jan. — mar. 1858.] Putney Hills. 197 



Elseagnus latifolius, 



Gnidia eriocephala. 



Eleagnace^. 



very common, the berries are eaten. 



Thymelaceje. 



grows to a tree in the Kookul shola, 

 much used by the natives as a fibre, 

 and called Kat murke nar. 



Thesium Wightianum 

 Osyris Wightiana, 



Santalum album, 



Santalaceje, 



near Kodakarnal. 



the bark is eaten like suparee with 

 chunam, it turns the saliva red, a 

 common shrub, 

 near Pullatoor. 



AllISTOLOCHIACEJE. 



Aristolochia Indica, 

 „ acuminata, 



EUPHOKBIACEJE. 



Euphorbia Rothiana, 



„ tiigona, 



„ antiquorum, 



5 , tirucalli, 



„ Nivulia, 

 Dalechampia velutina, 

 Tragia inTolucrata, 



densely covered with reddish hairs, 

 (at Poombary common.) 



i 



flower slopes. 



J 



common near Perryur. 



sp. 



Acalypha Indica, 



Macaranga Indica, 



Claoxylon sp. 



a shrub, slopes towards Verupatchy. 



''Arboreous, disecious, leaves opposite, 

 oblong, lanceolate, attenuated at 

 both ends, serrate towards apex, 

 glabrous— below covered with re- 

 ~{ sinous dots, spikes axillary, male 

 flowers glomerate, (not amentace- 

 ous), spikes about the length of 

 leaves — styles 3, capsule tricoccous 

 muricated. 



