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Btttis'EEIAce^ — the Sterculia urens yields a gum-like traga- 

 cantli, and a wood used for scabbards. 



TiLiACE^ — two species of Corchorus, common, the tenacity of 

 their fibres is sometimes taken advantage of for the construction of 

 cords. 



Two species of Grewia are in common use. One arboreous for 

 agricultural instruments— the other a shrub, is employed by the 

 Dhungurs for making cages for their lambs and kids, and by others 

 for wattle. The fruit of several species are eaten by the common 

 people and the leaves by animals. 



A^EA^'TIACE^ — the lime is common, the citron rare — Feronia 

 elephanium and ^yZe Marmelos — the capsules of the latter used 

 as snufi" boxes by the brahmins — the Bergera Koenigii in gardens. 



Sapindacce^ — Sapindus detergens — Soap nut tree and another 

 Sapindus. 



Meliace^ — Azedirachta Indica — the tree sought after for its 

 leaves and timber. 



Cedrelace^ — Swietenia fehrifiiga and Chloroxylon Swietenia- — 

 the first common, its bark used by the carpet weavers to dye their 

 cotton thread a dingy red. On the sandstone the latter grows to 

 be a pretty large tree. 



Bhamne^ — several species of Zizyphus—i\e Zhyphus micro- 

 phylla is a very troublesome plant to the agriculturist, being very 

 difficult to eradicate. 



Teeebiistthace^ — some varieties of the mango yield tolerable 

 fruit — the Buchanania latifolia, Boswelia thurifera and G am g a pin- 

 nata are all met with, also Anacardium occidentale and Semecarpus 

 Anacardium. 



Legtjmi]S'OSJS. — Besides the cultivated species there is the ta- 

 marind growing to a large size, and yielding an important article 

 of diet — Butea frondosa commonest of all, along with its conge- 

 ner — the Butea superha, it yields the East India kino— not one 

 ounce of which is collected — the bark of both is used as a cordage 

 ■ — the leaves rolled up are used in smoking tobacco. Two species 

 of Dalhergia, Latifolia and Sissoo, famish hard wood — from the 

 seed of the latifolia there is expressed an oil. Eive or six species 

 of Acacia growing in the Circar yield timber, Caesalpinia Bonduc, 

 Cassia fistula and the Cassia absus from the seeds of which is pre- 



