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vicinity of monasteries or Pagodas, foremost among which would be 
the Amherstia, the Durian, the Jack, the Mango, the Jonesia, the 
Borassus and Corypha Palms, the 1 Banian * and many others, valued 
for the sake of their flowers, fruit or shade, but the species readily 
cognizable on the coins are but few. On the coins of Kunindas, the 
Cedar may be fairly made out, the character of the tree being its 
spreading branches at right angles to the trunk, and whether the 
‘ Cedar of Lebanon ’ or its closely allied form the ‘ Deodar ’ of the 
Himalayas, the tree is universally accepted as a type of sanctity, 
beauty and strength. The Fan-palm too, there is no mistaking whether 
the ‘ Corjpha ’ is intended or the commoner and more generally dis¬ 
tributed, Barassus or Fan-palm of Bengal; and herein I think Mr. V. 
Smith verges on inaccuracy in calling the ‘ Tal * palm of India a 
‘Corypha.’ The ‘Corypha’ is a fan-palm, which having flowered, 
dies, whereas ‘ the Tal ’ of India is a ‘ Borassus ’ which goes on flower¬ 
ing year after year, the former tree being planted for ornament, 
whereas it is the Borassus which is universally cultivated for its fruit 
and sap. 
113 
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... 
0. 
A Tree with one apical and four central paddle- 
shaped branches: J.B., Vol. VII, LXI, fig. 7. 
Ujain. 
114 
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• • • 
0. 
A Tree, similar to the last, with a ‘ Taurine * on 
either side of the base. (S). Ujain. Cabinet of 
Royal Asiatic Society. 
A Tree, similar to the last, but with a base of three 
tiers instead of two. J.B., Vol. VII, LXI, fig. 5. 
115 
... 
0. 
116 
214 
78 
0. 
A Tree with three trifoliated branches. (S). A.I., 
XI, fig. 5. Eran. 
117 
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0. 
A Tree similar to the last, but with a five-railed 
base of three tiers, with ‘Chattras* at the corners. 
A.I., XI, fig. 5. Eran. (S). 
118 
• • • 
• • • 
0. 
A Tree similar to the last, but with five trifoliated 
branches on a four-railed base of two tiers. J.B., 
Vol. VII, LXI, fig. 8. 
119 
• • • 
• • • 
0. 
A similar tree but on a base of three tiers. J.B., 
Vol. VII, LXI, fig. 30. This and the last are from 
Ujain. 
A Tree with four acuminate branches on either side 
and an apex of similar shape. A.I., VI, fig. 5. 
Coins of the Yaudheyas. 
120 
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Ml 
0. 
121 
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0. 
A Tree similar to the last, but with three lateral 
branches. A.I., II, fig. 8. (S). Taxila. In this 
coin the coniferous character is better seen than 
usual. 
122 
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R 
Eight paddle-shnped leaves radiating from a com¬ 
mon centre. J.B., Vol. VII, LXI, fig. 20. Ujain. (997). 
123 
i. 
v ; • • ’ 
til 
0. 
A tree with a five-branched head, two horizontal, 
one apical and two intermediate, all ending in 
round balls with a similar bifid branch on each 
side. A.I., VIII, fig. 17. 
