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any flnwevs in oitv cnuutry ? whether tlii'V were 

 to animals ? iiiid tln' insix-ts fVir fiivds on 



board the ship I hut when at lust they wen* iii- 

 fennied J wst ^ m3:&t af diseases," they re- 

 mained p^fee% satisfied that I coQeoled 

 for medicinal purposes, and wiltooilt mukiiig 

 sninthor inf|inrv on the sohjcct, resuTned their 

 ahiiost perpetual conversation on tlm Areka or 

 betel'^i^k (kk ihe w^^ tlie rajah gathered a 

 pknt, {Chenopodttwltt fetnily?) md giviiigitto 

 me, said it was medicinal, and called by the Ma- 

 lays '"Gnnrlu', niajn/* ( sii>'nifyiTig' shirtdmttons,) 

 and the nauK; was prohahly ai>|jlit.'d to it from the 

 elevated buds having some resendjiauce to tliem» 

 Th^ plant is u&ed by the iiative& in tlie icttm of 

 decoction, as an inter lud remedy for various 

 diseases ; and, as far as 1 <'<nild nndt-i'stand them, 

 was [tossc'ssed of L-nictic properties, it is a small 

 plant, and grows abundantly on the banks of 



Paddy fields, md m^mmii^ wast&knd 

 about tiie village. 



Among a profusion of other flowfring shrubs 

 and plants was the C«.*f.w/, orrtflr/tfa/l'i. ( P);nnlram 

 of the nativeSj) several species oi" JSolanam; the 

 pretty ¥m6^ r^eUt or rose periwinkle, Jkiium 

 fnistmmf tte frittt of wltiGi the tmtkvm tdld 



would cause niadneaa if eaten ; it was uiinied by 

 them Tropungo ; several specie.** of Convokoii ; 



