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. It's of a difFerent Genus from our Bardana or greater 
Burdock^ and relembles it only in its hamared Spines, 
this being a Capfule or Husk zhout the Bignefs of a St. 
Lucar (or Luke) Olive, wherein are two Cells or Parti» 
tkns, each containing one oval flattiih Kernel^ with a 
bJackifti Film or Skin. 
ix.Carennuche^l Malahhy xhtEf^gUJh at Fort St.Gsorge^ 1 2- 
Black Agnus Cajhn. 
Adhatoda Madrafpatana Hydropiperis folio. . ^^^'^'^ 
This Plant in Leaf and Flower very much refembles 
the Vada Codi of the Hort. Malah. Vol. 9. Tab. 4^. 
p. 79. 
If you pleafe to fend it me in Seed I can better judge 
of ir. . 
i^.VaramuUee Malah.CokmVQtihHort.Malnh.Yoh 
9, Tab. 41. p. 77. Gontua Br^w. Kathukarohiti ^^'^.^^^J' 
nefihus. Contafere Surratenfihus, ^^^^^ 
Adhatoda Malaharka tetracantha. Synonims. 
Lycium hcHcum Spinis quaternis ad fingulorum folio- 
rum ortum Farad. Bat, Prodr. Eryngium Zeylanicum 
febrifugum floribus luteis D. Herman not. MSS. ad Her-^ 
larium fuum Fivum. Melampyro cognata Maderafpatana, 
fpinis horridis Phk. Tab. 1I9. Fig. & Aim. Bot. 
It grows three or 4 Foot highm Sandy and Watry Pla-piace^. 
ces. Hort. Malab. * 
It Flowers and Seeds in January and Felruary. jime. 
The Jutce cures Ihrujhes and the Swelling of the Bom- 
eis by Wind, the Natives chew the Leaves of this in-^-^^'^^^j 
ftead of the H. M. and it colours the Teeth black, -z/y^f^^ 
as Mr. Benjamin Diewfe^ who brought it me from Suratt^ 
informs me. 
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