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not as a hemp plant, but to afford the noxious and destructive 

 bang. The Sanseviera Zeylanica is a common plant growing in 

 sheltered places, and the climber the Ascelpias tenecissima pro- 

 nounced by Boxburg as the plant that yields the strongest fibres 

 of any in the vegetable kingdom is to be found in the forest near 

 Chinnoor, and Mahdapore where the fishermen beat it out into a 

 flax for their nets. Cordage for common use is obtained from the 

 inner bark of both the Buteas and several of the Bauhinias. 



Of Medicinal and other useful Plants, — among these may be 

 mentioned the Nux Vomica, and clearing nut tree, the Swietenia 

 febrifuga, the Wrightia Antidysenterica, the Hemidismus Indicus, 

 or Indian Sarsaparilla, the Asclepias Grigantea and Piocera, the 

 juice of which yields emetine, a half grain of which I have found 

 to produce copious vomiting, the Justicia Paniculata the chief in- 

 gredient of the celebrated Drogue-amere of the French, the Gen- 

 tiana verticillata collected by the Natives and used as a bitter ; the 

 celastrus nutans, from the seeds of which is distilled the nigrum 

 oleum given as a cure for beriberi ; the Chebulic Myrobolan, which 

 is also used to dye cloth a black colour, the Senna absus yielding 

 the Chaksoo seed which when pounded makes an excellent appli- 

 cation in Ophthalmia,- the Aristolochia Indica, lately used as a 

 remedy against snake bites. Several Sidas, and other malvaceous 

 plants used as demulcents, and externally as poultices, many other 

 plants used in native medicine are produced — the Pedalium Mu- 

 rex which thickens liquids, the INTerium oleander, the Cassia Auri- 

 culata, the bark of which is also used in tanning ; the Argemone 

 Mexicana, the Jatropha curcus, used also as fence, the Plumbago 

 Zeylanica, Gruilandina Bonducella, Lavendula Carnosa. Sphceran- 

 thus Indicus, the Terminalia Alata, Bcerhaavia Oiffusa, mostly 

 every member of the Asclepeaceous, Euphorbeaceous, and Apo- 

 cynaceus families that are procurable, are used in native medicine. 



In my report on Warungul I have named the chief edible fruits, 

 vegetables, and greens that are met with, and to it for information 

 on this head reference is made. The palms also and their produce 

 are given there. 



Other useful Substances. 

 Honey and Wax. — There are four species of bees common. 

 1st. The Joontee Taynee a small species, the honey of which is 

 deemed medicinal. 



