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an external cooling application — Schrebera swietenioides in the Pak- 

 hall and Clielwaee Pergunnas, a hard wood, 



Stktchxeace^ — Stryclmos nux vomica — common on the granite 

 hills — Stri/chnos potatorum, rarer, 



ApoCTifEiE — Wrightia tomentosa—lesiYes added to Indigo in the 

 preparation of the dye; very common wood used for making 

 boxes ; two species of Carissa yield edible hemes ; Monetia tetra- 

 cantha, one of the most common jungle shrubs. 



AscLEPiADE^ — two spocics of Ceropegia yield tuberous roots 

 which are eaten by the Natives. 



The two Calotropis common — also the Hemedismus Indicus and 

 the Sarcostemma viminale. 



Gektia>"EJE — Gejitiana verticillata—fi common plant gathered by 

 the Natives as a bitter. 



'BmyoiiiiAC^iE— Bignonia spathacea, wood used in house build- 

 ing. 



Pedalineje. — Pedalium murex—xevj common. 



Co^YOLYULACE^. — The leaves of two or three species of this 

 family are eaten as greens and reckoned very wholesome — Ipomcea 

 coerulea — country jalap — common. 



SoLA^'ACE^. — The Potatoe has been no where introduced, al- 

 though the red soil would suit it well — leaves of Solanum rubrum 

 used as greens. — Solanum Indica and Jacquinii used medicinally — 

 Dahtura alba and fastuosa, common. 



LaeiaTjE.— Ocz/n?ww Sanctum and one or two other species of the 

 Phlomis, two or three species yield greens under the name of Tomi; 

 Premna latifolia — leaves eaten in curries ; Premna iomentosa — the 

 wood of which is useful; Grewia Asiatica, sought for in house build- 

 *ing as the whit^ ants do not attack it ; Tectona grandis, but it 

 does not grow to be a large or valuable timber tree. 



AcANTHACE^. — Lepidagathis cristatu,used.m veterinary medicine, 

 and as a charm, especially by the weavers, to keep off the evil-eye. 



Barleria prionitis, leaves yield a blue dye, and are in consequence 

 mixed with the indigo leaves in the preparation of the dye ; Justi- 

 cia paniculata, the well known creyat, is very common. 



Pltjmbagine^. — Plumbago Zeylanica — bark used as a blister. 



NYCTAGiNEiB — Leaves of the Boerhaavia prostrata eaten as 

 greens. . ^, 



