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



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A moderate-sized deciduous tree, with thick, shining, 

 grayish-brown, much-scarred bark. All parts milky. 



Leaves crowding at ends of branches, lanceolate-oval, about 

 seven or eight inches long, rather tapering to extremities, 

 slightly serrate, with occasional marginal glands, smooth, 

 dark green above, paler below. 



Leaf-stalk about one inch, stout, conspicuously marked with 

 two large glands near base of leaf. Flowers greenish, males 

 in clusters, females solitary, with two red glands at base. 



Occurs sparingly in the dry zone of the Province of 

 Sabaragamuwa, but much more abundant near Hambantota 

 and Tisamaharama. 



Wood very soft, grayish, spongy, and light. Weight, about 

 28 lb. Suitable for floats only. Poisonous. 

 [Jaffna and Trincomalee.] 



URTICACE/E. 



This very large Order is composed of trees and shrubs, 

 eluding within that scope both the largest and smallest 

 xamples. 



Our well-known Nettle, the Maha-oussa of the Sinhalese 

 (Laportea crenulata), is one of this Order, which is represented 

 by twenty-seven Genera and about sixty-five species. The 

 Genera are Holoptelea, Celtis, Trema, Gironniera, Ficus, An- 

 tiaris, Cudrania, Artocarpus, Taxotrophis, Phyllochlamys, 

 Streblus, Dorstenia, Allseanthus, Plecospermum, Fleurya, 

 Laportea, Girardinia, Pilea, Lecanthus, Pellionia, Elatostem- 

 ma, Procris, Boehmeria, Chamabainia, Pouzolzia, Villebru- 

 nia, and Debregeasia. 



250. — Holoptelea integrifolia* 



Goda-kirilla, S. ®«o€)«98<*c 5 Velaiyil, T. Qeu&vi&ty 

 Trim. Cey. Flor., vol. IV., p. 80. 



