. . . . SINGH.
Grows in the hot, drier parts of Ceylon. It is not Ficus lucida.--Thie.
Urostigma Bengalense, Mig.
Ficus Iteugalensis, Linn. I F. Indica, Linn.
Maha-nooga-gass, . . . . SINGH.
Grows all over India, and in the hotter parts of Ceylon, probably not indigenoutt.—Thte. Urostignia Ceylonense, Mig.
Ficus intectoria, Willd. I U. tjakela, Mig.
U. segeirophyllum, Mig. I Kirri-palla.gass, . SINGH.
Common in Ceylon up to an elevation of 2000 feet. The Singhalese sometimes use the bark of the tree instead of the areca nut, to chew with their betel leaf.—Tinv.
Urostigma Mysorense, MN.
Ficus Mysorensis, Both. I Ficus citrifelia, Wind.
SINGlI .
A tree of the Peninsula of India, not uncommon in Ceylon up to an elevation of 2000 feet.—Tlar. Urostigina religiosum, 3lig.
Ficus religiosa, Linn.
Ashwertba, . . . BENG. Bo, Bo-gaha, . . SINGH.
1 Pipal, . . . . HIND. lio-gan, . . . . , ATeElll, . . . MALEAL. Arasam IlflaiRM, . . TAII.
Pippula, . . . . Sastss. Raya-manu, Raghi, . TEL.
The holy fig tree is to be seen in all parts of India. It is much admired by Europeans for its elegant form and the constant movement of its leaves. It is the Bo Tree of the Singhalese Buddhists, and is to be met with in that island wherever there is or has been a Buddhist temple ; but the most famous Bo Tree is at the temple at Anaradapurn. It was grown from a cutting sent from Hindustan, and ill A.D. 1900 it will be 2200 years old. It is held in great estimation by
Singhalese Buddhists. The frequency of F. reli giosa and F. Indica depends very much on the proportiott of Hindus among the population. In. some parts, where the latter is almost entirely Muhammadan, these trees are very rare, even allowing for differences of elimate.—fterb.; Thu'.
Urostigma retusum, Mig.
U. nitidum, Mig. F. nitida, Thunb.
1J. ovoideum, 11E9. F. Benjaminea, Box& U. pisiferum, Mig. F. pellicle, Wall.
Ficus retusa, Linn.
A frequent tree in India, and common in the Central l'rovince of Ceylon up to an elevation of 5000 feet.— Tine. .
Urostigtna tsiele, Mig.
Ficus tsiela, Roxb. I F. arnplissima, Linn.
Datira, . . . . Mann. I Ichi maram, . . . TAM, Eichie maram, . . TANI. I A tree of India, common on the Botnbay side, in ravines of the ghats, but not ou open forest land. There is a noble specimen of this tree in the Royal Botanic Garden, Ceylon whose branches spread over an area of ground 120 yards in din meter.—Rork; 7'lar.
Urostigma tomentosurn, 3Eg. Ficus tomentosa, Roxb. A tree of India and Cevlon.—Tior. Urostigma Vogelii, Mig. The African rubber 1 tree of W. Africa.
Urostigma Wightianum, Mir/. U. persettfolium, 3lig. Common in the Central Province, Ceylon, up to an elevation of 5000 feet--77nr.