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XXVIII. ANACARDIACEiE 
1. Rhus Cotinus, Linn. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 9. A shrub or small 
tree. Leaves undivided, long-stalked, obovate or ovate, 2-4 in., 
entire, stalks and lower surface pubescent. Mowers pale purple, 
in drooping, hairy panicles 3-6 in. long ; fertile flowers few. Drupe 
Fig. 34. Rhus Cotinus. 
hairy, cordate, about \ in. long, unequally lobed. After flowering 
the stalks of the numerous, sterile flowers become elongated and 
covered with long, silky hairs, forming a spreading panicle of 
slender, feathery branches. (Fig. 34.) 
Valleys below Simla, common, the Glen ; March-August. — W. Himalaya, 
3000-5000 ft. — E. Asia, S. Europe ; and a very closely allied species in N. 
America. 
Bark and leaves used for tanning. Wood bright yellow. 
*2. Rhus parviflora, Boxb. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 9. A shrub, 
covered with soft, red-brown tomentum. Leaves stalked ; leaflets 
