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Place. 
Mr. kerr’s Hiftory of the 
The infers are the inhabitants of four trees. 
1. Ficus Religiofa, linnjei. In Hindodan,, 
Pipul. Banyan Tree. 
2 . Ficus Indica, linnjei. In Hindodan, Bhun 
Banyan Tree. 
3. Plafo Hortus Malabariei. By the natives,, 
Prafo. 
4. Rhamnus Jujuba, linnet. In Hindodanick,, 
Beyr. 
The infedls generally fix themfelves fo elofe 
together, and in fuch numbers, that I imagine 
only one in fix can have room to compleat her 
eell : the others die, and are eat up by various 
infedts. The extreme’ branches appear as if 
they were covered with a red dud,, and their fap 
is fo much exhauded, that they wither and pro-? 
duce no fruit, the leaves drop off, or turn to a 
dirty black colour. Thefe infeeds are tranfplanted 
by birds :• if they perch upon thefe branches.,, 
they mud carry off a number of the infedts upon 
their feet to the next tree they red upon. It is 
worth obferving, that thefe fig trees when 
wounded drop a milky juice, which indantly 
coagulates into a vifeid ropey fubdance, which, 
hardened in the open air, is fimilar to the cell of 
the Coccus JLacca. The natives boil this milk 
with oils into a bird-lime, which will catch pea* 
cocks or the larged birds. 
A red medicinal gum is procured by incifion 
from the Plafo Tree, fo dmilar to the Gum 
JLacca that it may readily be taken for the fame 
fubdance. 
