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Amaranthace^.— Almost every plant of this family affords edi- 

 ble greens. The Celosia argentea — AchyrantJies aspera and lanaia 

 Amaranthus polygamus, oleraceus^ tristis^ spinosus ; some of the 

 Amaranthes are cultivated. 



Che5?"Opode^. — Much the same may be said of this family — the 

 Basella alba is in great estimation as a pot herb. 



S AOT AL ACE M. — Sant alum album — valuele s s . 



Aeistolochi^. — ^ristolochia Indica and brateata, both bitter 

 and medicinal plants. 



EuphorbiacEtE. — A species of Phyllanthus with vrhite fruit 

 which is eaten by the natives, and one of red, of which the branches 

 are used for tooth brushes — PkyllantJius emblica very common — ■ 

 Croton plicatum yields a violet dye. — Jatropha Curcas also the 

 Cluytea collina, the wood of which is used for building. 



Urtice^. — Cannabis sativa in gardens. 



Ulmace^. — Ulmus integrifolia — durable wood. Celtis Orien- 

 talis. Cordage sometimes made of its bark. 



ARTOCARPEiE. — Ficus Indica — bark produces cordage. — Ficus 

 religiosa. — Ficus glomerata — there are others. 



PiPERACE^. — Piper ie^e/— cultivated in small quantity about 

 Comlapoor„ 



ALiSMACEiE. — Both Sagittarias occur — leaves of sagittifolia 

 eaten as greens. 



Ptstiace^. — Pistia stratiotes very common in tanks. 



SciT AMINES. — Ginger cultivated but not to a great extent and 

 also Turmeric — Zingiber Casumunar grows in the eastern part of 

 the Circar. 



MusACE^. — A coarse kind of plantain is grown in gardens. 



Hemerocallide^. — Sanseviera Zeylainca — very common— a 

 cordage plant used by the Coonbees, &c. 



DioscoRi^iT^. — Tubers of the Dioscorea pentaphylla are dug up 

 throughout the Circar where it is very common. 



Palme-<e. — The date palm is very common, it is tapped at a very 

 early period of its growth and seldom yields much juice after the 

 age of twenty-five years. Mats and cordage are very extensively 

 made from its fronds. The Tar, Borassus fiahelliformis, is the 

 palm that from its frequent occurrence gives a character to the 

 country. The young plants are defended from cattle by thorns 



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