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Roxb., and in tbe tanks Nat as minor, All, Ceratophyllum demersttm, 
Linn., AzoUa pinnata, Pistia stratiotes, Linn,, Mamthi^^ Gondal,^' 
Ottelia alismoides, Pqvs,, Lemna poly rhiza, Marathi NeeL” On 
the outskirts were found Juncellus pygmseus, Clarke, making a green 
carpet in dried up waterholes. 
From Pali to Nagotna the country consists of rice-fields with 
patches of wood on uplands ; but accurate observations could not be 
made, as all the party was suffering greatly from fatigue and ex- 
posure. 
G. MARSHALL WOODROW, 
In charge Botanical Survey^ Bombay^ 
Notes for Dr. Watt’s Dictionary. 
Synopsis of practical facts from the Report of the Botanical Siif 
vey, Bombay , for the year 
phoenix robusta, Hook. L, Straelu.— Leaves of this palm 
only are generally used at Bombay and Poona in preparing ‘^Date'' 
matting. 
Amorphophallus commutatus, Engler, Marathi Shewal.— The 
infloresence is cooked w'ith the leaves of Lagerstroemia parviflora 
and the fruit of Garuga pinnata and used as a vegetable. 
Sauromatum guttatum,Sc\\oit, — The root, Nurki acha 
kanda, is sold by Vaids ; it is believed to increase the secretion of 
milk in cattle. 
Gloriosa superaba, Linn., Marathi Kulawai. Found on the hills 
12 miles west of Poona. 
Pennisetu?n Alopecuros, Steud, Marathi Mohl. Used for brooms, 
ropes, etc., recommended for paper making. It is abundant on 
poor wet land near Poona and on a hill side near Paud 20 miles west 
of Poona. 
Ischoemum angustifolium, Haeckel, Sabai or Bhabur is cultivated 
at Poona for paper making. 
Agave Sisiliana, Sisil hemp plant, introduced 1893, growing 
freely at Poona. 
College OF Science, ') 
Poona ; f G. MARSHALL WOODROW. 
The ^th June iSgs, ) 
O. 1. C. P. 0,— No. 355 R. & A.— i4.ll-95.-~l8O.~E.-N. D. 
