 



204. — HOLARRHENA MITIS. 



Kiri-vella, S. eS3© l( ^c- 



Trim. Cey. Flor., vol. III., p. 131. 



A small graceful tree with pale white bark and drooping 

 branches. Leaves opposite, about four inches long, lanceo- 

 late or narrowly oblong, tapering to both ends, thin, with 

 curved lateral transparent veins and short stalks. 



Flowers very graceful, snow-white, sweet-smelling, 

 arranged in loose paniculate cymes. 



Rather uncommon ; occurs near Mirigama and in 

 parts of the Pasdun Korale, and in the wet forests near 

 Kitulgalla. 



Wood pale white, with a yellowish tinge, light, about 

 36 lb. per cubic foot, smooth, close-grained. Suitable for 

 ornamental work, fretwork, &c. 



The bark is used in native medicine for fever and 

 | dysentery. 



[Sigiriya, Dimbula-gala (Gunner's Quoin), Eastern Pro- 

 vince.] 

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