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depasturing, and gives two or three crops of hay annually : it 
is however not so much relished by animals as many other 
grasses. 
Averrhoa Carambola, Linn6. 
Insular India. Dr. Hooker having found this small tree on the 
Upper Indus as far as Lahore, it may reasonably be anticipated 
that success would attend its rearing in the warmest and moistest 
parts of our colonial territory. The fruit occurs in a sweet and 
acid variety ; the former is raw available for the table, the other 
for preserves. That of A. Bilimbi (Linne) is of similar use. 
Azima tetracantha, Lamarck. 
From South India to South Africa. A hedge-bush, growing 
freely in every kind of soil. 
Baccharis pilularis, Candolle. 
California. This evergreen bush, like B. consanguinea, is grown 
for hedges, used also for garlands, wrappers of flower bouquets 
and many decorative purposes, as cut branches do not wither 
for a considerable time. It attains a height of 15 feet (Professor 
Bolander). 
Backhousia citriodora, F. v. Mueller. 
South Queensland. Though only a small tree it is well worth 
cultivating for the fragrance of its lemon-scented foliage. 
Balsamodendron Ehrenbergi, Berg. 
Deserts of Arabia. This tree yields the Myrrha resin, but perhaps 
some other species may produce the same substance. Professor 
Oliver unites this with the following Bpecies. 
Balsamodendron Opobalsamum, Kunth. [B. Gileadense, 
Kunth,) 
Arabia and Nubia. This species furnishes Mekka or Gilead 
Balsam. B. Capense (Sonder) is a closely allied species from 
extratropical South Africa. Many other Balsam shrubs deserve 
introduction. 
Balsamodendron Mukul, Hooker. 
Scinde and Beludschistan. Yields the Bdellium resin. 
Basella lncida, LinnA 
India. Perennial. This spinage-plant has somewhat the odour 
of Ocimum Basilicum ; other species serve also culinary purposes. 
Basella rubra, LinnA 
From South Asia to Japan. This annual or biennial herb serves 
as a spinage of pleasant coloration. 
