100 Semecarpus Anacardium, Lifin.f. is the Marking Nut Tree of 

 India. The juice of the nut is used for marking cotton clothes ; 

 it is mixed with a little quicklime and water as a mordant. But 

 it is so acrid in its nature, that care has to be taken in its use. 

 It is also employed as a dye, colouring a greyish-black. It is, 

 however, applied in India by the natives for rheumatism aDd 

 sprains, for warts, and in scrofulous eruptions. This tree is related 

 to the Cashew, but the receptacle (the Cashew fruit) is small in the 

 Marking Nut Tree. (Anacardiacece.) 



101. Spathodea campanulata, Beam, grows to a height of 80 feet at 

 Castleton. The branches do not spread, but the mass of rich 

 orange-coloured flowers gives it a most attractive appearance. 

 (Bignoniacece.) 



102. Sterculia carthagenensis, Cav. called "Chica" by the Brazilians, 



and " Panama" by the inhabitants of the Isthmus, is a fine tree 

 40 to 50 feet high. It has become naturalized in the "West 

 Indies, and does well in the plains The flowers are yellow, spot- 

 ted inside with purple. The seeds are about the size of 

 pigeons' eggs ; they have an almond-like taste, and are sometimes 

 eaten. (Sterculiacece.) 



103. Strychnas Nux-vomica, Linn. — The seeds of this tree are known 

 as Nux-vomica. They are flat and nearly round, and are bitter 

 to the taste from containing three poisonous alkaloids, strychnia, 

 brucia, and igasuria. The first of them is a very active poison, 

 but possesses valuable tonic or stimulant properties. (Loganiacece). 



104 Tectona grandis, Linn. f. — This, the Teak Tree, is a native of cen- 

 tral and south India, and Burma. As a timber its commercial 

 value ranks next to Mahogany. " The sap-wood is white and 

 small ; the heartwood when cut green has a pleasant and strong 

 aromatic fragrance and a beautiful dark golden yellow colour, 

 which on seasoning soon darkens into brown mottled with darker 

 streaks. The timber retains its fragrance to a great age, the 

 characteristic odour being apparent whenever a fresh cut is made. 

 It is moderately hard, exceedingly durable and strong, does not 

 split, crack, warp, shrink, or alter its shape when once seasoned, 

 works easily and takes a good polish. It seems to require an 

 annual rainfall of 30 inches, but to thrive best with from 50 in- 

 ches to 120 inches mean annual rainfall." — (Gamble.) 



It does not grow near the coast, but on low hills up to 3,000 

 feet, an essential being perfect drainage. (Verbenacece.) 



105. Terminalia Arjuna, Bedd. — The Arjun tree is a native of India 

 and Ceylon. The bark is astringent ; it is given medicinally in 

 heart diseases, contusions, &c, and is used in dyeing to produce a 

 light brown or Khaki colour. (Combretacew.) 



106. Thrinax parviflora, Sw. — The Royal Palmetto, or Palmetto Thatch 

 Palm, is a native of Jamaica, Florida, and Central America. The 

 stem is very slender, and sometimes attains a height of 40 feet. 

 The fibre affords material for ropes. (Palmar.) 



