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Randia

uliginosa and tree

RANDIA, a genus of plants of the natural order Rubiacem. R. duntetorum, Dekhaneusis, fragrans, Gardneri, rigida, speciosa, tetraspertna, nutans, and uliginosa grow in the E. Indim One species, the Nana Manga, TEL, is a good-sized armed tree of the Godavery forests, furnishing a very hard and close-grained wood, good for turnery.

Randia dumetorum, Lam., Bush Randia. Gardenia spinosa, Linn. Randle longespina, D. C. rosoqueria dunictorum, Canthiurneoronaturn,Lass.

Itoxb. Ganlenia thunctoruin, Raz. Ccriscus Malabaricus, MEW.

Jowz-ul-kueb, . ABAB. Madana, . . . SANNK.

Jowz-ul-kowsul, . „ Wall kukuruquen, SINGH.

I'ieralu, . . Bounav. Marti karang, . . Tau.

Itfuen-phal ka-jhar, HIND. Madn karray, . „ °chola, . . . Kinn. Mande, Mang; . Txt. Mindlial, Mcndphal, A shrub or small tree, thorny and branching., met with in the hotter parts of Ceylon ; Coin, batore and the Bombay forests, the mood id strong, hard, and close-grained. It grows also

in Gujerat and northwards in the Dvitra Doon and the Kheeree pass. The fruit is used in SfaJa bar to poison or intoxicate fish, which are still considered good for eating.

Raudia tiliginosa, D.C., Bog Renal.

Gard enia uliginosa, Barb. rosoqueria uliginosa, Rork Devata . . TEL I attain* pelldaturangi,TtL Nana kakasi, • • to I A native of Ceylon and British India, in mol4 places. The 'lowers are large, white, and gnint, and in twos or thrtvs at the top of the branchlets. The berry is about the size of a pullet's egg, ash -coloured or. olive-grey,. and two-celled. The seeds are flattish, 'Kadin tho pulp. The unripe fruit is employed tut a table Thtr.; 1170 t ; Rork ; B«hloome ; Stew.